Building a Better Mousetrap
Innovations in technology, increases in worker productivity and streamlined efficiencies in production processes are the only means by which an industry can expand, grow and ultimately survive. The Australian mining industry leads the world in all three of these areas. Whether it is the advent of autonomous mining, or constant improvements in information management, the companies that look to the future are the ones that secure prosperity. Companies involved in trailing cable repair often employ standard decades-old repair methods and processes. The sense that if something works well enough, then stick to it, is a common feeling that we all share, but for businesses involved in the high-risk, competitive and capital-intensive world of mining, it is the pathway to obsolescence.…