BEUMER Group has inaugurated a new INR 2 billion manufacturing facility at Reliance’s Model Economic Township (MET City) in Jhajjar, Haryana, marking a major expansion of its Indian material handling footprint. The high-tech plant will localise production of bulk handling systems and conveyor technology for mining and cement, reducing import dependence and lead times for large overland conveyors and loading systems. For project engineers, closer regional fabrication should simplify logistics, spares support and lifecycle service for high-capacity conveying installations across India and neighbouring markets.

Epiroc’s Pit Viper blasthole drill, introduced 25 years ago, remains a flagship high‑capacity rig in large open pits, combining high power with flexible mast and hole configurations for production drilling. The platform has operated autonomously for the past decade, with fleets running driverless drill patterns and remote supervision from control centres rather than on‑bench cabins. For mine planners and drill‑and‑blast engineers, the Pit Viper’s long autonomous track record is a key reference point for integrating automated drilling into existing benches, patterns and safety envelopes.

Prairie Machine’s Flexiveyor Continuous Haulage System has received MSHA certification from the US Mining Safety and Health Administration’s Approval and Certification Center, clearing it for use in regulated underground coal operations. The modular Flexiveyor is designed to provide continuous haulage between the mining face and section belt, reducing shuttle car traffic and associated congestion in development headings. Certification opens the US underground coal market to the system, giving mine engineers an additional compliant option for redesigning panel layouts and material flows around continuous haulage.