By A.J. Roan
Metal Tech News
Fiber-powered ears evolve mine monitoring
Silixa wins Queen's Award for fiber optic sensor technology Metal Tech News – May 5, 2021
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Silixa Ltd.
The Carina Sensing System is a cutting-edge optoelectronic interrogator with revolutionary sensing cables comprised of a new family of engineered cables called Constellation fibers, which are at least two orders of magnitude more sensitive than conventional fiberoptic cables.
Global fiber-optic solutions provider Silixa Ltd. is bringing its award-winning Carina Sensing System to the mining industry, using optical fiber cables as digital ears to listen for micro-seismic rumblings that could be tell-tale signs of problems long before they occur.
United Kingdom-based Silixa was founded in 2007 to develop and commercialize next-generation optical fiber sensors, and for...
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