extreme conditions

 Working on the Palmer Station project Pacific Pile drilled on land and from a barge simultaneously, allowing it to finish ahead of schedule
INFRASTRUCTURE

Pacific Pile & Marine's Antarctic Palmer Station project

Piling contractor deals with Arctic conditions to finish project ahead of schedule

12 January 2024

 Could radar be the best option to allow automated haul trucks to avoid collisions in extreme conditions where conventional technology such as cameras fail
MINING

Giving mining a dusting down: How radar sees through the problem

As automation increases, radar is coming to the fore as an option to avoid vehicle collisions

01 December 2023

 High-quality filters are fitted to Atlas Copco’s portable air compressors to help protect them against damages caused by excessive dust entering the compressed air stream
MINING

Seven mistakes to avoid to enhance your portable air compressor experience

Atlas Copco's solutions to the problems faced by mobile air compressors on harsh jobsites

25 October 2023

 Drift Service Group had to overcome extreme rurality, harsh weather conditions, and communication difficulties on a jobsite in the Scottish highlands
SITE INVESTIGATION

Extreme drilling conditions in Scotland

How collaboration was key to conquering the elements in Scotland's windy wilderness to deliver data

13 October 2023

 An example of a mine cooling plant set-up supplied by Aggreko
MINING

Aggreko urges miners to prepare for hotter conditions

As summers get hotter, the need to efficiently cool mines to protect employees gets greater

08 September 2023

 (Left to right) Sam Forbes (Fugro’s SpAARC director), Enrico Palermo (head of the Australian Space Agency), Dawn McIntosh (Fugro’s space systems director), Roger Cook (WA’s deputy premier) and Amar Umap (Fugro group director Asia Pacific) at the official opening of SpAARC
SITE INVESTIGATION

Fugro opens state-of-the-art space control centre SpAARC in Perth, Australia

A remote operation centre for space exploration has been opened in Australia by Fugro

09 November 2022

 When working in extreme conditions GeoSonic Drilling adapts its drill rigs to protect both the equipment and the drill crew
SITE INVESTIGATION

Taking it to the extreme

What does it take to prepare machinery and staff for site investigation work in extreme conditions

28 January 2021

 To penetrate through Mars’ 20m of regolith and extract water from the planet’s ice deposits, HoneyBee Robotics has developed the Red Water system, which combines two proven terrestrial technologies: coiled tubing for drilling and Rodriquez Well for water ex-traction
CORE SAMPLING

Drilling for signs of life in Mars' subsurface

An insight into how both NASA and the ESA are preparing to drill below the surface of Mars

04 August 2020

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