May 2, 2022 No Comments  

ELEVATING FIXED POINT SCANNING WITH LASE Industrielle Lasertechnik: State-of-the-art Laser Technology FOR AFRICAN MINING

Cape Town, South Africa, 02 May 2022: Dwyka Mining Services, is excited to be hosting new German-based partners LASE Fixed LiDAR Scanning solutions in South Africa ahead of Mining Indaba. This partnership will provide the African mining industry with a broad spectrum of precise and reliable 1D, 2D and 3D laser scanning systems for use in harsh industrial environments.

“Despite LASE being one of the new partners to our technology stack, we have moved swiftly to blend our unique real-time data and visualization capabilities to identify and solve problems. Using laser scanning on belts to complement scales and weightometers, mitigate down-time as well as offer a survey reconciliation solution for large load and haul operations immediately delivers on production-linked ROI,” says Jamie van Schoor, CEO at Dwyka Mining Services. “Deploying strategically placed units provides real-time information that operations need to remain profitable with their margin sitting on the belt.”

“We are excited about learning and expanding our capability set to answer the challenges of the mining industry. We are thrilled about the partnership with Dwyka Mining Services as they have an established pan-African client base, established LiDAR scanning capability and importantly for us, a reputation for getting the job done. The African market is disparate but having the correct partner, asking the right questions and delivering on their promise is a great recipe for success and we believe that Dwyka Mining Services solves this for us,” says Lars Mohr, Head of Sales at LASE.

This new partnership will facilitate the scanning capabilities in harsh industrial environments like mines, quarries and other heavy industries where bulk volumetric goods require accurate monitoring and control. This is achieved with two key categories:

  1. Bulk Volumetric Scanning BVC LASE*
  2. Truck Volumetric Scanning TVC 3D

LASE solutions differ from traditional belt scales and weightometers in that they offer:

  • Contactless long-range 3D profile measurement
  • High accuracy, high resolution and a fast measuring rates
  • Unique stable object and belt movement detection
  • User-friendly software and simple installation

For more information about our partnership with LASE, contact Dwyka Mining Services. 

About Dwyka Mining Services

Dwyka Mining Services is a pan-African mining technology platform that assists underground mining clients to adopt and adapt to evolving technologies with a focus on supporting efforts to improve safety, health and environmental conditions in the collaborative pursuit of the digital mine of the future.

About LASE

LASE is a worldwide leading company for laser-based sensor applications in the industry that offers innovative and productive solutions by combining state-of-the-art laser technology with sophisticated software applications.

LASE’s range of products provides everything from punctual distance measurements to complex laser measurement systems – mostly in difficult operating conditions. Their main focus activity is the production and distribution of components and system solutions as well as the development of customized software applications.

*For video datasheet downloads please visit the LASE site.

April 29, 2022 No Comments  

Emesent Launches Hovermap ST at Mining Indaba: Disruptive New Technology to African Mining

Cape Town, South Africa, 29 April 2022: Dwyka Mining Services, authorised African reseller of Emesent Hovermap and autonomous drone products, will be launching the new Hovermap ST at the Dwyka Mining Service Technology Co.<LAB> at Mining Indaba 9-12 May 2022.

“Dwyka has been a partner that has pushed the boundaries and technology across the continent through the pandemic. It’s my first visit to South Africa since before COVID-19, we are excited to be here and to introduce Hovermap ST to our African clients in person. We are proud to partner with Dwyka Mining Services as they not only serve the best interests of our valued customers but push us to develop and elevate our capability at every step. We love the passion and the resilience their team has shown and we are super excited to be exhibiting at Mining Indaba this year as part of their Dwyka Mining Services Technology Co.<LAB>” says Jim Stuart, Senior Vice President of Sales and Customer Success at Emesent.

This is the second generation of the world’s most versatile SLAM based scanner and an update on Emesent’s existing Hovermap HVM100 hardware payload and supporting software. Hovermap ST allows users to more efficiently capture SLAM LiDAR data with improved benefits to safely unlock visual value for mission-critical decision making.

“Our partnership with Emesent is something we care deeply about, to the extent that the brand feels like an extension of our own family. Emesent’s technology reinforces Family as one of our core values at Dwyka Mining Services – foremost that we ensure that everyone goes home safely to their families each day through safer mining practices and secondly that we create a platform and culture for partners to learn and grow together as a collective to better augment human effort. I’m personally excited to see the outcomes from the Dwyka Mining Services Technology Co.<LAB> from the discussions, sharing and ‘family dinners’ during Indaba,” says Jamie van Schoor, CEO at Dwyka Mining Services.

Dwyka Mining Services has been working with Emesent since September 2019. With the rapid adoption of the Hovermap to digitize mining assets across the continent, the global leader in SLAM based drone autonomy is further entrenching its pioneer status in this space with some disruptive new features that are going to redefine GPS-denied mapping applications and adjacent industry adoption.

“With the successful integration and adoption of the Hovermap at Africa’s top tier mining companies, we are excited to be launching the Hovermap ST at Mining Indaba to share this success and some new tricks up our sleeves. With a highly visual and digital showcase planned, we look forward to sharing how clients can extend this intelligence into whole-of-mine deployment strategies and adjacent AEC industries. We’ll also be showing visitors that you can teach a new dog old tricks with our interoperable Hovermap Payload on Boston Dynamics’ Spot Enterprise!” adds David Jagger, EMEA Sales Director at Emesent.

Features and benefits of Hovermap ST include:

  • Compact design: easy to carry for walking scans and provides a longer flight time when used on a drone.
  • Weather sealed: the tough, IP65 weather-sealed design allows the mapping of harsh environments without concern for dust, rain, extreme temperatures, or humidity.
  • Ability to explore beyond line of sight and communication range: Tap-to-Fly autonomy featureenables mapping in previously inaccessible areas. Collision Avoidance, Guided Exploration, and smart Return-to-Home functions ensure Hovermap ST keeps a safe distance from assets and returns home safely with the valuable data it has collected.
  • Survey grade control: with Hovermap ST’s precision engineering, world-class SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping), and Emesent’s Automated Ground Control feature, you can capture dense, shadowless survey-grade point clouds.

For more information on the Hovermap ST, contact Dwyka Mining Services. 

About Dwyka Mining Services

Dwyka Mining Services is a pan-African mining technology platform that assists underground mining clients to adopt and adapt to evolving technologies with a focus on supporting efforts to improve safety, health and environmental conditions in the collaborative pursuit of the digital mine of the future.

About Dwyka Mining Services Technology Co.<LAB>

As the mining industry plans and begins executing on their digital adoption roadmaps, Dwyka Mining services will be showcasing leading global technologies at booth 908 as part of our Dwyka Technology Showcase Co.<LAB collaboration.

Dwyka’s key partners will be joining the team on the stand to offer their view and standpoint with tech on hand for visitors to appreciate how visualization in mining is driving digitalisation.

About Emesent

Emesent has been delivering revolutionary efficiency, safety and operational insights to underground mining and other industries since 2018.

Emesent’s flagship product is the Hovermap. This smart SLAM based mobile scanning unit uses advanced collision avoidance and autonomous flight technologies to map hazardous and GPS-denied environments. These include stopes, drawpoints, shafts and other high-risk workplaces. With a wide range of applications, Hovermap is being used by customers around the world for mine deployment.

April 28, 2022 No Comments  

Clemcorp Ventilation Control: Supporting African Clients toward VOD Adoption 

Cape Town, South Africa, 28 April 2022: Dwyka Mining Services, an authorised reseller of Clemcorp’s Fans and Ventilation On Demand (VOD) Control products in Africa, today announced that they will be promoting Clemcorp’s range of ventilation solutions at the Dwyka Mining Services Technology Co.<LAB> at Mining Indaba 9-12 May 2022

“As proud partners of Clemcorp Australia, I’m personally very excited about the opportunity to deliver end-to-end ventilation control solutions at our client’s operations. Our Dwyka Mining Services team has proven fan control is possible but extending this success rests with the adoption and resilience of robust, high broadband connectivity forming the building blocks for future ventilation on-demand investments,” says Jamie van Schoor CEO at Dwyka Mining Services.

Clemcorp is globally regarded as developing high performance products that are expertly designed to meet the toughest conditions. This is proven by the established and continued supply of Clemcorp fans throughout the African market. Clemcorp have been extending the product range through continued investment in RnD and technology adoption and now assist many underground clients with off the shelf as well as bespoke Ventilation on Demand solutions, which will be on display at the Mining Indaba show.

“Africa is an important market for us and with recent adoption and localisation efforts underway in South Africa, we have been waiting eagerly to visit and support Dwyka’s market development efforts in person. Adopting new technologies and designs is a fundamental part of our business and we are excited to be showcasing our fans and some new products in Augmented Reality (AR) using a HoloLens setup on the booth at Indaba which I just can’t get enough of personally!” Justin Coetzee Clemcorp General Manager at Clemcorp Australia.

Clients with access to their Vuforia library will be able to review a range of AR enabled designs for training, product familiarisation and AR assisted troubleshooting directly with a Clemcorp engineer.

“We will also be launching a range of exciting VOD accessories, so I invite everyone who is involved or interested in ventilation or focused on energy and cost saving exercises to come and visit our stand at booth 908 during the event,” adds Van Schoor. “With the ability to visualise our large secondary and excitingly our new range of large surface fans in AR means that familiarisation, training and adoption will be possible anywhere with a HoloLens setup – even in our 3mx4m booth!”.

Features and benefits of Clemcorp’s VOD Control offerings on show include:

  • Automated Mining Ventilation Louver: These devices assist with the controlled distribution of primary airflow onto the various working levels. Automated louvers enable operators to automate ventilation flows on levels without utilising manual drop board regulator.
  • Automated Butterfly Dampers: These devices can be automated to enable complete control of a secondary ventilation system. This helps to manage ventilation flows and reduce costs.
  • Dual Speed Axial Fans : Clemcorp’s range of Dual Speed Axial fans provide a low cost entry point to capture power significant savings from simple motor speed adjustment.
  • Remote Start DOL 1000v and 525v Fan Starters: these fan starters are one of many axial fan starters that Clemcorp supplies specifically for the mining industry now being manufactured in South Africa. These are created specifically for secondary fan applications and include a range of features that can help to optimise your fan fleet.

For more information about Clemcorp’s VOD Control products and service offerings, contact Dwyka Mining Services. 

About Dwyka Mining Services

Dwyka Mining Services is a pan-African mining technology platform that assists underground mining clients to adopt and adapt to evolving technologies with a focus on supporting efforts to improve safety, health and environmental conditions in the collaborative pursuit of the digital mine of the future.

About Dwyka Mining Services Technology Co.<LAB>

As the mining industry plans and begins executing on their digital adoption roadmaps, Dwyka Mining services will be showcasing leading global technologies at booth 908 as part of our Dwyka Technology Showcase Co.<LAB collaboration. Key partners will be joining the team on the stand to offer their view and standpoint with tech on hand for visitors to appreciate how visualization in mining is driving digitalisation.

About Clemcorp

Clemcorp Australia has over 30 years of experience in the ventilation industry and is a leading supplier of underground mining ventilation equipment. Clemcorp provides extensive engineering support, analysis and troubleshooting for a wide variety of projects around the world.

August 16, 2021 No Comments  

Dwyka Mining Services & Atheer Partner to Digitally Transform the Mining Industry

Partnership combines Atheer’s AR powered Front Line Worker Platform and Dwyka’s deep expertise in helping mining companies transform their operations through the application of digital technologies

(SANTA CLARA, CA, USA  and JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – July 26, 2021)

Atheer Inc., a leader in augmented reality powered front line worker solutions, and Dwyka Mining Services, a leader in helping companies in underground mining adopt transformative technologies, today announced a partnership to bring innovative digital solutions to front line teams in the mining industry.

Dwyka Mining Services is a Pan-African mining technology company with offices in South Africa, Botswana and Tanzania that assists mining clients to adopt and adapt to evolving technologies. The company focuses on supporting efforts to improve safety, health and environmental conditions in the collaborative pursuit of the digital mine of the future.

Atheer is a connected worker platform that connects front line teams to multiple interfaces by digitizing workflows that provide assistance, expertise, guidance, knowledge, and the enterprise systems interoperability they need. Atheer works with the world’s leading industrial enterprises to enable their front line teams to do work faster, better, and more safely.

Jamie Van Schoor, CEO of Dwyka Mining Services said, “Our focus on augmenting human effort in mining requires partnerships with cutting edge solutions. Whether you need highly secure cloud-hosted, remote mentorship or customised workflows for operational assurance and excellence, Atheer’s Air platform will excite and elevate your team’s capabilities on site and we could not be more excited to partner with them to offer this to our shared clients.”

Amar Dhaliwal, CEO of Atheer added “We are excited to partner with the team at Dwyka. We share the belief that front line teams in the mining industry have been under served by technology providers and that huge potential exists to transform the way work is done and help those front line teams work safer and more productively.”

About Dwyka Mining Services

Dwyka Mining Services is a pan-African mining technology platform that assists underground mining clients to adopt and adapt to evolving technologies with a focus on supporting efforts to improve safety, health and environmental conditions in the collaborative pursuit of the digital mine of the future.

About Atheer, Inc

Atheer is an end-to-end connected work platform. We help the world’s leading industrial and manufacturing enterprises enable their frontline teams to do work faster, better, and safer. Atheer’s platform is a suite of modern digital tools that allow you to rapidly digitize and augment your existing work instructions, procedures, guides, checklists, processes, etc. and instantly deploy them to your front line in the context of work.  Across all devices. At the time of need.

July 21, 2021 No Comments  

Dwyka Mining Services & MineRP Announcement

We are delighted to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with South African mining technology provider Dwyka Mining Services. We intend to work together to bring innovative digital solutions to the mining industry, primarily focused on leveraging their real-time data and visualisation capabilities in the African underground mining industry.

Dwyka Mining Services is a Pan-African mining technology company with offices in South Africa, Botswana and Tanzania that assists mining clients to adopt and adapt to evolving technologies.  The company focuses on supporting efforts to improve safety, health and environmental conditions in the collaborative pursuit of the digital mine of the future.

MineRP is the mining software and digitalization company providing platform-based solutions to optimize the entire mining process at all levels, from planning to execution. The MineRP platform integrates the multitude of software and data streams in a mining operation.   In May 2021, MineRP was fully acquired by Epiroc, the innovative Swedish mining equipment manufacturer.  The strategy remains to provide a globally available, OEM and software vendor independent digitalization platform for mining.

Dwyka Mining Services CEO said, “Whilst we have collaborated with MineRP at select clients over the years, we see this focused partnership on the back of their Epiroc acquisition as an exciting time for us to blend our technology stack and underground-ready teams to integrate and add value to their data-centric software platform for shared customer success.” Pieter Nel, CEO of MineRP added “MineRP realizes that creating and sustaining real value for mines require an ecosystem of partners and we are delighted to partner with technology- centric companies like Dwyka Mining Services. We see Dwyka’s unique capability to deliver mission critical data from challenging mining environments as a valuable contribution to the bigger data story MineRP enables, and believe that collaboration will fast-track time to value for our shared clients.”