Investment continues in new aluminium production plants, while a new process could reduce energy bills

3D printing, in all its different forms, is now an exceptionally versatile process, capable of creating models and actual components for a variety of diverse applications. Paul Stevens reports on some of the latest developments relating to 3D printing machines and materials

Eston Martz reports on how statistical analysis software is helping a supplier of precious metals optimise its processes

Connecting sensors to a control system by means of a network offers significant time and cost savings over using traditional hard-wiring. Furthermore, as Alistair Rae reports, integrators and end uses can also benefit from a more intelligent control system and improved performance of the overall process

Custom shaft couplings can be useful for applications where standard products cannot be accommodated. They also offer scope to enhance the design and deliver additional benefits, including improved performance and lower overall costs. Paul Stevens investigates what can be achieved with the current generation of custom shaft couplings

Paul Stevens looks at developments in industrial robots

Thomas Broadbent has established a new workshop facility in the Greater Shanghai Region of Yangzhou

Provide improved stopping and holding in a wide range of critical applications, including mine hoists and conveyor drives

Sets a 'new standard: in heavy duty continuous slip tensioning applications, for use in demanding sectors such as mining

Designed to exploit the power of 20kW drifters to drill small-diameter holes faster, Alpha 330 signals a new era of rock-tool economy

A new method extends the life of teeth on large excavators used in open-pit mining worldwide.

Some mines in China have over 200 trucks and can achieve huge savings

A quartzite quarry in Virginia wanted to increase its production and had also been experiencing problems with hole deviation. By Steve Minett

Lives of the trapped miners depended on a rope made by Teufelberger, the manufacturer of special-purpose ropes and straps from Wels, Austria

In 2007 Maxon International engineered and manufactured a heating system for Boliden, a Swedish mining company. Boliden needed an ultra low NOx burner to heat the ventilation air, which is blown into the underground mining systems. The requirements on NOx levels where extremely stringent

Split bearing units used on underground coal handling conveyors are helping in preventing premature wear

Diaphragms for handling chemically aggressive slurries such as those found in mining, titanium dioxide, phosphate processing and similar applications

Swedish bench-drillers prefer Sandvik T35 tool system for cautious blasting

VMS-3 is characterised by a strengthened, longer housing which integrates additional springs for improved braking force