Pit & Quarry, January 2018
DRILLING BLASTING UAVs capture accurate 3 D face profile The new BlastMetriX UAV program from 3GSM GMBH allows aggregate operations to take advantage of unmanned aerial vehicle UAV technology to quickly safely and accurately capture 3 D face profiles for enhanced visualization of a blast area The flexible system is designed for surveying large blast sites and does not require the use of propriety UAVs This allows operations to use existing drones in their fleet or locally source drone equipment to take surveying images The system requires only the use of aerial targets or the standard BlastMetriX 3 D targets as reference points The low flying UAV captures multiple data rich overlapping images to generate hundreds of thousands of data points for accurately characterizing typography of the surveyed area www 3gsm at Diamond bits designed for faster drilling The first bit in BOART LONGYEARS line of Longyear diamond drilling bits is the Longyear Green bit The Longyear Diamond Bit Color Series is designed to be a versatile line of diamond coring bits The company says it has successfully created a chemical bond between diamond and matrix that is stronger than the diamond itself The increased diamond projection and improved face flushing create a bit with more versatility higher penetration rates and longer life according to the company To support higher penetration rates the Longyear formulas are combined with a new more open express geometry Tapered intermediate waterways improve flushing and prevent accumulation of debris Designed for fast cutting the new express geometry is available in 16 mm crown heights to maintain bit life at higher cutting speeds www boartlongyear com YOUR JOBS OUR TRUCKS Built Financed Delivered Serviced Guaranteed www CurrySupply com 8003452829 One of Americas largest manufacturers of commercial service vehicles since 1932 40 PIT QUARRY January 2018 pitandquarry com
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