{"id":1169921,"date":"2020-03-06T15:15:19","date_gmt":"2020-03-06T21:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1016316"},"modified":"2020-03-06T15:15:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T21:15:19","slug":"key-wearable-tech-trends-in-the-mining-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1169921","title":{"rendered":"Key wearable tech trends in the mining industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wearables \u2014 clothing, gear and other accessories incorporating computer and advanced electronic equipment \u2014 are evolving into important tools in the mining industry, driven by a combination of technological progress and market demand, according to data analysis company Global Data. <\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center d-xs-block d-sm-block d-md-none'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As declining ore reserves push mines to greater depths and to remote locations, some companies are testing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/safer-healthier-more-productive-the-promise-of-wearables-for-miners\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"wearables (opens in a new tab)\">wearables<\/a> to see how they can help cut costs, decrease risk and drive productivity. <\/p>\n<p>Global Data\u2019s latest report, \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATURorIaK8X9SYLnzrEffc7kwvx2-2FCUTRrfMD4OgPstHk20E-2FTCJUFyNDYQmUkPzHSEijdAGsGqukF63exMazflu76xrYc7fL9-2BXSnGsT-2F-2BlCMtKtcWsruU2LET51xxfbvPih07hL0rDn1xUddFMKyukKMApCKJC5WypXHapLQTGI4QlcQ0dhJ7BDPzADlF-2BK7hXPjNnBDR7JNOckCpKEy-2BbG2CebxMaZcQkMysitknZGx33NMsrRVJbb0mNF6WB12tA-3D-3D0A_t_HU-2FOUeWWGv-2FbD6suZqWSJgQTE3ujrhHubfP2vrMbxiWYaX5KpGhkHvanp6yy3kNepPhTgXBBupVmx-2BNR1z-2FRKcmCM2bgkVb7fGvHVcfGwrECjCNW6Yp0kNh-2BUIIYiUCBjrioo0zuKkCg0aPocLwTe8QmuA1H6wGXuSRuJLy5TnUAc2TdVsLCIL-2FIli8t9MIg7Jv-2B7auuJjqPBA31BVd7Y-2BhQre3t6Zkkosw6HcGS-2BxwgTG0YCuD2hhv8lBFNZBgPHk2s2-2F2ZTkRa8yMQCkVPY-2FT8TVPy578Yik5gWBIun1pANRxseTyJzNUn9gwJTg-2BVA0ygpl1SmKVrN-2B5cWyJiaA-3D-3D\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Wearable Tech in Mining \u2013 Thematic Research<\/a>\u2019, explores how wearables will be the next big consumer technology, with their impact similar to that of the smartphone.<\/p>\n<p>The leading wearable tech trends in the mining industry:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Workforce safety and<br \/>\ninjury prevention <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Minimizing workplace injuries is one of the most important aspects of wearable technology. <\/p>\n<p>Wearable technologies such as smart helmets can be employed to assess the health and wellbeing of workers. <\/p>\n<p>US-based <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fi5yvjFeC-g?t=81\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Guardhat (opens in a new tab)\">Guardhat<\/a> has developed a smart helmet that features sensors that can detect workers\u2019 safety in their immediate surroundings.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Real-time monitoring<br \/>\nand inspection <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A major aspect of wearable technology is to maintain equipment and inspect signs of failure to minimize downtime. <\/p>\n<p>In case of critical issues, technicians require an expert\u2019s help, but bringing experts from onshore offices to offshore mines increases the overall expenses and time for the inspection and repairing of equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Smart glasses or smart helmets<br \/>\ncould be useful in reducing the time and cost it takes to inspect and repair<br \/>\nequipment. Wireless connectivity can also assist a field engineer to receive<br \/>\nexpert guidance in real time.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Resource tracking <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Wearable technology can be used to efficiently track the workforce during mine operations. <\/p>\n<p>Using location-based technologies and wireless connectivity, the device can feed a worker\u2019s real-time location to the onshore monitoring center, and in case of emergencies, quickly remove workers from hazardous unforeseen events. <\/p>\n<p>Canadian-based <a href=\"https:\/\/topvu.ca\/products\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"K4 Integration (opens in a new tab)\">K4 Integration<\/a> incorporates RFID tags into personalized hard hats for each worker, providing mine supervisors with real-time information of their location and the state of the mine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clothing and accessories with electronic equipment are evolving in mining industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[2648,624,369,2857],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1169921"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169921\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1169922,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1169921\/revisions\/1169922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1169921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1169921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1169921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}