Martin Engineering has rolled out a new portfolio of polyurethane conveyor belt sealing systems for transfer points across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and India, aimed at eliminating spillage and fugitive dust where bulk materials load onto moving belts. The urethane skirting and sealing designs target common leakage zones at loading chutes and skirtboards, offering longer wear life than rubber and tighter control of the loading zone. For mine operators, the systems are intended to reduce cleanup labour, limit dust exposure around transfer points and stabilise belt tracking.

Epiroc is rolling out a Drill Bit Recycling Program that lets mine operators return end‑of‑service rock drilling bits so tungsten carbide and steel can be recovered and fed back into new tool production. The scheme targets worn top hammer and down‑the‑hole bits that still contain high‑value hardmetal inserts, reducing primary raw material demand and scrap disposal. For drill and blast teams, this formalises a closed-loop route for consumables procurement and waste management without changing existing drilling parameters or fleet.

Komatsu Europe is extending its Smart Construction 3D Machine Guidance to bulldozers, wheel loaders, dump trucks and other non-excavator plant with the launch of 3D Machine Guidance Flex. The system gives operators in-cab 3D design models and position guidance while automatically logging high-density, georeferenced as-built data as machines traverse the site. For mine and quarry operators, this enables tighter volume control, better reconciliation against survey, and faster earthworks verification without separate survey passes.