Mine Installs Envōk™ for Remote Monitoring, Tailings Efficiency & Compliance
A trona ore mine struggled with environmental compliance and efficiency in monitoring its tailings pond pumps. With nine ponds scattered over 55 miles, collecting SD (secure data) cards from sensors on pumps required that many personnel travel miles for data that was unreliable. The mine had no way of knowing if a pump had gone […]
MSHA Approval makes SENTINEL™ Uniti System a Game-Changer in Mining Data Transmission
LYNCHBURG, VA, June 22, 2020 – Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc. received notification that the SENTINEL™ Uniti System is now approved by MSHA for use within gassy areas of underground mines. Previously released for non-intrinsically safe environments in 2019, the SENTINEL Uniti Node is a multi-functional device that combines IWT’s High Data Rate (HDR) technology, Wi-Fi […]
MSHA uses IWT’s Mine Rescue Communications System
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NIOSH Awards IWT R&D Funding for Mine Safety Data Analytics Development
LYNCHBURG, VA, September 10, 2021 – Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc. (IWT) announced today that it has been awarded a funding opportunity through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) as part of a solicitation for the Development and Demonstration of Mine Safety and Health Technology. IWT responded to ‘Focus Area 4’ of the […]
NIOSH Mine Safety & Health Technology Innovation Award
Innovative Wireless Technologies, Inc. (IWT) announced today the release of a diesel emission configuration for the SENTINEL™ Wireless Gas Monitor (WGM). The MSHA-approved sensor monitors oxides of nitrogen (NOx) to ensure miners are not exposed to hazardous levels from exhaust emissions of diesel powered equipment.
Remote Monitoring of Raise Bore Machine
SENTINEL™ Uniti Nodes Provide Comms and Data in One Network An underground mining contractor in North America uses a raise bore machine for their miningoperations. This machine operates by first drilling a pilot hole through the earth to an existing mine ortunnel. Then a larger bit is attached and the machine pulls the bit back […]
