39 39 Page 38 allowing aboveground track ing and location of miners vehicles equip ment and anything that is moving within any mining operation in the world NORCA T provided Atlas Copco Ex ploration the environment to test new products combining the safety of a laboratory and the working condi tions of an operating mine said Mike Duf Atlas Copco s Global Research and Development Manager Boart Longyear s Global Products Division designs manufactu res and sells drilling equipment performance tooling downhole instrumentation and parts and services to a diverse mining customer base spanning a wide range of commodities including copper gold nickel zinc uranium and other metals and minerals Boart Longyear also hosts the Northern On tario T echnology Development Site at NORCA T the second of its kind in the world W e know that our presence will pay longlasting dividends to the mining industry not just in Northern On tario but throughout the world said Mike Ravella the Director of Geolog ical Data Services for Boart Longyear Our team of drilling and geological experts use the dynamic laboratory to develop and test Boart Longyear drilling technology on both surface and under ground MacLean Engineering located in Collingwood Ontario is a leader and innovator in heavy equipment devel opment and manufacturing for under ground mining The company sup ports customers in 23 countri es on six continents MacLean Engineering has worked with NORCA T for more than six years and has utilized the Under ground Centre to test its products in a real and functional mine environment The team at the NORCA T Innova tion Mill has been amazing to work with They have been extreme ly help ful in making sure everything is or ga nized and all of our training require ments were taken care of said Steve Denomme MacLean Engineering s Product Manager Maestro Mine V entilation a Sudbury based company provides vital venti lation services to the mining industry Maestro has developed leadingedge intellectual property and new products at an astounding pace that solve many of mining s ventilation problem s NORCA T Under ground Centre was a perfect setting for Maestro V entilation to install and showcase its efective and efcient ventilation monitoring system to mining customer prospects from around the world The partnership Maestro has devel oped with the NORCA T Innovation Mill is predicated almost entirely on the leadership NORCA T has brought to this sector acknowledged Mi chael Gribbons V icePresi dent of Marketing and Sales W e see the hard work NORCA T does to foster and promote technol ogy innovation and entrepreneurship and we have been proud to support and be part of the NORCA T portfolio as it moves Sudbury into the future Gribbons said HardLine has been developing Contd from pg 36 adapting and creating new and inno vative products that save lives while increasing efciency in mining and other industries Headquartered in Sudbury with loca tions in Chile and Peru HardLine is making mines safer efcient and more productive The NORCA T Un der ground Centre provides an envi ronment where new ideas technolo gies and innovation can be developed tested and demonstrated in an operat ing mine environment W ithout the NORCA T Under ground Centre with the technology we are currently devel oping wed have a lot of trouble doing it explain ed W al ter Siggelkow founder and CEO of HardLine Our competitors are big players in the global mining market They have acce ss to mines around the world Small entrepreneurs in North ern Ontario don t have that luxury Y ou can t do a demonstration in an ac tive mine anymore and after you build something you need to showcase it to sell it NORCA T allows that NORCA T has worked closely with various government ministr ies and corporations to assess review and make recommendations related to health and safety policies procedures and regulations Undergr ound Centr e tests pr oducts in a r eal and functional mine envir onment Page 38 Page 39 P h 705 6980441 Email donx glo ca w w w x glo ca