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Trakblaze have again recently supplied, installed & commissioned another two  MTW-MS (Mobile Train Weighing) systems in India. This time, one for Alstom Transportation at their Sri City facility and the other for Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL) at their new Latur facility. The system supplied to Alstom is a MTW-S12W (wireless 12 wheel weighing system) …

Another TRAKMATE weighing system has recently been installed, this time in Australia at the new Intercity Fleet Maintenance Facility, located at Kangy Angy, NSW, on the North Coast line. This facility will service and maintain a new fleet of 55 Intercity trains being supplied by South Korean company Hyundai Rotem to Transport of New South …

Rail weighing systems are an essential component of all rail operations. No matter if it is static or dynamic weighing, just like truck scales, railway scales play a crucial role within the rail logistics sector. From balancing bogies (rail trucks), metro passenger trains to weighing wagons at mine loadouts, dynamic rail scales, and balancing systems, …

Currently, the mining industry is at a crossroads of technological integration, a mix between a traditional past and a transformative and sustainable future. Just like the rest of the world, the mining landscape is now in a state of disruption. However, once the dust settles and all the current precautions are removed, mining companies will …

In these highly uncertain socio-economic times, with social distancing and isolation the reigning methods for preventing spread of the highly virulent novel coronavirus, automated measurement systems have never been so important. Australia’s mining industry depends greatly on accurate measurements of weight and volume to allow tracking of materials through the supply chain. Being able to …

The global economy appears to be on the brink of widespread recession. With nations around the world closing their borders and shutting down all but the most essential of services, the outlook for at least the next six months is certainly grim. At home, the Australian dollar has been volatile as has the Australian Stock …

While the coronavirus pandemic is at the forefront of global, and Australian, economic concerns at the moment, there are ongoing trade, policy and external factors that will continue to play out during and beyond the immediate impact of current events. As a commodity export focused economy, Australia is particularly exposed to global political, trade and …

The Covid-19 outbreak has now been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation. There are now over 200,000 confirmed cases and that number is increasing daily. With governments around the world implementing strict measures to minimize transmission of the disease, even the most optimistic people fear that we are heading towards a global recession. …