Success at Great Heights

High altitude doesn’t deter TracStar® 1200i’s work on tailings dam Antamina Mine, located in central Peru, is a top Peruvian producer of copper and zinc concentrates. The mine opened in 1998 and produces hundreds of tons of copper concentrate each year, with capital expenditures exceeding $2 billion USD as of 2013. It’s a high-elevation site, with an average elevation of 4,300m, or approximately 14,000 feet above sea level. To store byproducts of the mine’s operations, …


Cylinder selection and its critical role in the fusion process

McElroy fusion equipment covers pipe sizes from ½” to 78” in diameter and offers machines to fuse individual ranges of pipe across that entire range. Choosing a fusion machine might seem simple enough: find the pipe range, and then find a machine that can fuse within that range. But just like no single machine can handle ½”-78”, there are also choices for which machine should be used based on the pipe OD, wall thickness and fusion …


DataLogger® interface now available in German, other improvements implemented

Our digital team is constantly working to implement new functionality and features. For a full list of available updates, visit McElroy’s software download library. Current Public Releases DataLogger Version 567, 1.43 Carriage Control Module (CCM) 1.003 Heater Control Module (HCM) 1.26 May 6, 2025 Release Summary DataLogger® Version 567, 1.43 Bug Fix May 5, 2025 Release Summary This release includes the addition of German as a language preference, additional in-context specific help videos as well …