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Yesterday, 4th May Queensland’s Space sector came together to discuss the future of Space in QLD. It was a great event to get the industry together and network with our peers, fostering future collaborations and partnerships.

Mark Steiner attended the event, “Hetech supplies printed circuit boards to Gilmour Space so we are invested and excited about the future of Space in QLD. The event was incredibly interesting with Boeing presenting a path to a successful Mars landing in the years to come!”

At the event, we heard from some great speakers including, Michael Elsperman, Director of Space Exploration (Boeing USA) who spoke about NASA’s Artemis mission to establish a long-term human presence on the moon.

After a 2 year hiatus, Indo Pacific is back at the International Convention Centre, Sydney.

Hetech Will Showcase Its Electronics Design & Manufacturing Capabilities

It’s been a while since we’ve been able to meet with our different industry partners and colleagues but we know this year will be better than ever.

As in 2019, Hetech will again be exhibiting on the QLD Government stand, make sure to stop by and say Hi!

Or, if you’d like to schedule a meeting simply contact us via the link below.

International Maritime Exposition is your gateway to an Australian and regional marketplace with dynamic fleet acquisition and equipment programs underway.

INDO PACIFIC 2022 will be the 12th iteration of this internationally renowned event, which in 2019 attracted:

• 657 participating exhibitor companies from 22 nations
• 182 industry, government, defence and scientific delegations from 48 nations, including 45 international naval delegations and 21 Chief of Navy counterparts from across the region
• 48 major conferences, symposia and forums
• 21,241 attendances across three days.

INDO PACIFIC 2022 is where customer and industry will connect, where commercial maritime and naval defence suppliers will promote their capabilities to decision-makers from around the world, in the only maritime exposition of its kind in the Indo Pacific region.

As the signature maritime event for the region, INDO PACIFIC 2022 offers an unparalleled concentration of:

INDO PACIFIC 2022 is the prime face-to-face event for:

It was great to be back exhibiting at Electronex this year.

Along with a number of great exhibitors, Electronex also held several free seminars providing up to date information about the electronics landscape in Australia today.

The competitive future of practically every Australian industry sector is increasingly dependent on the utilization and integration of the latest electronics into all aspects of manufacturing, production, assembly, systems development, maintenance and service. 

At Electronex designers, managers, engineers, technicians, manufacturers and system integrators discussed their specific requirements with our industry experts. Contact us if you’d like to discuss your requirements.

A great event in Sydney today, our Managing Director, Mark Steiner attended the Australian Space Summit.

Australia’s space sector has an incredibly exciting future as it continues to transform and grow into a globally respected space industry.

The Australian Space Summit offered the opportunity to engage and hear directly from the space experts and industry professionals that are committed to evolving Australia’s space industry.

This event delivered relevant insights and market intelligence to help better shape business decisions and will provide topical information for the full breadth of the space sector.

After a two year hiatus, we are happy to see Electronex is back for 2022!

At Electronex designers, managers, engineers, technicians, manufacturers and system integrators can discuss their specific requirements with industry experts and see, test and compare the latest products and solutions to help them in their business.

As a leading electronic parts supplier and manufacturer, Hetech is excited to announce our participation in this year’s Electronex expo.

During the exhibition, we’ll be located at Stand C24. Over the years we have worked with hundreds of clients throughout Australia and, our team would love to discuss how we can partner with your company to improve your bottom line and capabilities.

Can’t make it to the exhibition? Feel free to contact us via email: carcher@hetech.com.au, phone: 07 3297 9700

It was great to sponsor the Australian Industry & Defence Network (AIDN National) Gala Dinner again this year. At Hetech, we are passionate about supporting our local network and the next generation of innovators.

Congratulations to all the finalists of the National Young Achiever Award and Jason Brand who won the award for his Flight Design.

With the east coast state borders now open, we are looking forward to getting back on the road to see our customers and colleagues.

Free for a coffee and chat?

Both Mark and Steve are on the road over the coming months. If you are interested, please contact Mark or Steve to arrange a chat.

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At Hetech we have been committed to quality electronics manufacturing & PCB assembly for over 30 years, producing and manufacturing locally here in Australia. Hetech is capable of manufacturing any project size from prototypes to high-volume runs. One of the recent projects we have worked on is the tailing dam systems.

Did you see Mark’s Q&A with Zachary Skidmore at Mining Technology? If not, don’t worry we’ve included the full article below!

The application of advanced sensory systems has proliferated across mine sites over the last decade to alleviate the threats posed by tailing dam failures. Zachary Skidmore speaks to Mark Steiner, managing director of Hetech about its new sensory system.

Tailings facilities pose a real and inherent threat to mining operations across the globe. The legacy of disasters such as the 2019 Brumadinho dam collapse, which led to extensive ecological damage and the deaths of 270, has led miners to focus more on the monitoring of these sites to prevent further disasters.

Hetech is an Australian technology company which has developed a new sensory system to detect and measure a vast range of unique local risks. From soil disruption that could reveal damage to dams, to slower and more subtle movements, the technology aims to help detect potential problems within the tailings facility and allow time for mine operators to correct the issue prior to a catastrophic failure.

We speak to its managing director, Mark Steiner about the potential of Hetech’s AIM system and its application in the evolution and monitoring of tailings facilities.

Zachary Skidmore (ZS) Could you provide an overview of Hetech’s AIM system?

Mark Steiner (MS): The early warning ground movement technology is designed to identify minute ground movements in three dimensional spaces and trigger real-time alarms based on site determined sensitivity.

It is made to provide early warning of events rather than long-term slow-moving changes, and is ideally suited to landslide detection, embankment failures, and catastrophic collapses of structures and ground surfaces.

ZS: How are the sensors deployed on the mine site? Are they static or used in conjunction with drone technology?

MS: The AIM system is designed as a fully rugged technology that can be remotely deployed in harsh and remote areas. Used in conjunction with drone technology, the sensors are installed on the ground where they are attached to infrastructure, buried underground, or submerged, submitting data to an AIM Cloud application.

ZS: How has the digitalisation of mines supported the efficacy of evaluation and monitoring?

MS: The digitisation of the mines has made many processes more automated, meaning workers spend less time on surveying because they have access to instant, real-time data and feedback. Consequently, we’re seeing less costly machinery breakdowns and worker downtime.

ZS: How much more data can the AIM system derive from tailings dams in comparison with standard monitoring protocols? What impact does this have upon the safety of these facilities?

MS: The system measures a wide range of unique local risks, from fast soil movements that indicate a dam breakage to slower, more subtle movements that give early warning of potential problems. When compared to standard monitoring, it provides more accurate data on the movements of the dam. The safety benefits of this relate to risk mitigation. Mine sites can detect and circumvent a potential crisis before it occurs. It’s preventative maintenance.

ZS: How does Hetech’s AIM system differ from other AI driven monitoring programmes?

MS: The AIM system is currently in the data collection phase. Before AI can be introduced, it will take some time to collect enough data on the dam movements to identify patterns and notable activity. In time, we will have gathered sufficient data to enable us to build AI monitoring into the system, but we are not yet at that point.

ZS: How critical is ESG to Hetech corporate policy?

MS: Hetech is committed to helping to build a more sustainable, resilient future. We are preparing to introduce environmental, social, and governance metrics into our corporate policy and look forward to sharing details of our plan once developed.

Queensland tech company builds system for a greener future for mining – The Pick Online Magazine

A Queensland company has been commissioned to custom build state of the art motion sensors to detect ground disturbance and provide early warning of environmental disasters like tailings dam collapses. The new technology brings the internet of things (IoT) to major engineering structures and is part of a breakthrough monitoring system called EarthSub being developed by Automated Infrastructure Monitoring (AIM).

Hetech Managing Director Mark Steiner said Australia was leading the development of digital solutions that would be instrumental in preventing major tailings dam disasters like the Brumadinho Dam collapse, in Brazil, which claimed 270 lives and led to the introduction of new world standards for dam monitoring.

Earlier this year, communities affected by the disaster were awarded a $7bn compensation from Vale, one of the world’s biggest iron ore miners.

Miners are under unprecedented scrutiny when it comes to protecting lives and the environment,” Mr Steiner said.

 “The world currently has its eyes on climate change and global warming technologies – and rightly so, but the industry also needs to maintain a strong focus on preventing other environmental disasters.

“Until now, the sensitivity of monitors has been a weak link in the evolution of sophisticated mine monitoring systems.

“Hetech has specially developed the new system of sensors for gold mine in New South Wales to detect and measure a big range of unique local risks – from fast soil movements that indicate a dam breakage, as well as slower, more subtle movements that give early warning of potential problems.

“This gives asset owners the ability to monitor their assets remotely, around the clock. By tracking subtle ground shifts, they have a very real opportunity to correct problems before they occur.

“Most companies are responsible and keen to do the right thing but much of the storage infrastructure is ageing and there are big challenges for monitoring facilities in remote locations and achieving compliance with new international safety standards.”

AIM Managing Director, Peter King said the system was a unique solution for remote, real-time monitoring of tailings dams and other ‘at risk’ structural assets to detect impending catastrophic failures.

Following the introduction of the new Australian system in NSW, it will be commercialised for other local miners as well as for the global market. The system is the result of two years of research and development and was commissioned by AIM, an Australian company leading the development of the Earthsub ground monitoring system.

See more from The Pick by clicking here

Hetech and the work we did in collaboration with AIM featured recently in Mining Monthly.

The custom build motion detectors built can sense ground disturbances to provide early warnings of environmental disasters such as tailing dam collapses. You can read the full article below or simply CLICK HERE.

Queensland tech company builds system for a greener future for mining

A Queensland company has been commissioned to custom build state of the art motion sensors to detect ground disturbance and provide early warning of environmental disasters like tailings dam collapses.

The new technology brings the internet of things (IoT) to major engineering structures and is part of a breakthrough monitoring system called EarthSub being developed by Automated Infrastructure Monitoring (AIM).

Hetech Managing Director Mark Steiner said Australia was leading the development of digital solutions that would be instrumental in preventing major tailings dam disasters like the Brumadinho Dam collapse, in Brazil, which claimed 270 lives and led to the introduction of new world standards for dam monitoring.

Earlier this year, communities affected by the disaster were awarded a $7bn compensation from Vale, one of the world’s biggest iron ore miners.

“Miners are under unprecedented scrutiny when it comes to protecting lives and the environment,” Mr Steiner said.

“The world currently has its eyes on climate change and global warming technologies – and rightly so, but the industry also needs to maintain a strong focus on preventing other environmental disasters.

“Until now, the sensitivity of monitors has been a weak link in the evolution of sophisticated mine monitoring systems.

“Hetech has specially developed the new system of sensors for gold mine in New South Wales to detect and measure a big range of unique local risks – from fast soil movements that indicate a dam breakage, as well as slower, more subtle movements that give early warning of potential problems.

“This gives asset owners the ability to monitor their assets remotely, around the clock. By tracking subtle ground shifts, they have a very real opportunity to correct problems before they occur.

“Most companies are responsible and keen to do the right thing but much of the storage infrastructure is ageing and there are big challenges for monitoring facilities in remote locations and achieving compliance with new international safety standards.”

AIM Managing Director Peter King said the system was a unique solution for remote, real-time monitoring of tailings dams and other ‘at risk’ structural assets to detect impending catastrophic failures.

Following the introduction of the new Australian system in NSW, it will be commercialised for other local miners as well as for the global market.

The system is the result of two years of research and development and was commissioned by AIM, an Australian company leading the development of the Earthsub ground monitoring system. If you need a bespoke electronic solution for a complex mining problem, you can find out more about Hetech at www.hetech.com.au