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The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding achievement in the mining industry, celebrates individual leadership and aims to inspire future generations in mining. Tom Palangio, President of WipWare Inc, was inducted into the Mining Hall of Fame. SAMSSA presented the award at Dynamic Earth in Sudbury December 5th. After 15 years, Tom decided to retire […]

Throughout this week of November 13-17, O-Pitblast has been lecturing at Blaster University on drone usage. The focus was for Blast and Topography Control. Additional training was on Fragmentation Control by Photo Analysis, Blast Design and Blast Optimization. As part of the lectures, Francisco Leite, Technical Services Director at O-Pitblast used WipWare’s WipFrag software. This software was excellent for demonstrating Blast Optimization and […]

Dr. Rob Farnfield, Head of Explosives Engineering at EPC-UK busted some rock at WipWare on October 10 and 11th. Tom and Thomas Palangio had a great visit with Rob, gave him a tour of the facilities and discussed future opportunities. WipWare values our many ongoing relationships with businesses and business leaders in the mining industry all around […]

Tom Palangio attended the Mines and Technology 2017 Conference in Toronto, Ontario. The conference was well attended. Tom was the Session Chair on “The Culture of Mining and the Challenge of Transition” and moderated a panel discussion at the conference around Culture and Mindset Innovation. Participating in the panel were Neil Clegg, Vice President of VIR Electric Inc; […]

By: Paul Chivers Blast prediction is tricky business. The variables are many and there are always unknowns. Achieving ideal fragmentation is critical to controlling costs for many operations. BlastCast, a blast fragmentation prediction module recently introduced as a free enhancement to WipWare’s regarded WipFrag software, is another tool to help clients resolve fragmentation issues. Blast […]

By: Paul Chivers Photoanalysis system data can be used for process control or to track relative changes without calibration. However, if your goal is to replace manual sieving then calibration is required. The calibration procedure outlined below is taken from the Calibration Document which is available to photoanalysis system users after logging into the Customer […]