Orica has unveiled ORBS™, a new centralised blasting system for underground mining operations, enabling safe simultaneous development and production blasts from a remote, central location.
Building on Orica’s flagship Blaster 3000 architecture, ORBS™ increases productivity by triggering up to 30 Remote Blaster 3000 or up to 90,000 detonators in a single blast sequence. Its browser-based interface gives customers complete visual oversight of all connected devices and detonators and has allowed a slew of useful new functions.
“We’re focused on providing the latest innovations and technology advancements to our customers. Upgrading our electronic blasting systems is as much about strengthening the capability as it is about enhancing our customers’ experience. We were conscious about developing a secure, simple-to-use and powerful system, and we’ve achieved this with ORBS,” Orica Head of Initiating Systems Dr Rodney Williams said.
ORBS™ is a ‘Plug and Play’ system that connects to a mine’s communication network over LAN, Wi-Fi, or LTE and can be operated from a similar device. It offers improved firing capacity and compatibility with Orica’s electronic detonators, providing greater versatility for customers.
The new blasting system is now available to i-kon™ and eDev™ customers.
