TRS BoomSafe rockbreaker control: safety and uptime takeaways for mine engineers
Reviewed by Tom Sullivan
First reported on Australian Mining
30 Second Briefing
Total Rockbreaking Solutions is rolling out its BoomSafe control system across its hydraulic rockbreaker boom range, automating common motions such as park, deploy and stow to reduce operator exposure around crushers and grizzlies. The system integrates programmable slew limits, collision avoidance and remote pendant or radio control with TRS’s HMB and HMR booms, which cover duties from small mobile plant to large fixed-plant stations. For mine operators, the key gains are tighter control envelopes, fewer manual interventions in high-risk zones and improved uptime through standardised, repeatable boom movements.
Technical Brief
- System architecture separates safety-critical interlocks from motion control, reducing single-point failure risk.
- Programmable slew and lift envelopes are stored as profiles per crusher or grizzly location for repeatability.
- Collision-avoidance logic uses predefined machine geometries and crusher layouts rather than on-the-fly operator judgement.
- Remote pendant and radio stations are designed for operation from control rooms outside exclusion zones.
- Automated sequences reduce need for personnel spotters around chutes and hoppers during rockbreaking interventions.
- Wider adoption of such boom automation could support alignment with emerging mine-wide isolation and control-of-plant standards.
Our Take
Total Rockbreaking Solutions shows up repeatedly in our database as a distributor of niche attachments (SIMEX planers, ALLU buckets) into Australian quarries and roadworks, so adding BoomSafe suggests it is trying to lock in more of the value chain around both production efficiency and operator safety rather than just supply hardware.
With 950 tag-matched Product/Safety pieces in our mining coverage, dedicated rockbreaker control systems like BoomSafe are still relatively rare compared with PPE or vehicle collision-avoidance items, signalling that fixed-plant and face-equipment safety is becoming a more active commercial niche in Australia.
TRS’s prior work supplying ALLU screening and crushing buckets into Australian quarrying and mining indicates it already has a footprint at sites handling oversize and waste rock, which should make it easier to integrate BoomSafe into existing fleets where rockbreakers are used as secondary reduction tools.
Prepared by collating external sources, AI-assisted tools, and Geomechanics.io’s proprietary mining database, then reviewed for technical accuracy & edited by our geotechnical team.
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