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Mining & Resources

Hazardous-area rated switchgear for surface and underground operations.

Overview

Mine sites punish electrical equipment. Vibration, dust, salt, cyclic temperature, and 12,000-hour duty cycles are normal. Our switchboards for mining are corrosion-protected, gasketed to IP66, and built around components rated for the duty — not catalogue minimums.

01 · Industry

Built for the Pilbara

We've shipped switchboards into iron-ore, lithium, copper and gold operations from the Pilbara to north Queensland. Every project starts with site environmental data — ambient highs, salt index, dust loading, vibration spectra — and that data drives the build. Cookie-cutter doesn't survive a mine site.

02 · Industry

Conveyor and process MCC expertise

Conveyor MCCs need brake control, soft-start coordination, belt-rip protection and slip detection wired clean and accessible. We build to the major haulage OEM standards and integrate with site DCS (Citect, Wonderware, FactoryTalk) on Profibus, Modbus TCP or EtherNet/IP.

What we deliver

Built to spec, every line.

  • 01
    IP66 stainless and powder-coated enclosures
  • 02
    Ex e / Ex d certified compartments on request
  • 03
    Vibration-tested terminations (IEC 60068-2-6)
  • 04
    Conveyor and process MCCs up to 4,000 A
  • 05
    Mobile substation and trailer-mounted boards
  • 06
    Skid-built process packages
Technical specification
Enclosure
316L stainless / marine powder-coat
IP rating
IP66 standard
Temperature
−10°C → +55°C ambient
Vibration
IEC 60068-2-6 verified
Standards
AS/NZS 61439AS/NZS 60079 (Ex)AS 1755 (conveyor safety)
Featured project

5-section process MCC — Iron ore beneficiation plant

Pilbara, WA — Stainless IP66 MCC with 18 VSDs to 250 kW, Profibus-DP to plant DCS, vibration-rated for crusher proximity.

FAQ

Mining & Resources — questions answered

Straight answers from our engineering team. Ask us directly →

Yes. We build to the major iron-ore operator electrical standards regularly and maintain the relevant approved vendor relationships. Project-specific clauses are reviewed at design freeze.

Yes — we deliver IECEx-certified Ex e and Ex d compartments and complete junction boxes. Full hazardous-area certification trail with each unit.

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