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AUSTRALIAN company Visy Load has launched a new load sensing washer that it says will be a game-changing, money-saving device for mines, the construction sector and other industries. Managing director Phil Hempenstall said the Visyload washer lets people know, at a glance, the working load limit on a rock bolt or threaded anchor, and hence whether it is safe to suspend a certain load from a rock bolt or threaded anchor. He said load sensing washers are not new but his firm has spent five years developing a far more effective product, not seen before in the marketplace. The Visyload washer has tabs that curl down when they deploy. This indicates the applied tension or torque. There are different models...

The LX6 shares the same underlying technology as the PRO4 and IM360 but with a smaller footprint platform.   SURFACE and underground mining equipment supplier Immersive Technologies has launched the latest addition to its medium fidelity simulator range, the LX6.   The brand new medium fidelity simulator platform offers the same value for early stage training as the high-fidelity simulators such as the PRO4, and is ideal for machine and site familiarisation, emergency response training and compliance training. Compatible with a wide range of equipment modules or Conversion Kits® available from Immersive Technologies, the LX6 allows sites to expand their training throughput and extend the utilisation of existing simulator equipment Conversion Kits®. The deployment of medium fidelity simulators such as...