A roundup from Jon Lawson of the latest news from the drilling sector.
Jon Lawson hat die neuesten Nachrichten aus der Bohrbranche.
Síntesis de Jon Lawson acerca de las últimas novedades en el ámbito de la perforación.
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JCB’s remote-controlled excavator is enabling Coleman & Company to operate in restricted or otherwise dangerous locations.
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andvik has launched a diesel powered, self- propelled, crawler- mounted automation- ready blasthole drill. Te
DR461i is the latest incarnation of the DR460 drill rig, and comes equipped for rotary or DTH drilling. Ken Stapylton, vice president of
rotary drilling, Sandvik Mining says, “In developing the DR461i, we’ve taken our customer’s feedback into our R&D efforts.” Te new DR461i features several safety upgrades, such as autonomous pipe handling, above-the-deck bit change, additional walkways, hand railings and safety interlocks. Te company says it was designed with various standards in mind, such as the Mining Design Guidelines (MDG) for mobile and transportable equipment, Earth Moving Equipment
Safety Roundtable (EMESRT) Design Philosophies and CE conformity marking.
Te cab is all new too. It comes with extra sound insulation, to 80 decibels or less, as well as air conditioning. Te drilling and tramming controls are ‘all in the seat’, and a new Graphical User Interface (GUI) relays information from a battery of sensors located around the machine including on the motor, compressor, rotary head and tracks. Tis is all shown on an interactive touchscreen. A safari-style canopy roof is designed to keep the cab cool.
Facing a test Mine Master is launching two distinct new drilling rigs into the Australian market. Te Face Master 2.5NVDR is designed for narrow vein mining,
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