Engineering & Mining Journal

APR 2013

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SUPPLIERS REPORT As part of a $45-million-plus expansion program at its Newport News, Virginia, truck factory, Liebherr will add new machining and painting equipment, facilities for improved material flow and product shipping, and a new training center. maintain ongoing production of the 400ton T 284. Development of a 320-ton capacity truck also is under way. The expansion project will include installation of new machining and painting equipment, construction of facilities for improved material flow and product shipping and a new training center, plus office space to house manufacturing management, quality management and other production support staff. Liebherr said it expects to hire more than 150 new workers during the expansion period, increasing its workforce to more than 600 employees. 144 E&MJ; • APRIL 2013 Upgrade Boosts Satcom Bandwidth Capacity Satellite-based IP communications provider VT iDirect (iDirect) announced that ITC Global intends to upgrade its miningsector satellite network to iDirect's soon-tobe-released iDX 3.2 software featuring Adaptive TDMA, and will deploy the nextgeneration Evolution X7 remote. ITC Global is a provider of global, enterprise-class satellite communications to mining companies around the world, and will be the first service provider to offer iDX 3.2 and X7 capabilities to the mining sector. According to iDirect, the network upgrade will enable ITC Global to satisfy the 20+ Mbps bandwidth requirement the mining sector now demands. Faster data throughput will improve the network's ability to handle multiple IP applications on a unified platform, such as Voice over IP, radio over IP, CCTV, remote permission and control, and the automation of critical operational tasks. iDirect says its Evolution X7 remote features a multi-core processor that can provide significantly improved inbound and outbound data rates over the iDX 3.2 operating system. iDX 3.2 also features Adaptive TDMA, which will augment ITC Global's high-availability network designs, and help ensure high availability in a wide range of weather conditions and across a wide range of locations. In addition, Adaptive TDMA combined with iDirect's DVB-S2/ACM outbound technology is claimed to significantly improve efficiency across a wide range of terminals, including compact rapid-deployment and mobile antenna systems for Comms-on-theMove (COTM) and Comms-on-the-Pause (COTP) applications. www.e-mj.com

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