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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 emissions goals.

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

How to choose the best industrial lithium battery I recently returned from a large equipment Expo. My goal there was to understand the state of the heavy equipment industry with respect to adapting EV (electric vehicle) technology. There were several machines on display billed as either “Hybrid” or “Electric” but what really caught my attention was … Read more

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.

‘Decarbonize’ is a great word, no matter how you spell it. Read the full International Mining article on our plans to “decarbonise mining operations through charging solutions and optimised electric drive systems in battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for heavy-duty applications.” Read the full International Mining article

After four years of development, MEDATech’s Electric Vehicle Fleet Optimization Software (EV-FOS) launched at MINExpo 2021. Built in MATLAB in collaboration with McMaster University’s Bauman Lab for Electrified Powertrain Research, our software delivers mine ROI metrics of many kinds, including dollars per tonne. Read the full International Mining article

AltDrive  Rail Locomotive When Fred Stanford, former President & CEO of Torex Gold Resources first imagined a more efficient way to mine ore, he foresaw a return to rail. The culmination of this thought, over 30 years later, is the Muckahi System engineered by MEDATech in close collaboration with Stanford.  Muckahi is a monorail mining … Read more

We’re not the only ones who like the new WS6000 hybrid sonic / DTH water hammer drill rig, a world first. The rig combines robotic rod handling for increased safety and speed, remote access to drill data, and switching between drilling methods with the push of a button. The rig, ordered by Southern Company, is … Read more

Canadian Mining Journal just published BEVs emerge from underground, a feature article detailing the development of our fast charge-ready 24-tonne Western Star 4900XD for open-pit mining.