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Bring in the drones

03 October 2018, Published under Cement News

In the last few years commercial drones have become increasingly common in quarries all over the world. But how does the use of drone technology impact quarry operations? For specific tasks drone technology can totally overhaul traditional methods. By Propeller Aero, Australia. For specific tasks, such as a quarry’s end-of-month reconciliation, the use of drones can bring significant benefits to quarry operations Drones improve data-capture speed and are much more user-friend...

Optimisation big and small

11 January 2016, Published under Cement News

Quarry control and fleet management systems are often used by large mining operations but can also offer significant benefits to smaller quarries. Real-time data flow not only enables cement companies to optimise their quarry operations in terms of fleet movement but also other tasks, such as crushing and blasting. By Sylvio Riccó, Sodep, Brazil. Figure 1: automated fleet management systems such as Minetrack track equipment through the quarry map enabling an improved use of resourc...