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What’s in a name? In the case of The Unlikely Innovators, there’s quite a lot, from insight into the purpose of the Sudbury-based podcast to a clue about the backgrounds of the hosts themselves.
Mike Commito, director of applied research and innovation at Cambrian College, and Steve Gravel, manager of Cambrian’s Centre for Smart Mining, launched the Unlikely Innovators earlier this month, with the goal of highlighting applied R&D and innovation in Sudbury and beyond, and with a particular focus on work being done at colleges.
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SHARE ON: MacLean BT3-BEV Boom Truck, emerging from a mine portal in Ontario. Workers in the test mine learning about the new research and how it can be applied to their various operations. Photos provided by MacLean Research and Training Facility.
Canada’s largest manufacturer of underground mining vehicles is partnering with Cambrian College to support skills and technology development.
Stella Holloway of MacLean Research and Training Facility in Sudbury says it is set to host the practical component of Cambrian’s Industrial Battery Electric Vehicle Maintenance Course.
She says Cambrian’s curriculum, developed in part with MacLean technical input, is designed for Heavy Duty technicians currently working in the mining sector.
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Known for providing a top-notch education in mining, Cambrian College is adding another feather to its cap.
On Oct. 30, 2020, the college made a presentation to the Greater Sudbury Development Corporation, seeking one-time funding of $250,000. On Tuesday, council voted in favour of providing that funding to the post-secondary school. It will enable the college to establish a laboratory for the study of battery-powered vehicles.
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The development corporation previously approved the funding; however, an agreement between the city and the organization states all requests exceeding $250,000 must be approved by council, as well as the economic development body.
MacLean, Cambrian College establish mining training and research partnership January 20, 2021
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MacLean Engineering, Canada’s largest manufacturer of underground mining vehicles, is partnering with Sudbury’s Cambrian College to support skills and technology development for the electric, automated, and digitalized mine of today and tomorrow.
The MacLean Research and Training Facility in Sudbury, Ont., is set to host the practical component of Cambrian’s Industrial Battery Electric Vehicle Maintenance course. Cambrian’s curriculum, developed in part with MacLean technical input, is designed for heavy duty technicians currently working in the mining sector.
In addition to delivering corporate training courses, Cambrian’s Centre for Smart Mining is also the only federally recognized Technology Access Centre specific to the mining technology sector, with funding to support technology developme