Crownsmen Partners

Watch the Show!   https://www.crownsmen.com/podcast/  Our goal in this episode was to have an honest conversation about both the past and future of heavy industry’s relationship with Indigenous peoples. Our guest Frank Antoine breaks down  how mines affect local communities, individual support and opposition to pipelines, and negotiations for harvesting timber on traditional land. I...

Watch The Show! https://www.crownsmen.com/podcast/ How well do mines “know the rock” they are drilling and blasting? The Internet of Things is changing the mining landscape and automation continuously to integrate into systems across all sectors. We sat down with a company who has integrated autonomous solutions, IOT (Internet Of Things), cloud data technology, and digital high resolution imaging...

Fleet management systems continue to evolve and as electronic logbooks and vehicle tracking become mandatory, small to large fleets will be required to implement telematics into their fleets.  Telematics encompasses telecommunications, vehicular technologies, for instance, road transportation, road safety, electrical engineering (sensors, instrumentation, wireless communications, etc.), and c...

Founder and CEO Eric Beckwitt joins the show to not only talk about his company but the bigger picture of how electrification in the freight industry will lower emissions. If you ever worked in logistics you know the process of organizing commercial shipping is finding the best rates (based on your required shipping schedule) and after multiple inquiries choosing the best carrier… time consuming a...

What is the future of copper? How closely linked is the future of oil and copper? And...is car sharing the inevitable future that has already arrived? This episode we tackle big questions with our guest Gianni Kovacevic, a public speaker, the CEO of CopperBank and author of “My Electrician Drives A Porsche?”. 

In episode 15 we are joined by Brad Kiendl who is the founder of Ashdown Capital. They specialize in assisting business owners and developers that seek financing for their business and projects. Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/nI0PZ_e7LzQ

If you want to know how something works, talk to someone who has experience. If you want to know where something is going, talk to to someone who is passionate and high energy. Greg Hallett is all the above, with 40 years working in Co-op business model and serving multiple positions spanning from Gas Bar Manager with Calgary Co-op to now Project and Facilities Manager with Otter Co-op. During the...

Complex systems are designed to manage fluid handling operations during the oil and gas extraction process including Oilfield Water Management and Drilling Waste Management. Power Zone Equipment President and Founder Don Toews has a long history of supplying equipment to the energy sector and shared how he built up a company that provides industrial pump engineering for fluid handling solutions fo...

Our interview with Brent Hilscher covered everything from how mines used sensor technology to make floundering mine profitable to why Russia leads the way with this technology. We outline industry terminology allowing listeners to have a practical understanding of the various types of sensors available. We talk the challenges, the future, and of course some of the companies leading the way in both...

In this episode we examine some of the most challenging questions mines are asking today. How can mines compete against tech companies to raise capital? How do you navigate the social and environmental red tape to get a mine to production? How does mining gain public and investors trust? Our guest Mauro Chiesa is a long time advisor with 36 years of financing and advisory services in the fields of...

Our most packed show to date featuring some of the top Canadian Suppliers in Canada and North America along with a leading transformer manufacturer based out of Germany. We explore large-scale mining projects in Canada, unique challenges suppliers are facing, and new technology being used to increase efficiency and profits. Watch The Crownsmen Podcast https://www.youtube.com/user/crownsmenpartners

Sensor based ore sorting technologies are increasingly being adopted by mines across Canada but how accurate are they? Using sorting technologies which ensure higher accuracy in mining operations results in higher productivity. Jerrod Downey and Gaudy Molina talk to industry experts at CIM Vancouver to understand how sensor based ore sorting technologies are helping mine operators to reduce wastag...

Experts in the mining industry are increasingly promoting the fact that automation leads to increased productivity and profitability in mines. Crownsmen Partners President Jerrod Downey and Director of Management & Training Gaudy Molina interview industry experts at the CIM Vancouver 2018 to find out their opinions. Watch More Podcasts on our YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/crownsmenp...

In the midst of the ongoing debate between new and used mining and processing equipment, Crownsmen Partners President Jerrod Downey and Director of Management & Training Gaudy Molina interview industry experts at the CIM Vancouver 2018 to find out their opinions. Watch More Podcasts on our YouTube Channel www.youtube.com/user/crownsmenpartners