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Sudbury, ON. Canada – December 14, 2021, Maestro Digital Mine is celebrating its 10th year anniversary providing digital IIoT ventilation monitoring and control products as well as “last mile” communication networks for the underground mining sector.

The Sudbury-based company began in 2011 focusing on making the complex simple. Maestro’s vision from the start has been to change the way that underground mines measure, control and communicate by stripping out complexity utilizing IIoT solutions to provide more time at the face and driving down capital, operating expenses, and improving worker safety.

The company has assisted clients in reducing GHG emissions through energy savings yielded from directing the ventilation air to the required areas, and reducing it in areas without miners or equipment in use. “This can reduce ventilation demand by 20-50%,” said Michael Gribbons, president, CEO and co-founder of Maestro Digital Mine.

Maestro believes in “disruption by elimination”, developing mine hardened multi-variable measurement devices that reduce infrastructure costs and eliminate complex PLCs, wiring and engineering services, among other things.

The status quo disruptor was recently awarded the Company of the Year Bell Excellence Award for its continuous growth, excellence, and success in the underground mining sector. “We have a great team, and I think this is a great recognition for them,” said David Ballantyne, COO of Maestro.

Maestro has made the difficult task of optimally ventilating underground mines easier by providing smart IIoT devices that can be integrated with any third-party platform. Their air quality stations Vigilante AQS™ have now been making an impact underground for a decade.

Maestro’s dramatic growth is the direct result of their dedication and attention to customer service and quality. They continuously work to have a team of experts who strive for excellence and to stay relevant to the industry’s needs. Kathy Heimbecker, Production Manager, states that “being at Maestro means to be challenged every day, which drives to learning. Also, the dynamics at Maestro are unique... it is a multigenerational company. The ages of the Maestro team range from around 20 to 70 years old, so there is always something to learn.”

For Jacob Lachapelle, Global Sales Manager, challenge, autonomy and variety are key aspects of working at Maestro. “Doing what I do at Maestro gives me purpose and fulfillment. I aim to bridge technical knowledge and experience of underground mining instrumentation and automation with sales and marketing. Breaking into new markets all over the world and working with distributors are key to why I love what I do".

Nataly Argüello, Marketing Manager, states that at her role she is able to bring national and global brand awareness to the company as the essential digital technology provider and enabler for operating mines. “Being in a company with a team of different backgrounds has helped me grow my international business experience and interact with mining delegations from all over the world, helping strengthen the relationships within the mining industry”.

Maestro Digital Mine has a brand promise, “We leave no one stranded”. This promise is core to their values and drives them to provide excellent real time customer service. Working in partnership with mining companies and key suppliers, and developing agnostic digital solutions to real-time challenges, their digital solutions are recognized in over 38 countries and deployed globally in 150+ mines. 

About Maestro Digital Mine

Maestro Digital Mine manufactures Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) measurement and control instrumentation for the optimization of underground mine ventilation and underground digital networks for last mile communication. Maestro products are made exclusively for the underground mine automation, IT, and ventilation sectors, delivering energy savings and productivity improvements while meeting the highest health and safety standards. Learn more about Maestro’s digital solutions at www.maestrodigitalmine.com.

Maestro Contact:

Nataly Argüello
Marketing Manager
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Office: 1-705-805-6918 x 218

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Media Coverage: 

Underground mine innovator Maestro Digital Mine celebrates its 10th year anniversary
Northern Ontario Business

SUDBURY – Dec. 14, 2021: Maestro Digital Mine is celebrating its 10th year anniversary providing digital IIoT ventilation monitoring and control products as well as “last mile” communication networks for the underground mining sector. The Sudbury-based company began in 2011 focusing on making the complex simple. Maestro’s vision from the start has been to change the way that underground mines measure, control and communicate by stripping out complexity utilizing IIoT solutions to provide more time at the face and driving down capital, operating expenses, and improving worker safety. Read more here.

Underground mine innovator Maestro Digital Mine celebrates its 10th year anniversary
Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal

SUDBURY – Dec. 14, 2021: Maestro Digital Mine is celebrating its 10th year anniversary providing digital IIoT ventilation monitoring and control products as well as “last mile” communication networks for the underground mining sector. The Sudbury-based company began in 2011 focusing on making the complex simple. Maestro’s vision from the start has been to change the way that underground mines measure, control and communicate by stripping out complexity utilizing IIoT solutions to provide more time at the face and driving down capital, operating expenses, and improving worker safety. Read more here.

Underground Mine Innovator Maestro Digital Mine Celebrates its 10th Year Anniversary.
Potash Works

Sudbury, ON. Canada – December 14, 2021, Maestro Digital Mine is celebrating its 10th year anniversary providing digital IIoT ventilation monitoring and control products as well as “last mile” communication networks for the underground mining sector. The Sudbury-based company began in 2011 focusing on making the complex simple. Maestro’s vision from the start has been to change the way that underground mines measure, control and communicate by stripping out complexity utilizing IIoT solutions to provide more time at the face and driving down capital, operating expenses, and improving worker safety. Read more here.

Maestro Digital celebrates 10 years of underground innovation
Canadian Mining Journal

Maestro Digital Mine is celebrating its 10-year anniversary providing digital IIoT (industrial internet of things) ventilation monitoring and control products as well as “last mile” communication networks for the underground mining sector. The Sudbury, Ont.-based company began in 2011 focusing on making the complex simple. Maestro’s vision from the start has been to change the way that underground mines measure, control and communicate by stripping out complexity utilizing IIoT solutions to provide more time at the face and driving down capital and operating expenses and improving worker safety. Read more here.

Underground Mine Innovator Maestro Digital Mine Celebrates its 10th Year Anniversary
Mine Connect

Maestro Digital Mine is celebrating its 10th year anniversary providing digital IIoT ventilation monitoring and control products as well as “last mile” communication networks for the underground mining sector. The Sudbury-based company began in 2011 focusing on making the complex simple. Maestro’s vision from the start has been to change the way that underground mines measure, control and communicate by stripping out complexity utilizing IIoT solutions to provide more time at the face and driving down capital, operating expenses, and improving worker safety. Read more here.

Maestro Digital Mine celebrates its 10-year anniversary
Global Mining Review

Maestro Digital Mine is celebrating its 10-year anniversary providing digital Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) ventilation monitoring and control products, as well as ‘last mile’ communication networks for the underground mining sector. The Sudbury-based company began in 2011 focusing on making the complex simple. Maestro’s vision from the start has been to change the way that underground mines measure, control and communicate by stripping out complexity utilising IIoT solutions to provide more time at the face and driving down capital, operating expenses, and improving worker safety. Read more here.

Underground Mine Innovator Maestro Digital Mine Celebrates its 10th Year Anniversary
MSTA Canada

Sudbury, On. Canada – December 14, 2021, Maestro Digital Mine is Celebrating its 10th Year Anniversary Providing Digital IIoT Ventilation Monitoring and Control Products as well as “Last Mile” Communication Networks for the Underground Mining Sector. The Sudbury-based company began in 2011 focusing on making the complex simple. Maestro’s vision from the start has been to change the way that underground mines measure, control and communicate by stripping out complexity utilizing IIoT solutions to provide more time at the face and driving down capital, operating expenses, and improving worker safety. Read more here.

Exyn and Maestro Digital Mine’s partnership highlights a continued effort to enhance worker safety in the mining industry

February 28th – Philadelphia, PA – Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, today announces a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specializing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAero™ and ExynPak™. This partnership highlights both companies' continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry.

Hazardous gasses underground are an invisible threat to mining teams, who often don't know they are in danger until it's too late. This gas buildup can be created through the exposed strata, blasting, daily "mucking" and even runaway battery fires on critical machinery. Traditionally, the gas levels are measured by the ventilation system at the return air raises or wearable sensors donned by miners. And while these innovations have saved countless lives, they don’t allow a manless inspection of the headings before re-entry or in emergency situations.

Now the ExynAero, a fully autonomous drone for exploring and mapping GPS-denied environments, equipped with Maestro’s IIoT gas sensor can be flown down drifts or into stopes to detect and localize any hazardous gasses without putting mining and survey teams in danger. Survey teams can easily add different gas sensors onto an ExynPak and mount it to the front of a truck or loader to capture the same gas sensor data while mapping drifts or moving ore, capturing critical data while not slowing down daily production.

“In the future, buying an autonomous robot will be similar to online car shopping. Pick your airframe, your preferred level of autonomy, and add in any sensors that fit your specific need,” says Nader Elm, Co-Founder and CEO of Exyn Technologies. "The capabilities of ExynAITM multi-sensor fusion move autonomous robots out of boutique one-to-one use cases and into much broader applications. We're very excited about our first integration with Maestro Digital Mine and look forward to continually improving worker safety below and above ground."

Powered by ExynAI's multi-sensor fusion capabilities, gas sensor readings are captured while the robot is in flight and displayed in real-time via a ruggedized tablet. These sensor readings are saved with precise coordinates in a high-fidelity point cloud that can be exported and examined in a variety of mining software.

With lives and money at risk, the sensor-equipped ExynAero is the next step in improving worker safety in the mining industry.

“Collaborating with a world leading autonomous drone manufacturer is another important step to living up to our core purpose of enhancing lives by the pursuit of productivity and safety excellence,” says Michael Gribbons, CEO and Co-Founder of Maestro Digital Mine. "This relationship will open up opportunities to both Exyn and Maestro to expand upon our current installations at over 170 mines in 38 countries globally using our patented edge based IIoT sensor technologies.”

Exyn has successfully commercialized industrial-grade multi-platform autonomy with major customers in mining, construction, and logistics.

About Exyn Technologies

Exyn Technologies is pioneering multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied environments. The company’s full-stack solution enables flexible deployment of single or multi-robots that can intelligently navigate and dynamically adapt to complex environments in real-time. For the first time, industries like mining, industrial inspection, and construction can benefit from a single, integrated solution to capture critical and time-sensitive data in a safer, more affordable, and more efficient way. Exyn is powered by a team of experts in autonomous systems, robotics, and industrial engineering, and has drawn talent from the University of Pennsylvania's world-renowned GRASP Laboratory. The company is VC-backed and privately held, with headquarters in Philadelphia. For more information, please visit www.exyn.com.

About Maestro Digital Mine

Maestro Digital Mine manufactures Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) measurement and control instrumentation for the optimization of underground mine ventilation and underground digital networks for last mile communication. Maestro products are made exclusively for the underground mine automation, IT, and ventilation sectors, delivering energy savings and productivity improvements while meeting the highest health and safety standards. Learn more about Maestro’s digital solutions at www.maestrodigitalmine.com.

Maestro Contact:

Nataly Argüello
Marketing Manager
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Office: 1-705-805-6918, x 218

See Press Release on Exyn’s website here.

Media Coverage: 

Drones are new canaries in the mine
Metal Tech News

Maestro Digital Mine, which specializes in industrial internet of things (IIoT) devices that make mines safer and more productive, and Exyn Technologies, a pioneer of aerial drones capable of autonomously navigating complex underground environments, have teamed up to create the 21st century equivalent of a canary in the mine – an ExynAero drone equipped with critical gas sensors manufactured by Maestro. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies Partners with Maestro Digital Mine to Expand ExynAI’s Multi-Sensing Capabilities
Mine Connect

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, today announces a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specializing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAero™ and ExynPak™. This partnership highlights both companies’ continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies partners with Maestro to improve worker safety in mining
Canadian Mining Journal

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, today announces a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specializing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAero and ExynPak. This partnership highlights both companies' continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies partners with Maestro to improve worker safety in mining
Mining.com

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, announced Monday a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specializing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAero and ExynPak. This partnership highlights both companies’ continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies partners with Maestro Digital Mine
Global Mining Review

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, has announced a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specialising in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices, to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAeroTM and ExynPakTM. This partnership highlights both companies' continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies Partners with Maestro Digital Mine to Expand ExynAI’s Multi-Sensing Capabilities
MSTA Canada (Mining Suppliers Trade Association Canada)

February 28th — Philadelphia, PA — Exyn Technologies (https://www.exyn.com), a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, today announces a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specializing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAero™ and ExynPak™. This partnership highlights both companies’ continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies partners with Maestro Digital Mine to expand ExynAI's multi-sensing capabilities
Sudbury Mining Solution Journal

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Feb. 28: Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, today announces a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specializing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAero™ and ExynPak™. This partnership highlights both companies' continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies partners with Maestro to improve worker safety in mining
Markets Insider

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, announced Monday a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specializing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAero and ExynPak. This partnership highlights both companies’ continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies partners with Maestro to improve worker safety in mining
Market Trading Essentials

Now the ExynAero, a fully autonomous drone for exploring and mapping GPS-denied environments, equipped with Maestro’s IIoT gas sensor can be flown down drifts or into stopes to detect and localize any hazardous gasses without putting mining and survey teams in danger. Survey teams can easily add different gas sensors onto an ExynPak and mount it to the front of a truck or loader to capture the same gas sensor data while mapping drifts or moving ore, capturing critical data while not slowing down daily production. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies partners with Maestro to improve worker safety in mining
i-Mine

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, announced Monday a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specializing in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAero and ExynPak. This partnership highlights both companies’ continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry. Read more here.

News from SME 2022: Maestro, Exyn partner for worker safety
Miners News

Exyn Technologies announced this week that it has come together in partnership with Industrial Internet of Things (IIot) device group Maestro Digital Mine to boost safety and production with the use of the fully autonomous ExynAero drone. Specifically, according to the companies, the ExynAero can be utilized for exploring and mapping GPS-denied environments, and since it is equipped with Maestro’s IIoT gas sensor it has the capability for flights down drifts or into stopes to detect and localize hazardous gasses without putting personnel in danger. Read more here.

Exyn Technologies partners with Maestro Digital Mine
Mining Frontier

Exyn Technologies, a pioneer in multi-platform autonomy for complex, GPS-denied industrial environments, has announced a partnership with Maestro Digital Mine, a manufacturer specialising in Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices, to give mining teams up-to-the-minute information about worker safety underground by integrating critical gas sensors onto the ExynAeroTM and ExynPakTM. This partnership highlights both companies’ continued efforts to improve worker safety and productivity in the mining industry. Read more here.

Featured Article by Daniel Gleeson, Editor for International Mining (IM).

Driving out capital expenditure and standardising IIoT infrastructure have been the two key pillars propelling Maestro Digital Mine forward, and, 10 years after its formation, these two drivers are on show with its latest launches at the SME MineXchange Annual Conference & Expo in Salt Lake City.

Over the last decade, the company has become synonymous with improving underground mine ventilation safety as well as reducing blast re-entry times, with an offering that includes air quality stations, automated regulators, and “fail-safe” LED displays. Yet, Maestro’s core is IIoT devices and last mile digital networks for underground mines.

Michael Gribbons, CEO and Co-founder for Maestro, says the company’s production of “IIoT solutions” pre-dates the popular use of this acronym, with its big launch in Salt Lake City set to take Maestro into new “edge-based” territory that will allow it to cope with multiple communication protocols or artificial intelligence-led process miners look to leverage over the next decade.

He explained to IM: “We have re-envisioned and redesigned both our hardware, embedded firmware and external software to allow greater flexibility and capabilities for today and the future; the platform, if you will.”

This current hardware platform has, among other things, underpinned the success of its Vigilante AQS™, which was created to solve applications for mine ventilation monitoring and control.

Looking past the fixed automation infrastructure Maestro has made its name on, the company is now embedding its expertise into more mobile solutions that the industry has been taking a liking to, namely drones and unmanned robots.

Also featured on the Maestro stand – and the Exyn Technologies stand – at the event is an aerial drone with a Maestro gas monitoring IIoT device fitted on it.

Read the complete article in the IM website here.

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To read Michael Gribbons’ interview with Global Business Reports on page 83, click here.

For the full virtual Global Business Report, click here.

Spotlight article for the business section of Northern Ontario Business news.

 Company donates new mining tech for educational purposes

As part of the interactive installation now in full operation at Dynamic Earth, Maestro Digital Mine has donated and installed a digital underground communication network, air quality stations and digital displays that will help educate visitors about the Canadian-made technologies keeping miners safe in underground operations around the world. It’s all part of the company’s efforts to work collaboratively with educational institutions in the area in the hopes of attracting qualified students into the mining tech sector.

As they wind their way through Dynamic Earth’s underground tunnels, visitors can experience the mining environment and see how Maestro’s mining technologies provide real-time information from the underground mine back to the surface.

“This donation allows our community to learn about new emerging technologies,” said Michael Gribbons, President, CEO and co-founder of Maestro Digital Mine. “Dynamic Earth is one of several demonstration mines and institutions we’ve contributed to both in Canada and the USA allowing students to experience the latest technology available keeping our miners safe.”

The technology is a great visual tool to reinforce to students how safe modern mines are today.

Read the complete article here.