MacLean Engineering presented Vale’s Manitoba Operations with a plaque commemorating the commissioning of the 400th Series 900 Scissor Bolter in a ceremony 3,600 feet below the surface in the T3/1D Mine in Thompson Jan. 22.
“We’re proud of the MacLean bolter legacy, and are constantly pushing ourselves to come up with the next game-changer in our industry,” said MacLean Engineering president Kevin MacLean in a press release. “Safety and productivity remain the operational drivers for mines around the world, so we feel we have much to offer up the global mining industry, based on our nearly half-century of manufacturing solutions for the underground environment.”
Originally developed in 1984, MacLean’s scissor bolter technology has become a staple in the Canadian hard rock mining industry, the company says, and is also increasingly exported to underground mining customers around the world. The machine’s mobile platform enables bolt and wire mesh installation by a single operator without sacrificing accuracy, speed, versatility or safety of the operator.
“Maclean Engineering is a company built on innovation partnerships and there’s no better example of this kind of collaboration for underground safety and productivity than the delivery of our 400th Series 900 Scissor Bolter to the Vale, Manitoba Operations – T3/1D Mine,” said MacLean engineering founder and chairman Don MacLean. “I want to thank Vale for believing in our manufacturing vision and product line over the years, and our employees for helping to build and sustain our unique approach to equipment manufacturing.”
