Sandvik has launched xCell Vision, a cloud-based AI and LiDAR-driven system that automatically identifies and classifies installed rock bolts in underground mines and tunnels. The software extracts bolt count, spacing, orientation and tail length directly from 3D scan data, replacing manual tape and visual checks for ground support QA/QC. For geotechnical engineers, this enables faster compliance checks against support patterns, more consistent documentation of installation quality, and earlier detection of under-supported areas.

TURCK Australia and New Zealand has launched MARGEE, a Visual Studio Code extension that lets compatible block I/O modules function as PLC-style controllers with integrated web-based visualisation. The tool uses IEC 61131-3 structured text and standard software-development workflows, enabling version control, modular code reuse and debugging directly in the IDE rather than on a traditional rack PLC. For mining plants, this pushes control logic closer to field devices on conveyors, pumps and crushers, reducing panel hardware, simplifying retrofits and shortening commissioning cycles.

Bentley Systems has expanded Seequent’s subsurface portfolio by acquiring Eliis, a seismic interpretation specialist with a global team of more than 100 staff. Eliis’ software, used for structural and stratigraphic interpretation of 2D and 3D seismic volumes, will be integrated into Seequent’s geophysical workflows to link seismic attributes more directly with geological and reservoir models. For mining and civil tunnelling projects, this tighter coupling of seismic interpretation with subsurface modelling should improve early-stage geohazard identification and reduce uncertainty in deep infrastructure design.