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Local Group in Menomonie Wis. Honored for Inventing Safety Suit for Miners

November 3, 2011

A group in Menomonie is honored for its clothing design aimed at keeping miners safe on the job.  The group won an international contest and was recognized last week in Baltimore. The suit they designed is made specifically for miners. The…

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Sandvik Selects Logility Voyager Solutions to Improve Inventory Management and Global Visibility

November 2, 2011

Sandvik has selected Logility Voyager Solutions to drive enhanced visibility across its global supply chain, improve inventory and demand planning, and elevate its customer service. Voyager Solutions will be deployed at Sandvik Mining and Construction, a business area within Sandvik with…

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Ecom Instruments Launches Online Store for Complete Line of Intrinsically Safe Mobile Solutions

November 2, 2011

Ecom Instruments has launched its online store for North America and Mexico. “With the global success of our portable intrinsically safe devices, along with our core product divisions providing solutions for mobile computing, portable lighting, measurement and calibration and communications to…

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Climax Launches New Portable Milling Machine Capable of Both Linear and Gantry Milling

November 2, 2011

Climax Portable Machine Tools has introduced the world’s first portable milling machine designed with a split rail system that enables the milling machine to be configured to perform both linear milling and gantry milling. A rigid, modular bed design allows shorter…

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Dantherm Power to Deliver Fuel Cell Generator to Anglo American Platinum

November 1, 2011

Dantherm Power, a company of Ballard Power Systems offering backup power systems, will deliver a 150 kW fuel cell generator and related engineering services to Anglo American Platinum, a part of the Anglo American Group and the largest primary manufacturer of…

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Boart Longyear Plans Global Expansion of Mine Water Services

November 1, 2011

Boart Longyear has planned to expand mine water services to Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Over the last twenty five years, Boart Longyear Drilling Services has developed and honed an effective reverse circulation method in North America,…

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ABB Ranked No.1 in Enterprise Asset Management Software Solutions

October 31, 2011

ABB has been ranked the No.1 Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software supplier across Asia and Latin America by ARC Advisory Group, a leading research and advisory firm. In addition to this, ABB was also ranked No.1 in worldwide in power generation,…

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Atlas Copco to Develop High Speed Geothermal Drilling Technology

October 13, 2011

Atlas Copco Secoroc and Sandia National Laboratories have been awarded MUSD 3.4 (around MSEK 20) by the U.S. Department of Energy for a joint research project. The aim is to develop technology that would significantly increase the speed of drilling deep…

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Identec Solutions Releases Ground Breaking Addition to Mining Solution Portfolio

October 12, 2011

Identec Solutions has added to its mining solution portfolio. The newly released system, dubbed “i-GET” was developed to address both a safety and billion dollar mining industry challenge. “Ensuring the safety of personnel while significantly enhancing operational visibility and control has…

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Concrete Canvas Offers Flexible Construction Options

October 10, 2011

A new construction product offers users the ability to apply sheets of concrete-impregnated material anywhere from pipe exteriors to landscapes, creating a permanent concrete structure with a design life of 25 years. Dubbed Concrete Canvas in Canada, the product was initially…

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