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FEI Introduces New Software Solutions for Natural Resource Extraction
September 2, 2010
FEI Company, a leading instrumentation company providing electron microscope systems for applications across many industries, announces the availability of two new software solutions that provide quantifiable data to improve natural resource extraction. In addition, FEI announces that its popular QEMSCAN® software…
NL Technologies’ Polaris Cordless Cap Lamp Receives Pennsylvania Approval
August 31, 2010
NL Technologies today announced that the MSHA approved Polaris Cordless Cap Lamp has been approved by The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Bureau of Mine Safety. All underground electrical equipment must be certified according to the Pennsylvania Bituminous Mine Act.…
Worldwide Power Products Expands Fleet of New & Used Diesel and Natural Gas Engines, Generator Sets
August 31, 2010
Worldwide Power Products has recently moved into a new warehouse facility enabling the company to provide its customers with an expanded fleet of new and used diesel and natural gas industrial engines and generator sets to the industrial, petroleum, and marine…
Active Control’s New Wireless Face Node Receives MSHA Approval
August 30, 2010
Active Control Technology Inc., a leading provider of advanced wireless communication, productivity and safety systems, announced that it has received regulatory approval from the U.S. Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration for its new ActiveMine™ AM2000 Face Node solution. “MSHA approval…
Rulmeca Motorized Pulley Installed at Underground Coal Mine in Appalachia
August 19, 2010
Rulmeca Corporation announced that Cumberland Mine Service installed its 100 HP model 800H Motorized Pulley to handle ROM coal. Following the successful installation of a 20 HP Motorized Pulley at an underground coal mine in 2009, Cumberland Mine Service installed a…
Rulmeca Presents Most Powerful Model 1000HD Motorized Pulley
August 19, 2010
Having received requests from customers at mines, power plants, ports, and mineral processing facilities worldwide for many years, Rulmeca announced the powerful new 1000HD. The RULMECA Motorized Pulley type 1000HD is a highly developed reliable and strong drive with an outstanding…
QUAKERCOOL® Jumpstarts a Powertrain Manufacturer’s Cost Savings
August 10, 2010
A major powertrain manufacturer was using an inferior, outdated soluble oil technology in four of its central coolant systems. After partnering with Quaker’s CMS program to manage all chemicals, the facility chose to switch to a more technically advanced premium metalworking…
The Open Group Publishes First Global Reference Model for Natural Resources Industry
August 5, 2010
The Open Group published the Exploration and Mining Business Reference Model (EM Model), the first deliverable developed by the Exploration, Mining, Metals and Minerals Vertical (EMMMv™) Forum. Member organizations from Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom created the standard to…
American Mine Research Launches Wireless Monitoring Unit
August 3, 2010
AMR, Inc. has successfully launched its wireless based section monitoring unit (PAD) which interfaces with the MINE NET Tracking and Communication System. Two mining companies have tested these units on active sections and at different test sites underground in the last…
Strata Safety Products Announces Distributorship Agreement with Frederick Mining Controls
August 2, 2010
Strata Safety Products LLC announced a new distributorship agreement with Frederick Mining Controls of Huntsville, Alabama to offer HazardAvert® systems for proximity detection and collision avoidance in underground and surface mining. HazardAvert® was developed to address one of the primary safety…
