When Vehicles Collide, There Are No Positive Outcomes When large mining equipment and conventional vehicles collide, the mining equipment will come out on top every time. This van was out of the hauler operator’s line of site and is the type of incident MSHA’s Powered Haulage & Equipment Program is targeting. The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is requiring mine operators to develop, implement and update (periodically or when necessary) a written safety program for surface mobile equipment at…
OH&S Webinar Focused on Real Time Data and A.I. Boosting Facility Safety Features Brian Jones
On May 24, Brian Jones, Matrix’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing, hosted a free Occupational Safety & Health Webinar on how data and A.I. are elevating facility safety. The webinar, titled Real Time Data and A.I. – How Collision Avoidance Taps New Tech to Boost Facility Safety, had excellent attendance and received high marks from participants for content and relevancy. To watch the webinar, click here. Webinar Topic Summary: When facility and safety management personnel have access to detailed…
OmniPro® Adds Data-Rich Cloud Application
NEWBURGH, IN. April 25, 2023 – Matrix Design Group, a leading provider of technology for industrial and mining safety and productivity, has introduced a web-based cloud application for its award-winning OmniPro® collision avoidance system. This new application provides warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing plants with detailed data that can help make their facilities safer. OmniPro’s innovative application of Visual Artificial Intelligence (Visual A.I.) and machine learning enables line-of-travel, crosswalk and blind-spot pedestrian and vehicle alerting for mobile equipment. Its new cloud application…
Matrix and GRT-VALLEY RUBBER Collaborating on Truck Lining Sensor Solution
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…
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 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…
Matrix Introduces Maestro Digital Mine’s Last Mile Communication Network Solution
NEWBURGH, IN. September 22, 2020 – Matrix Design Group, a leading provider of technology for mining safety and productivity, has announced its introduction of the Maestro Digital Mine’s Plexus PowerNet™ networking system to the U.S. market. Plexus PowerNet™, the first coaxial-based gigabit network, provides both data and power over a single cable. The system delivers a high-speed, low-latency digital communication network that provides PoE+ power to Access Points (APs), cameras and any other IP-based devices. The Plexus PowerNet™ coaxial cable…
IntelliZone Featured on Cover of Coal Age Magazine
IntelliZone Featured on Cover of Coal Age Magazine IntelliZone, the top selling proximityy detection technology in North America, is featured on the cover of Coal Age’s April 2020 issue. IECEx-approved IntelliZone is about to start two Australian mine trials and continues to expand in South Africa. To read the article (Underground Communications and Proximity Detection), visit https://www.coalage.com/flipbooks/april-2020/ For more information on IntelliZone coal mining operations – CLICK HERE For more information on InteliZone for metal/non-metal mining operations – CLICK HERE.…