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SUPPLIERS REPORT and provided engineering services to cover process systems design, training, control and optimization. The related technology has been used extensively by navies worldwide to provide planning, modeling and control technology for applications where liquids, gas, heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), associated AC/DC electrical systems and related process controls are involved. In 2007, Simsmart extended its ventilation control and optimization technology to the underground mining industry. CAE Mining offers solutions ranging from exploration data management and orebody modeling, to mine planning and operations management to more than 1,400 companies worldwide. H-E Buys High-HP Diesel Remanufacturer DMT's Safeguard risk assessment system provides an integrated approach to project data collection, management and visualization/analysis, along with document control. ing. Examples of areas in which it can be applied include the monitoring of slope stability in mining, the measurement of noise and vibrations during tunnel building work, or the monitoring of subsidence and sinkholes in former mining areas. DMT Safeguard includes the following functions: • Data collection (data port module): Integration of heterogeneous data from a variety of sources (geodesy, geophysics, geotechnical engineering, hydrology, integration of image and video data); • Data management (core server module): Central database on high-performance servers for good data accessibility and security; • Data visualization (Web-view module): Online user portal for data presentation with interactive web GIS maps; • Document management; and • Data analysis (evaluation and alarm module): Notification by SMS or email, as well as on-site signals. "The data from the complex monitoring network is consistently merged, saved centrally and securely managed, while simultaneously displaying up-to-date results to numerous users via Web-view," said project manager Karsten Zimmermann. "The advantage is that this Internet-based monitoring solution is not manufacturer-specific and delivers the high standard of safety the TUV Nord Group is known for." DMT said Safeguard is designed as a SaaS solution (software as a service), a 68 E&MJ; • JANUARY 2014 new service from DMT that will gradually be enhanced with additional project-specific functions. CAE Mining Partners with Simsmart on VOD Technology Distribution CAE Mining and Simsmart have signed a global distribution agreement for Simsmart's SmartExec ventilation-ondemand (VOD) technology. SmartExec is described by its developer as a proven automation technology consisting of remotely operated ventilation controls, sensors, air monitoring stations, and simulation and management software. Ventilation system power savings of 30% have been achieved by mines adopting the technology, according to the company. "With increasing focus on productivity and efficiency, the SmartExec technology is the right automation solution at the right time for many of our customers," said Damian McKay, president, CAE Mining. "SmartExec can be connected through existing underground mine communications systems and can be rapidly implemented as a stand-alone automation solution without complex tentacles into ERP or production management systems. For underground mines producing more than 1 million metric tons (mt) per year, this technology helps reduce costs, improve productivity and provide better working conditions." Simsmart Technologies has, over the past 25 years, developed software solutions H-E Parts International, which provides aftermarket parts and components for mining, crushing and heavy-construction equipment, announced the acquisition of Seattle, Washington, USA-based B&G; Machine Inc., a well-known independent high-horsepower diesel engine remanufacturer. Michael Coffey, chief operating officer, Americas, for H-E Parts, said, "Our customers have been asking H-E Parts for diesel remanufacturing services for years. The acquisition of B&G; will result in a significant upgrade in the value we bring to our customers around the world. The combination of B&G; diesel technology, Birrana wheel ends and Crown haul truck technologies rounds out our surface mining product portfolio." H-E Parts International claims to have become the largest independent global supplier of aftermarket parts, components, and solutions for the mining, heavy construction and energy sectors. Polypipe Delivers Drainage Solution for Iron Ore Project Rail Yard On a project that is destined to have a multi-generational lifespan in excess of 60 years, sustainability is an important factor in the choice of materials used to underpin its infrastructure. For the surface drainage of the rail marshalling yard at the Tonkolili iron ore mine in Sierra Leone, the mine operator, African Minerals Ltd., chose the Ridgidrain system from U.K. manufacturer Polypipe. The company supplied more than 4,000 m of 300-mm Ridgidrain perforated twin www.e-mj.com