BRISBANE, Australia, March 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Datamine, a trusted leader in mining software solutions, is proud to announce a major evolution of MineScape 2026, one of its leading software solutions. MineScape 2026 brings Digital Twin capability, Rapid design automation, Advanced scheduling, and an AI-enabled assistant into one connected experience expanding the MineScape ecosystem beyond design into an execution-ready mine planning and simulation environment.
MineScape is an integrated mining suite purpose-built for coal and stratigraphic deposits. It combines geological modelling, mine design for both surface and underground operations, tactical and long-range scheduling, and drone surveying within a single platform. By unifying these workflows, it increases productivity, minimizes unplanned work, and enables faster, more accurate decision-making while lowering operational costs.
Digital Twin Operational Intelligence
The Digital Twin establishes a dynamic, continuously updated digital replica of the mining operation, integrating real-time operational data, planning models, and predictive scenarios into a unified decision environment.
By enabling simulation before execution, teams can test strategies, evaluate outcomes, and quantify risk before committing resources in the field. This capability allows operations to anticipate disruptions, optimize plans, and validate decisions in advance. The result is safer operations, improved productivity, reduced operational uncertainty, and stronger confidence in every decision that drives the mine.
AI now Integrated
AI is built directly into MineScape, and it enables natural language interaction and context-aware guidance during a session, allowing users to quickly access knowledge and verify answers through linked source material.
MineScape AI combines four capabilities: a Smart Chat Assistant, File Analyzer, Command Executor, and MPL Expert that can generate, interpret, and explain MineScape Process Logic (MPL) code. These tools accelerate problem solving, improve automation, and help users understand and apply workflows more effectively.
Built-in safeguards detect and block personally identifiable information (PII), and Datamine agreements ensure customer data is never used to train AI models.
Scheduling and Rapid Design
The Tactical Scheduler introduces a powerful optimization solver designed to address complex operational decision problems, while Minemax Scheduler integration enables advanced long-range scheduling directly within MineScape for seamless strategic planning.
On the design side, Rapid Pit, Rapid Ramps, Rapid Dumps, and Rapid Drive dramatically accelerate mine layout development through automated, high-efficiency design tools. These capabilities enable faster, more accurate planning while enforcing geotechnical and operational constraints—ensuring designs to flow directly into downstream scheduling and simulation workflows without rework.
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MineScape 2026: Powered by Digital Twin and AI
The company will show the hybrid system for the Australian and New Zealand market, plus two software tools for homeowners and installers, at Booth HH135 on 28 and 29 October.
MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- FranklinWH, a global leader in whole-home energy management and battery storage, will unveil a multi-phase hybrid battery system for the Australian and New Zealand markets at All Energy Australia 2026. It will also preview two software tools, Energy Optimiser for FranklinWH App users and the Connect Portal for installers.
Taking place Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October 2026 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC). At Booth HH135, FranklinWH will showcase its multi-phase hybrid home energy system and software tools.
Multi-phase hybrid system
The multi-phase hybrid system connects battery storage directly to the solar panels, which simplifies installation and reduces wiring.
Homeowners may select a streamlined setup with a built-in aPower controller for essential energy management, or add an external FranklinWH aGate controller for greater flexibility. The aGate supports additional solar, generators, vehicle-to-load (V2L) and Smart Circuits, which manage individual household loads.
"Our hybrid system connects the battery straight to the solar panels, so there is less wiring to run, and it pulls apart to fit through tight spaces. At All Energy we're looking forward to showing installers the multi-phase design that will enable more Australian households to achieve energy freedom," said Ke Bi, global CEO at FranklinWH.
Both setups support single, split and three-phase grids, so the hybrid system suits properties from urban homes to larger properties with heavy loads.
Software
Alongside the hardware, FranklinWH will preview two software tools. One aims to help households get more value from their batteries, and the other aims to reduce installation time for installers.
Energy Optimiser
Traditional home energy management systems rely on fixed time-of-use (TOU) schedules that charge and discharge batteries during preset windows and offset grid electricity only at peak hours. Static schedules fall short when a household's usage and the weather depart from the tariff timetable. Energy Optimiser replaces fixed routines with predictive decisions.
By analysing real-time tariffs, solar forecasting, consumption habits and the battery's state of charge, it adjusts when the battery charges and discharges, directing stored energy to any period of high value rather than a single peak window.
Connect Portal
Connect Portal is an online platform for FranklinWH's installer partners. It automates qualification reviews to speed up approvals, lets installers manage team members, training and certifications in one place, and connects certified installers with qualified homeowner leads.
"A fixed schedule treats every day the same, and no two days are the same, so Energy Optimiser reads the tariff, the solar forecast and how a household actually uses power, then adjusts the battery to match. The Connect Portal handles qualification reviews, training and certifications, and it puts certified installers in touch with qualified homeowner leads," said Ke Bi.
Visitors to Booth HH135 can see live demonstrations of the hybrid system and previews of both software tools.
About FranklinWH
FranklinWH designs and manufactures whole-home energy management and battery storage systems that integrate solar, battery, generator and grid power. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with an Australian office in Macquarie Park, Sydney, FranklinWH develops hardware and software solutions that help homeowners manage energy use, increase energy independence and maintain backup power. The company continues to expand its product offerings and installer network across Australia and New Zealand.
For more information, visit www.franklinwh.com.
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FranklinWH to debut multi-phase hybrid battery system and new software technology at All Energy Australia 2026
