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Opticom Tech’s thermal cameras were featured in Canadian Mining Journal in an editorial called, “Thermal video monitoring is essential for modern mining operations.”
Here’s an excerpt:
In the mining industry, there is an unspoken truth that every operator knows: downtime is expensive — sometimes catastrophically so. When a haul truck sits idle, when a conveyor belt grinds to a halt, or when a crusher unexpectedly stops mid-shift, the ripple effects spread across production, safety, and profitability.
Many of these stoppages are not caused by dramatic, unforeseeable failures. They start as small, subtle issues: unexpected excess heat, a bearing beginning to wear down, an electrical connection that is a little too warm, or a motor running hotter than normal. In the harsh, high-demand environment of mining operations, these early signs often go unnoticed until they erupt into full-blown equipment failure.
