MEDATech’s Control System design and development provide a broad range of capabilities, including CanBus, GPS, Automation, PLC, GUI development and much more.
This core competency allows MEDATech develop world class systems – resulting in rapid and effective development. We posses the ability to develop complete, partial or upgraded systems, with a proven track record in delivering effective designs.
RELATED PROJECTS
Transforming a Diesel Drill Rig into a Battery-Electric/Diesel Hybrid
Customer: Watson Hopper – USA About The Project Delta, Colorado-based Watson Hopper has been building, servicing and upgrading oilfield workover rigs since 1943. The rigs are an essential part of ensuring that oil extraction in the remains efficient. The next evolution in Watson Hopper’s offering was to move to more powerful, more precise, quieter, and less … Read more
Battery-Electric Jumbo: Prototype & Validation
Customer: RESEMIN – Peru About The Project Peru-based RESEMIN sells underground mining drilling equipment around the globe, specializing in narrow vein mining machines. With an eye to the future, the team at RESEMIN determined to begin electrifying their equipment lineup, starting with a battery-electric (BEV) version of their popular Troidon 55 XP jumbo. RESEMIN chose … Read more
INNOVATION UPDATE
As an engineering, consulting and strategic manufacturing company in the heavy mobile equipment space, we are committed to solving the puzzles our customers bring to us. Tackling equipment and software challenges is fundamental to the success of our engineered designs and our business. The applied heavy mobile equipment innovation we are able to deliver rests on … Read more
Battlefield-Ready Motor Grader Feasibility
Customer: Volvo Road Machinery About The ProjectVolvo Road Machinery in Goderich, Ontario engaged the MEDATech team to determine whether its G930 motor grader could be transformed into a theatre-ready vehicle for a U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command (TACOM) tender. Competing against much larger incumbents, Volvo needed a clear, costed picture of what compliance would … Read more
MEDATECH, ELECTRIFED MOTORS TEAM UP
MEDATECH, ELECTRIFED MOTORS TEAM UP TO PROVIDE EV DRIVETRAIN POWER OPTIONALITY TO OFF-HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS & END-USERS Companies combine electrification expertise to broaden AltDrive product line offering with addition of market-leading electric motor technology COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO, CANADA – July 28, 2025 – Today, heavy mobile equipment EV drivetrain specialists MEDATech Engineering announced a strategic collaboration with … Read more
A Groundbreaking ITH-Raise Drill
How many types of drill rigs are required for underground mining? Until recently, the answer was ‘many’. But a new ITH-raise drill from MEDATech Borterra promises to change that. The Borterra RaisePro-48T is a multi-purpose ITH-Raise Drill that sets a new standard in efficiency, versatility and innovation. The track-mounted In-The-Hole (ITH) drill is capable of … Read more
Major Drilling and the RodBot™ Robotic Rod Handler
‘Better workplace safety’ has gradually become the mantra of businesses around the world and safety istop of mind for Major Drilling, one of the world’s largest drilling services companies primarily serving themining industry. “Rod handling is the part of drilling historically most prone to accidents,” observes Marc Landry, VPTechnology & Logistics. “Major Drilling is committed … Read more
Choosing The Right Electric Vehicle?
The science behind EV fleet planning Industrial battery-electric vehicles work as hard or harder than diesel versions, with clear environmental and health benefits. You want financial benefits too, but how can you be sure you’re making the right choices? Is your chosen vehicle really suitable for the work? Can it capture all the battery regeneration … Read more
Don MacLean: the passing of a legend
Don “Ducky” MacLean made ‘MacLean Engineering’ a name brand in the mining industry, worldwide. Unfortunately for all of us, we lost Don last Thursday. Over 50 years ago, Ducky had a vision: to make underground equipment for mining that would provide a safer environment for miners. Through Don’s capability to innovate, MacLean made mining safer. … Read more
Battery-electric Kits Hit the Market
Building an industrial battery-electric vehicle (BEV) just got a whole lot easier. MEDATech AltDrive isnow offering complete BEV powertrains kits that fit existing engine compartments. They come in 140kW, 360 kW and 720 kW sizes, suitable for machines as small as a backhoe and as large as a mining haultruck. These kits are fully customizable … Read more