SAMPLE PROJECT - NORTH WARNING
PROJECT
PLC Control Systems Upgrade
Canadian Department of National Defence
North Warning System
CUSTOMER
Nasittuq Corporation, Ottawa, Ontario
DESCRIPTION
Mechron personnel have been an active participants in providing power systems for the Canadian Department
of National Defence North Warning System since the original upgrade program in the 1990’s. Mechron’s most
recent efforts in the North Warning System involve the upgrading of the power generation systems at 37 North
Warning Short Range Radar sites from 1999-2001, followed by the recent program to develop upgraded PLC
control systems for Long Range Radar sites. The majority of these sites are remote, unmanned and accessible
only by helicopter. Due to the operational importance of these sites and the difficulty of transport in the high arctic,
quality control and logistics management are important to the successful completion. An essential component
of these projects was maintaining the sites operational during power systems upgrades.
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