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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

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 … Read more

‘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

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 “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

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

Down-the-hole (DTH) water-hammer drilling (also known as ‘Wassara drilling’) is used in sensitive drilling situations. One challenge with this kind of drilling has always been fluctuating pressure and flowrate. That’s why we created WaterBox™ – for greater precision.  The MEDATech Borterra WaterBox is a self-contained diesel- or electric-powered unit that pumps water at the exact … Read more

With approximately 5,000 embankment dams over 40 years of age, utilities and local governments in the eastern United States have their work cut out for them. There are many methods of stabilizing dams that are leaking. One of these involved the consolidation of the bedrock upon which the dam is situated as well as the … Read more

A dynamic team From Rob’s house, MEDATech moved to a tiny unit on Hurontario Street next to where the Wild Stand is today. From there, we hopped over to 25 Sanford Fleming, where we partitioned off and occupied a quarter of the building. By the time we moved to 35 Sanford Fleming in 2009, MEDATech … Read more

HV PDUs for heavy-duty battery-electric vehicles As you might imagine, every electric vehicle comes with a panel that handles power distribution. Current from the battery is distributed through fuses to all of the high-voltage loads—traction drive, power steering and brake resistors, for example.  Building HV PDU panels for OEMs When our customers want a panel … Read more