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NORCAT announces technology partnerships

The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology ( NORCAT ) is partnering with four Sudbury-area companies to advance its vision of building the underground “mine of the future.
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Sudbury’s NORCAT is partnering with four Sudbury companies to expedite its vision of building a state-of-the-art mine.

The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) is partnering with four Sudbury-area companies to advance its vision of building the underground “mine of the future.”

Equipment World, Fuller Industrial, Spectrum Group, and K4 Integration will provide the NORCAT Underground Centre with state-of-the-art technology to not only advance the facility, but also to demonstrate leading innovation available to the global mining industry.

“The NORCAT Underground Centre is a unique facility,” NORCAT CEO Don Duval said in a news release. “We’re the only non-profit organization in the world that has an operating mine that provides both start-up tech ventures and multi-national companies the resources, expertise and equipment to enable them to design, test, and ultimately showcase new and innovative products in an operating mine environment.”

Fuller Industrial will provide the underground centre with best-in-class engineered piping for high compression air and water.

Spectrum Group will be providing NORCAT with state-of-the-art hand-held digital communications technology for the underground environment.

K4 Integration will provide the NORCAT Underground Centre with a unique digital tag-in / tag-out board to ensure all visitors, workers, trainees, and employees are tagging in and out while on the property.

The partnership with Equipment World Inc. will demonstrate unique opportunities for creating an efficient, safe, and modern shop, warehouse, and storage facility in a mining environment.