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Mining is an industry that has existed for decades. Now, it is more important than ever. The global demands for fuel, energy and rare earth metals is rapidly increasing. The technology of the present has the power to extract more minerals, from more challenging surfaces than ever before. The 2nd Mine Site Automation and Communication is the only conference that will bring together Mining Experts for a candid discussion on the latest technologies and how to implement them in a safe and cost effective manner.

Last January, we launched this event to great acclaim. The knowledge level of our speakers and participants, as well as our familiarity of the burning issues within the industry set this event apart from any other in this space.

This summit will provide insight into how mining companies can leverage technologies, spanning all the stages of the Mine Site, to increase productivity, decrease costs, and build a culture of safe productivity.

The ImPact technology suite is designed to meet the communication infrastructure and application requirements of mines in the 21st century. The ImPact Digital System complements other communication technologies, ensuring the mine’s overall communication system not only meets the safety requirements, but enables optimum productivity from all their mining assets. The ImPact 802.11 Wireless LAN protocol / Wi-Fi compliant digital system enables automation, VoIP communication, vehicle intelligence, proximity detection, text messaging, video, and any other wi-fi enabled application.

The PED system uses a proprietary ultra-low frequency signal to transmit text messages through solid rock – “through the earth” technology.  The transmission system can be installed on the surface to send a signal to miners who are working underground, regardless of their location. Installation on the surface means that PED is less vulnerable to the day-to-day rigors of the underground mining environment, which adds to its reliability and supports keeping maintenance costs to a minimum. Messages can be sent to individuals, select groups of workers, or, in the case of an emergency, all employees underground.

Lloyd Zenari, CEO, announced, “These approvals open a new door of opportunity for Mine Site Technologies in Russia, and combined with our existing ATEX approvals and significant investment in global markets such as Eastern Europe, will enable our customers to continue enhancing safety, automation and productivity through the application of our mine-spec technologies.”

]]> http://minesite.net/news/mine-site-technologies-achieves-gost-certification/feed/ 0 http://minesite.net/events/mst-at-minexpo-flying-above-the-rest/ http://minesite.net/events/mst-at-minexpo-flying-above-the-rest/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:13:45 +0000 k.henschen http://minesite.net/?p=4934 Read more...]]> Mine Site Technnologies’ preparations for MINExpo are in “full swing”. The 14x scale ICCL flying above the stand is sure to draw an enthusiastic crowd to our stand #2371 in the North Hall.

Join us at the Las Vegas Convention Center, September 24-26, 2012, to learn more about MST’s communications and automation technologies which set the standards for safety and productivity in the mining industry. While at the stand you will have the opportunity to meet members of MST’s senior management team and Board of Directors. They are anxious to personally thank our customers for supporting MST’s 23 years of continued growth in the industry and to learn how MST can continue to be the communications partner of choice in the mining industry for years to come.

See you at MINExpo!

Learn more about MINExpo at www.minexpo.com

Mine Site Technologies has undergone significant global expansion in recent years and is forecast to continue that growth well into the future. With MST offices and representatives located on six continents in the primary mining regions of the world, this new facility In Sydney will provide a centre for global support for both existing and developing markets. The new Sydney facility allows the global support, product development, and administration teams, which were previously distributed in a number of smaller facilities in Sydney, to consolidate and form a centre of global excellence for Mine Site Technologies.

Gary Zamel, Managing Director, highlighted the importance of this new corporate facility, “The environment we work in, the communications amongst our teams, and the health and wellness offered through an open, and well lit space were just some of the factors that helped establish these new premises that MST Global now call our business hub and work environment.” The state-of-the-art environment of this new location supports the MST culture of advancing technologies and professional development. Mr. Zamel further noted, “We want all MST team members to enjoy their work space and facility where they spend innovation time that inspires best practice thinking. In addition, we seek to be an employer of choice to attract the best and brightest thinkers in our industrial automation sector.”

With a long, 23 year history of bringing new technologies to the mining market, Mine Site Technologies is widely known as an industry leader for designing, deploying, and supporting fit-for-purpose (rugged) communication, tracking, automation, and data network systems. MST has been leveraging their expertise in developing fit-for-purpose technologies to expand into industrial markets. The focus for this expansion has centred on taking the MST products into mining and industrial applications that will benefit from systems that support increased productivity and safety.

Safety is one of the key components of all MST activities.Lloyd Zenari, Chief Executive Officer, noted that safety is in the culture of the company, “The equipment we design and build has been developed with safety as a critical component. By putting safety at the heart of what we do, we reflect this to our customers and the industries we serve. We are an example of best practice for not only safety, but for all that we do. This new facility is dedicated to the safety and productivity of our employees and customers throughout the world.”

The new global headquarters is located at:

Mine Site Technologies Pty Limited
Level 5,113 Wicks Rd
North Ryde, NSW 2113
AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 2 9491 6500
Fax: +61 2 9870 8270
Email: mst@minesite.com.au

Information regarding all Mine Site Technologies’ global offices is available at www.minesite.net/company/contacts/

Mobile Wi-Fi Bridge – In this mode the VIP provides transparent Ethernet to Wi-Fi bridge functionality, supporting high throughput and fast roaming on the wireless network. The Wi-Fi bridge allows vehicle OEMs and third party integrators to deploy network-enabled mobile applications, including 2-way control, monitoring and data communications.

Protocol Decoder - The VIP is able to interface to various vehicle bus standards and can interpret messages from a number of vehicle communications protocols, including ….

This article appears on International Mining Magazine’s website and can be read in entirety by  going to www.im-mining.com/2012/07/30/msts-underground-vehicle-intelligence-platform-vip-improved/

For additional information regarding the VIP system please complete the Contact US form on the right-hand side of this page or email us at solutions@minesite.us.

MINExpo – the world’s largest mining exhibition being held in Las Vegas, NV, USA – September 24 -26, 2012 – provides Mine Site Technologies the opportunity to showcase its newest and the most advanced communication technologies. “ImPact”, the wireless 802.11 standards based network communications system, provides its users with simplicity, reliability, expandability, and unsurpassed functionality in the mining environment.  MST will have an operating ImPact system at it stand in the North Hall, #2371 to provide first-hand, hands-on demonstrations of the true functionality of the ImPact system. Included will be the MinePhone VoIP telephone handset and the ICCL (Integrated Communications Cap Lamp) that incorporates text messaging and tracking into a single cap lamp product.

MST will showcase its full range of products:

•     ImPact – Underground Digital Communications and Tracking System
•     Tagging Systems – Personnel and vehicle tracking
•     VIP – Vehicle Intelligence Platform: real-time vehicle diagnostics and payload data system
•     VDV – Leaky Feeder Radio System
•     Wireless Mesh – High bandwidth mobile networks; underground and surface
•     ICCL – Integrated Communications Cap Lamp
•     MinePhone – In mine / mine purposed VoIP wireless communications
•     PED – Personal Emergency Device: TTE (Through-The-Earth) emergency and general communications system
•     BlastPED – Remote blast initiation system using the PED transmission system
•     Complementary partner products

The Mine Site Technologies stand will be a must-stop location at MINExpo for all who are interested in mine communication technologies. In addition, MST’s ultimate vision is to be the partner of choice for underground and surface mining communications infrastructure, world-wide. Working on six continents, MST’s offices and service support centers are strategically located in the world’s primary mining regions and will be well represented at MINExpo with MST personnel on hand from all of those regions.

At MST we train our employees, design our products, operate our business, and support customer safety initiatives to create a global culture of safety. This is an integral part of our corporate culture and is reflected in all that we do, including MINExpo.

Mine Site Technologies has had a presence in Europe for years through strategic partnerships with independent representatives and distributors. Those partnerships will continue and will now be supported by an MST office located within the region. A good example is the cooperation agreement that MST has with Haso S.C. in Poland.

Coinciding with the opening of this new office in Berlin are new cooperation agreements signed with “Promtex” in Moscow which will focus on Russian mineral mining customers, and “Research and Production Company – Complex Automated Systems”, in Tomsk, Russia which will focus on supporting coal mining customers throughout Russia.

Mike Foletti, MST’s General Manager – International, commented, “The appointment of Igor Korolev as our new Vice President – ERCA (Europe, Russia, Central Asia), combined with the creation of our new sales and support office in Berlin is a long term commitment by MST to the ongoing support of our customers and resellers in this region. We have recently installed new ImPact Communications and Tracking systems in both Norway and Turkey which further demonstrates the global mining industry’s continued investment in our solutions and technologies.”

The international expansion of Mine Site Technologies is not unique to Europe. MST’s footprint continues to expand throughout Canada, South America, Africa, and Asia. Customer demand for MST’s unique “ImPact” wireless mining communications system is quickly pulling the company into new international markets. These new mining customers are quickly learning the benefits that the MST ImPact “One Network” system can provide in enhanced productivity and safety.