Automation and positioning specialist, Aptella, announces a distribution agreement with Torsa to supply and support advanced collision avoidance solutions for the mining and quarrying industries throughout Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.  

With a proven track-record in mine and quarry sites around the world, Torsa’s safety solutions are designed to perform at the highest standards to reduce risk and safeguard heavy machine operations.  

“Prioritising safety is the lead value at Aptella and of equal importance to any customer that works with heavy machinery,” says Martin Nix, Aptella CEO. “As we continue to seek the best innovation from around the world, we are excited to bring this advanced solution from Torsa to our local customers.”     

Torsa collaborates with peak industry bodies to remain at the forefront of regulation and safety standards, including the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and the Innovation for Cleaner Safer Vehicles (ICSV) program. The ICSV program brings together 27 of the world’s leading mining companies, machine and technology manufacturers, to accelerate heavy machinery development in a non-competitive forum.  

The collision avoidance system is certified to levels seven, eight and nine, enabling full intervention control of a machine if required. Torsa’s solution is configurable to each site and customer’s requirements, and suitable for all asset types including draglines, dozers, haul trucks, and light vehicles.  

“At Torsa, we believe in creating systems that can be used for all assets, on all sites, which is why we engaged at the Earth Moving Equipment Safety Round Table (EMESRT) and with the ICSV,” says Juan Raúl Santana, Torsa CEO.  

“With the ability to work across all makes, models and types of machinery, Aptella was a natural choice as our distribution partner in the region,” he added. “Our team looks forward to working together to enable advanced safety for Aptella’s customers.”  

With locations throughout all States and Territories of Australia, in Southeast Asia and New Zealand, Aptella supports the civil construction, building, mining and geospatial industries with world-leading technology solutions. Under the agreement, the company will offer full sales, deployment, training and technical support to customers.   

“Torsa’s collision avoidance system complements our safety portfolio and range of machine guidance and fleet management solutions for the mining sector,” adds Andrew Granger, Executive Manager of Mining at Aptella. “With a large network of technical and application specialists, we offer customers full support from a local team.”