Design, Build, Deliver
The full range of heavy-equipment engineering services
MEDATech Engineering designs, builds and delivers customized heavy-duty mobile equipment. Approximately half of our business centres on Engineering Services, from project consulting to equipment design and development, controls system development, telematics and robotics. Whether you need a solid design or a finished piece of equipment, MEDATech is well-known for its ability to design, build and deliver in-house.
Engineering consulting
Many great solutions begin with the question ‘What if?’. MEDATech has a long history of answering that question through consulting and feasibility studies.
Whether your ‘what if’ centres on energy and process management, fleet improvements or productivity metrics, we can help you to get the answer you need to move in the right direction. Read about our Vehicle & Fleet Electrification Feasibility Studies, or find out more about our broader Engineering Consulting & Feasibility capabilities.
Equipment design & development
When it comes to designing and building an entire vehicle, you need a high level of coherence across systems in development. That can only be achieved if the entire vehicle is built by one team, which is what we do at MEDATech every day. Most design firms will outsource discreet parts of the build, but from what we’ve seen that’s a recipe for a machine that is never quite right.
Building a complete machine that works the way you want it to takes deep expertise across mechanical, fluid, electrical and control systems. We combine this knowhow with advanced technologies and best practices. We build a lot of control-systems and other software, develop vehicle telematics capabilities, and always meet or exceed safety regulations. Find out more about our equipment design & development capabilities.
Controls system development
MEDATech undertakes a broad range of control system design and development, including CanBus, GPS, Automation, PLC, GUI development and much more. Because we design for our clients’ express needs, we are able to develop industry-leading systems and upgrade existing systems.
Robotics & material handling
MEDATech has developed a range of automated systems and machines to help with tasks such as moving and stacking objects, inserting and extracting rod and casing on drill rigs (RodBot™), and handling spent nuclear fuel containers. We use automation and robotics to save clients time, increase safety, and reduce human error. Find out more.
News
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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…
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Welcome, André!
André Basilio Vela comes to MEDATech from Resemin, a major mining-equipment manufacturer (and MEDATech customer) based in Lima, Peru. He and his wife Heydee Gonzales, also an engineer, are enjoying their new life in Canada…although they have not yet experienced winter! At Resemin, André was Head of Research and Development. Previous roles at the company…
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Major Drilling joins forces with MEDATech on 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…
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How Do You Know You’re 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…
Projects
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Accelerating net-zero mining with ABB & AWS
MEDATech, together with ABB and Amazon Web Services, has developed a proof-of-concept for digitally-integrated battery-electric mining operations. The solution includes our all-electric haul truck and brand-agnostic vehicle-level telematics systems, together with the ABB Ability Operations Management System (OMS) and AWS’ Internet of Things (IoT). It’s just what the industry needs to move quickly towards net-zero…
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Automated, remote data analysis for any machine
MEDATech takes telematics to the next level As you may know, telematics is the technology of sending, receiving and storing information using telecommunication devices to interface with remote objects. It’s a high-value part of the Internet of Things (IoT), the rapidly growing network of physical objects—from smart appliances to industrial inventory systems—that can transmit and…
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New pilot ultra-fast charging for mining BEVs has arrived
When MEDATech and ABB decided to partner on an ultra-fast charge solution pilot for underground and surface battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), they were addressing a big worry in the mining industry: that BEVs couldn’t keep up the same work schedule as diesel machines. The new prototype ultra-fast charging solution for heavy-duty applications changes all that: BEVs…
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The Mine Electrification Transition Has Begun
Together with ABB Power System & Charging Solutions and others, MEDATech is paving the way to wholesale mine electrification, from all-electric BEVs with double the torque of their diesel counterparts, to ultra-fast charging. Read the full International Mining article.