This article originally appeared in International Mining on March 22, 2023 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Indiana-based Matrix Design Group is entering the truck bed analytics and monitoring market through a partnership with rubber body manufacturer GRT-VALLEY RUBBER, IM discovered at the SME MINEXCHANGE 2023 Annual Conference & Expo in Denver, USA, last month. Matrix, renowned in mining for its proximity detection and vision-based safety solutions, recently entered into a partnership with Arkansas-based GRT-VALLEY RUBBER. The two companies have deployed a prototype ‘smart’ truck body solution to…
OmniPro Visual A.I. Animation Video
OmniPro® is Matrix’s camera safety system that uses Visual Artificial Intelligence (V.A.I.) to detect people and objects, such as stop signs, within a mobile equipment unit’s projected travel path and alerts the operator of their presence. Matrix has created an animated video to demonstrate how OmniPro’s adjustable Caution and Alert zones work on forklifts. OmniPro can be installed on any make or model of mobile equipment and is elevating safety at a variety of material handling, industrial and mining facilities. OmniPro…
WD300 Wet Duster
The WD300 wet duster is carried in a scoop bucket and powered by the scoop hydraulic PTO. 12 GPM and 1,500 psi is needed for the duster to operate properly. Wet rock dust, or slurry, is a combination of water and rock dust. Water is stored in the hopper while rock dust is added and mixed into a slurry by means of (2) hydraulically operated mixers. Wet rock dusting allows operators to dust on-shift with workers inby, reducing the hazards…
Matrix Makes Top 10 Engineering Services Company List
Metals & Mining Review has named Matrix Design Group LLC as a top 10 engineering services company for 2022. As the mining industry evolves and becomes more focused on maximizing productivity and profits, the need for innovative safety products and technology solutions has never been more important. The December issue, which features Matrix’s VP of Engineering Ben Lemond on the cover, highlight’s Matrix product portfolio for mining and industrial operations, which includes leading-edge collision avoidance systems, data networking systems, communications,…
DataSaint Mining ERP Company to be Acquired by Matrix Design Group
NEWBURGH, IN. September 10, 2021 – Matrix Design Group, LLC (“Matrix”), a leading technology solutions provider, today announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire substantial assets of DataSaint (Pty) Ltd. (“DataSaint”), a leading mining ERP software company. Matrix will invest in DataSaint, adding analytics technology from its previous asset purchase of Vetinari Mining Services in 2019 and hardware solutions integration from its portfolio of leading-edge industrial solutions. DataSaint delivers mission-critical, mining-oriented, enterprise resource planning (ERP) software to mining…
Matrix’s Enhanced IntelliZone® Technology for Mobile Haulage Wins NIOSH 2021 Mine Safety & Health Technology Innovation Award
Scoops operate in highly constrained line-of-sight underground environments, which can contribute to safety-related incidents. While Matrix has long produced the top proximity detection technology used on mobile equipment, particularly CMs, in U.S. mines, it has now introduced an enhanced version for scoops and other types of mobile haulage. This new technology recently received NIOSH’s 2021 Mine Safety & Health Technology Innovation Award. Matrix worked with mine personnel at three different underground coal mines in the Illinois Basin to adapt the…
Matrix Announces Distribution Partnership with Mirenco
MATRIX ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION PARTNERSHIP WITH MIRENCO NEWBURGH, IN. July 22, 2021 – Matrix Design Group, a leading provider of technology for mining and industrial safety and productivity, is pleased to announce a new distribution partnership with Mirenco, Inc. Founded in 1997, Mirenco’s core business is gathering and reporting accurate, real-world engine performance data that helps mining and industrial companies remotely monitor their combustion efficiencies which in return gives fuel savings, lower downtimes, prevents costly repairs in order to operate more…
IntelliZone Locator Test Station and Controller Software Update Available – Mandatory Update
Bulletin No: MISB20210512 Date Issued: May 12, 2021 Product: IntelliZone Proximity Detection Systems INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this Service Bulletin is to inform customers of the availability of a Locator Test Station software update and a controller software update for IntelliZone systems. The software updates contain support for additional devices, the newly-released & expanded on-machine diagnostic status screen, and logging updates. This is a mandatory update update that must be performed prior to October 1, 2021. IntelliZone systems on…
Matrix Design Group Introduces OmniPro® Collision Avoidance System with Visual Artificial Intelligence
Matrix Design Group Introduces OmniPro® Collision Avoidance System with Visual Artificial Intelligence NEWBURGH, IN. May 8, 2021 – Matrix Design Group, a leading provider of technology for mining and industrial safety and productivity, has introduced its new collision avoidance system for facilities, OmniPro®. This innovative application of Visual Artificial Intelligence (Visual AI) enables line-of travel, crosswalk and blind-spot pedestrian and vehicle alerting that can be adapted to any industrial setting. Consisting of up-to-three 120° field-of-view cameras, the OmniPro system works…
Matrix OmniPro® MAX Honored by NIOSH With Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Award
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has recognized Matrix as this year’s Mine Safety and Health Technology Innovations Awards winner in the Coal Sector. Honorees are selected for the significant advancements they have made to enhance mine safety by applying technology or improved processes in innovative ways. The announcement reads as follows: Matrix Design Group, subsidiary of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NMA member) developed a system that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to prevent collisions…