Datamine has acquired PDS (Productivity Development Solutions), adding purpose-built asset management and condition monitoring software used in mines, ports and heavy materials handling plants. PDS platforms replace manual maintenance processes with digital workflows that capture real-time asset data from equipment, enabling predictive maintenance rather than time-based servicing. For geomechanics, processing and mobile fleets, this integration signals tighter linkage between condition data, production systems and planning tools already in Datamine’s ecosystem.

Micromine, now part of Weir, has launched its Momentum 2027 programme to roll out new versions of its integrated geology, mine design and scheduling tools so that planning, operations and processing decisions share a common data backbone. The roadmap centres on carrying geometallurgical and production insights from resource models through pit or stope design into short‑interval control, reducing hand‑offs between separate software environments. For engineers, this signals tighter coupling of block models, mine schedules and plant performance data, with fewer manual data transfers and version conflicts.

Gleeds has scaled up its Visualise reality‑capture service, built on OpenSpace’s Visual Intelligence Platform, from a 2022 pilot with 16 users to 1,900 users across ten countries on 340 projects, reporting client savings of about £2m in 2023. The system creates a searchable, time‑stamped visual record of site conditions, giving project teams verifiable as‑built evidence for progress checks, variation claims and clash or defect resolution. For engineers and project managers, this reduces reliance on disputed site reports, cuts unnecessary site visits and supports remote coordination on complex programmes.