16.05.2022
xtonomy - spin-off from Indurad - transforms mobile Machines into autonomous driving Systems for Use in Mining and Industry
xtonomy, a spin-off of indurad, transforms mobile machines into autonomous driving systems for use in demanding mining and industrial environments through the use of innovative software and sensor solutions. The vision is: Autonomy Everywhere.

13.05.2022
SMT Scharf AG starts FY 2022 with Revenue and Earnings Growth
SMT Scharf AG (German Securities Code (WKN) 575198, ISIN DE0005751986), one of the world’s leading suppliers of customized transport solutions and logistics systems for underground mining, has made a good start to the new 2022 fiscal year, despite more difficult overall conditions.

13.05.2022
SMT Scharf AG starts FY 2022 with Revenue and Earnings Growth
SMT Scharf AG (German Securities Code (WKN) 575198, ISIN DE0005751986), one of the world’s leading suppliers of customized transport solutions and logistics systems for underground mining, has made a good start to the new 2022 fiscal year, despite more difficult overall conditions.

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12.05.2022
Berco Bopis Life Platform – updated Mobile and Web Applications
Berco, a global leader in the production and supply of undercarriage components for the world’s main manufacturers of tracked earthmoving machinery, is launching new versions of its Bopis Life mobile and web applications.
- User-friendly software, with intuitive dashboard
- Detailed reports on the state of wear of individual components
- Spares optimisation, and significant reduction in TCO for dealers
Bopis Life is a cloud-based platform allowing customers to monitor the rate of wear of each undercarriage component, and thus to know the parts remaining service life. As well as providing extremely important information for end users, the data collected in the field and archived by Bopis Life allows Berco to improve its own technology constantly, in terms of product development and production processes.
Luca Bellintani, Berco’s Field Engineer explains: “The undercarriage is a source of high maintenance costs for owners of tracked machines. Berco is therefore continuing to develop more user-friendly, all-round digital solutions to monitor the wear of components. Bopis Life allows the customer to monitor the wear of components, and to optimise planning of warehouse provision and operational efficiency, leading to a significant reduction in TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)”.
The updated version of the Bopis Life application, which can be installed on any PC, tablet or smartphone, allows dealers or Field Engineering technicians to upload the properties of the machine inspected, along with the location data. With a clear context for analysis, technicians can begin the inspection, and record on the Bopis Life app all the data gathered from measurements of the undercarriage parts. Assessments can be taken with manual tool kits, or with ultrasound devices connected via Bluetooth to the tablet or smartphone. Ultrasound devices give more accurate values and cut the time needed for measurement and data processing.
The data gathered using the Bopis Life mobile app is uploaded to the cloud and compared with the wear limits shown in the Berco (Bopis) online product catalogue. This gives the rate of wear and the remaining service life of the component concerned. The undercarriage parts measured are the chains and their sub-components (links, bushing and shoes), carrier rollers, track rollers, idlers and sprockets.
On the Bopis Life web portal, the accredited user will find a clear dashboard showing the geographical details of the location of the machines and the list of individual inspections, with the details of who carried them out. A second display shows the condition of each component and any sub-components, identified with photos; position on left and right side of the machine; code; operating hours; rate of wear and remaining lifespan, calculated at 100% and 120%. The latter limit is identified by Berco as that beyond which structural collapse may occur.
In the updated web version of Bopis Life, easy-to-read graphs are given showing hours of use for each component, and remaining service life expected for each sub-component (chains) and most worn part, with warnings appearing when the wear rate exceeds 100% and 120%. Further graphs are present, showing the wear rate of each component, measured on the right and left sides, so that any deformities are noted immediately. All the information is then available to the customer, together with suggestions for minimising the need for emergency intervention.
The Bopis Life platform is used throughout the world and can be widely accessed. Berco also uses data relating to the numerous inspections carried out up to the present Collected through Bopis Life for benchmarking, they confirm the performance levels of its products as similar to and in some cases even better than those of the leading manufacturers. The Platinum Line for the Aftermarket, developed to operate in extreme conditions, of high impact and high abrasiveness, belong to the latter category: having exceptional results, with performances 25% to 60% better than on original installation.
Source: Berco







11.05.2022
Akobo Minerals sets a new Standard for Community Engagement Program
Extending shared values through transparency, communication and engagement are the watchwords for Akobo in building strong local ties, as practiced in our recent successful multi-stakeholder meeting in Dimma Town, Ethiopia, with federal and local government to artisanal miners, NGOs and Annuak Elders.

03.11.2023
Recruiting, Developing and Retaining skilled Workers
As a result of demographic trends and the huge challenge that climate change has brought to society many of the companies involved in the geotechnical engineering, tunnel construction and mineral ex...
03.11.2023
Brenner Base Tunnel: innovative Sandvik DT923i convinces in Blasting of the main Tunnels
In the Brenner Base Tunnel, the innovative DT923i tunnel drill rig from In the Brenner Base Tunnel, the innovative DT923i tunnel drill rig from Sandvik is in use for the first time in Central Europe...
11.07.2023
Single-bar Anchors in Geotechnics - CO2 Footprint, technological and Construction Properties of a Ground-Anchor System
When selecting single-bar anchors to secure site excavations or slopes and embankments, the steel grade has a major influence on the loadbearing capacity, on construction management, and on the carb...
28.11.2023 - 30.11.2023
Resourcing Tomorrow 2023
12.12.2023 - 13.12.2023
2nd International Congress and Exhibition - Mining of Uzbekistan and Central Asia
14.12.2023 - 15.12.2023
MINING WORLD CONGRESS 2023
14.12.2023 - 15.12.2023
GEOTEC HANOI 2023 – The 5th International Conference on Geotechnics for Sustainable Infrastructure Development

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The consortium BTC Brennero Tunnel Construction and the Hosch Group jointly delivered on a world-class tunnelling project by combining excellent engineering with the innovative remote monitoring system Hoschiris Discover.


RAG-Technikchronik - Buch 4: Technikentwicklung in der Logistik
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27.11.2023 (343 Clicks)
Akobo Minerals celebrates historic milestone: hitting gold ore body at the Segele Mine
