Optimal mining

MODERN mining is a complex business but its core principles are deceptively simple: dig a commodity out of the ground, process that commodity to...

Beyond buckets and bodies

DT HiLoad specialises in the design and manufacture of dump truck bodies and mining buckets for the resources sector, with a skilled and committed...

Getting back to business

TOBCO was founded by Sam Turnbull and Glen O’Brien in 2012.After long careers in large scale civil contracting, Mr Turnbull and Mr O’Brien became...

Tackling DPM issues

FROM design and manufacture to installation of heavy-duty exhaust systems, Aletek specialises in tailor-made solutions for diesel engine applications for the underground mining sector.The...

Filling the void

MINING is a tough game.It all comes down to how much material you can extract for the least amount of money and any interruptions...

Revive rusty equipment

CORROSION usually occurs when the degradation of metal occurs due to an electrochemical process and rust is a prime example of this.It occurs when...

On the brake

WHEN it comes to measuring serious torque and horsepower, a chassis dyno doesn’t cut the mustard.It takes a water brake engine dyno to pull...

Withstanding wear and tear

LASERBOND is an Australian-based, Australian-founded and ASX-listed company specialising in surface engineering technology, manipulating surfaces to enhance their properties, to either repair them by...

Reputation set in concrete

DALLCON has been manufacturing and supplying precast and custom concrete products to the civil, mining and agricultural industries throughout Australia since 2005.Recently the company...

Thick-skinned

Thick-skinned DICEROS bicornis might sound like a chemical compound found in a polyurethane formulation but it is, in fact, the Latin name for a Black...