In our line of business, as engineers who provide switching components, we're generally focussed on our small portion of a larger electrical system. Often, we have no idea what the larger system is or what it's for, so it's always interesting to learn where Perfect Switch components go once they leave our facility.
We recently learned that a long-term customer that provides support to the oil and gas industry in Canada is also involved in the mining industry. One of their laudable goals is to rid the underground mining industry of diesel vehicles in lieu of battery electric equipment in order to improve health and safety, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and decrease operating costs by reducing below ground ventilation infrastructure like shafts and equipment.
To that end, Goldcorp Borden Lake, Maclean Engineering, and Medatech collaborated on an initial project to electrify a motor grader for mining use.
Perfect Switch devices were programmed to suit the customer's needs and now play a small part in a large and forward-thinking project to better the mining industry.
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