Lighting the Way: Modern Electrical Solutions for Canada’s Mines

Are you an electrician working for a mining company? Then you—and your employer—might want to ensure that your mine’s electrical solutions are up to date. 

If your mine isn’t staying ahead of the electrical curve, you may be hindering your team’s efficiency and productivity; and you risk being outperformed by competitors. But most importantly, you may not be maximizing your team’s safety. 

Here are some ways to help bring your mine’s electrical system up to speed.  

Mining Solutions from our Supplier Partners

Power Distribution for Motor Control Systems

You’ll need a specialized solution, and automation systems are the way to go. But the question is: motor control panels (MCPs) or motor control centres (MCCs)? Which one’s better for your mine site? 

Both MCPs and MCCs offer efficient control systems for industrial motors, conveyors, fans, and pumps. Which you choose will depend on the size and scope of your project. Get in touch with our team of experts to help you make the right call.

Hazardous-Location Lighting Solutions

Lighting is integral to your team’s safety, productivity, and efficiency. By selecting products from our reputable brands, such as ABB Electrification, you can explore a wide variety of industrial-use and explosion-proof lighting solutions, like ABB’s HazLux line. 

Whether you need area, flood, linear, or emergency lighting for demanding indoor or outdoor applications, the HazLux line is an outstanding choice for mines of all sizes. Check out this case study to see how the HazLux line can improve safety in hazardous settings.

Protection Relays

If your goal is to improve connectivity throughout your site, while also prioritizing sustainability and safety, look no further than Littelfuse. Choose from a wide range of Littelfuse industrial solutions such as fuses, fuse holders, timers, and surge protection devices. Browse their collection of ground-fault relays, arc-flash relays, motor and pump protection and more.

More Mining Industry Electrical Solutions

Wondering about other solutions to improve your site’s safety and efficiency? Here are some other products you might be interested in:

• Eaton Crouse-Hinds’s 20A explosion-proof 125 VAC: This industrial ground-fault circuit interrupter keeps your project running safely by blocking power in the event of a ground-fault interruption.
• Eaton Crouse-Hinds industrial lighting solutions: Choose from a wide variety of light patterns, lamp types, wattages, voltages, and mounting arrangements for floodlights, downlights, and linear and targeted lighting applications.
• Siemens conveyor belt scales: Keep your mining operation efficient by ensuring continuous in-line weighing of bulk solids.
• ABB’s ExpressTray cable management systems: Keep your conduit and cables safe and organized with these basket trays.
• Gripple Canada’s wire joining and tensioning systems: Support your suspension and bracing needs.

Customized Electrical Design and Engineering

Panel Modifications

Custom panel modification services can greatly simplify your enclosure-building and buying experience. (And did you know that E.B. Horsman is the only Rittal-certified modification centre in Western Canada?)

With the Rittal Perforex machine, leave the enclosure measuring, cutting, and drilling to us, customizing enclosures with holes, doors, sidewalls, and more—taking us minutes to perform tasks that would take hours to perform manually. 

Reliable Power Distribution

Dependable power is crucial for any mine site. If you’re looking for a medium-voltage solution, Siemens offers a wide range of products for industrial use, including switchgear, transformers, protection and control devices, and advanced distribution automation solutions.

If you’re looking for more information on this topic, our Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) Systems Guide provides an in-depth overview of maintaining battery backup power supply to ensure your equipment continues operating during a blackout or power failure. 

Comprehensive Support and Technical Expertise

Need to integrate modern data communications solutions into your mining project? Our Datacom Division can help with the following products, and more:

• Vertiv UPS systems: Improve your uptime with Vertiv’s Liebert line of UPS systems for your backup power supply needs.
• Opticom Technologies CC02 industrial camera system: Meet the rugged environmental demands of heavy industrial applications with this camera system. The virtually indestructible titanium alloy housing shields camera components from dust, moisture, vibration, and extreme temperatures.

Let’s Bring Your Mine Up to Speed

From lighting and electrical design to procurement and implementation, we can support your mine’s electrical needs from start to finish. Get in touch to start modernizing your mine today!