Mining Product Capabilities Brochure - English
Learn which electronic solutions Littelfuse supplies to enhance mining vehicle safety and performance.
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If you think of gold only for its use in jewelry, then you are not considering its broad applications. Gold is a critical electrical connection material in electronics and in battery contacts. Gold has important uses in implanted medical devices. Gold is even used in heat shields that protect satellites.
A large solution mining company has pump stations located near a water supply to provide water for processing. A filter is required to screen the water intake before it can be pumped into the mine. Even though a second filter is installed inside the pumping station, rocks, sand, and debris still get in. Once a year, an employee must clean and remove the debris out of the sump with the help of a submersible pump. Having a submersible pump running while the employee is cleaning, puts them at risk for an electrical shock. To resolve the situation, our Industrial Shock-Block ® SB6100 is mounted on the inside wall of the pumping station. Now when a worker cleans the sump, they are protected.