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MineMaster SB: Improving the mining industry

Written by Pierlite | Mar 19, '23

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For over 70 years, Pierlite has been a leading brand in industrial lighting solutions. With the latest innovative lighting technologies, we have played a significant part in ensuring safety and efficiency in all types of industrial and commercial settings. 

As the world continues to change, we must continue to find new and innovative ways to keep people safe and happy in their workplaces. That is why we design and create original products in our own engineering and product development facility, Australia’s only state-of-the-art Innovation Centre. For years, Pierlite have been working hard to make some of Australia’s most dangerous jobs safer through high-quality products. 

Did you know? Over the past decade, new technologies have made the mining industry safer, with a reduction in injury, fatality, and work-related disease rates. But it still has a long way to go. Source: Safe Work Australia.

 

At Pierlite, we care deeply about helping reduce the incident rate of the mining industry. As a result, we put significant effort into making the best possible products for the sector to rely on. One such product includes the revolutionary MineMaster SB.

 

Introducing the MineMaster SB

The MineMaster SB is a one-of-a-kind industrial luminaire that provides high-level innovation, safety, and efficiency.

The MineMaster SB can be used as industrial conveyor lighting, as well as an area light for mines, correctional facilities, and regional areas in general where they need a high impact rated lighting system. With its Ingress Protection IP66 and high impact rating, these luminaires are protected against large amounts of dust and rocks that might come off conveyor belts.

Pierlite’s custom in-house design facility has created housing for this luminaire that can last 20 to 30 years. The fitting was designed to maximise productivity and reduce ongoing maintenance costs. We are always trying to develop the product for the market and work with the market to achieve this. The MineMaster SB was made purposefully to ensure that in any industrial setting, it can help enhance workflow, efficiency, and safety. 

 

Bigger and better lighting solutions

The MineMaster SB comes with an array of unique and innovative features. To keep maintenance costs down, users have the ability to replace components within the fitting. There are two types of circuitries: emergency and non-emergency that can be easily interchanged and replaced. 

The optics are designed to allow for larger spacing between each luminaire while still providing ample light. This gives more efficient lighting as there is less overlap and, therefore, less wastage. The fitting has only a 0.1% upward light ratio. 

The MineMaster SB is extremely versatile. It comes with an array of mounting options and bracketry. It provides high-quality lighting for all applications with a range of colour temperatures to choose from. For example, the amber light is available for fog-prone areas and is turtle-friendly, while the green light is for eye wash bay stations. It also comes with bird-proof latches. The latch clips are secured with screws to prevent cockatoos from opening the latches. Pierlite has worked together with engineers and suppliers to get all these important details right.

 

Improve safety

For years, Pierlite has strived to provide innovative product design and supply with the aim of contributing to the reduction of fatality rates in mining. Our in-house testing and compliance team goes above and beyond to ensure the safety of installers and end users. 

Did you know? Despite improvements, with an average of nine workers dying each year, the mining industry still has the third-highest fatality rate of any industry. Source: Safe Work Australia. 

The MineMaster SB is specially designed to provide more light than traditional conveyor luminaires. Not to mention, the fitting has emergency self-testing and will automatically test itself every six months. 

 

Save time

The MineMaster SB was designed with innovative features to make installation as simple as possible. It has versatile mounting options, with spigot and surface mount accessories to be easily interchanged, as needed. 

It also makes ongoing maintenance easy with replaceable gear trays and lighting modules. The MineMaster SB was developed with the end user in mind, allowing them to save time on installation and maintenance.

 

Increase efficiency

This luminaire is supplied with Lumen Select technology. There are a series of dip switches inside the fitting, so users can get six different wattages out of one fitting. Whether the site needs singular or multiple lumen outputs, with the MineMaster SB, users only need one common fitting with one product to order across the site.  

The high lumen output option means users can space out the fittings more, so they need less of them to effectively light up a space. The lights are also LED so there is less maintenance cost and hassle.

The MineMaster SB is just one of the latest lighting technologies Pierlite has built as part of our huge portfolio of products helping the commercial, industrial, and health sectors. Under the expertise of our lighting consultants and engineers, Pierlite is proud to provide complete lighting solutions from design to delivery, the MineMaster SB being one of them. 

The MineMaster SB is an amazing new innovation. Working in the mines, this product is a must to ensure worker safety, project efficiency, and time saved. 

 

 

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