L-3 Announces Partners for Mine Safety Product Lines
Chantilly, Virginia – February 17, 2009 – L-3 Global Security & Engineering Solutions division (L-3 GS&ES) announced today that Lee Supply Co. (Charleroi, Pa.) and DSA Sales Associates (Monessen, Pa.) have joined the L-3 team supporting the commercial deployment of L-3’s mine safety product line, including the MSHA- and State of West Virginia-approved, ACCOLADE Wireless Mesh Communications System.
“Lee Supply and DSA Sales Associates each have decades of experience in marketing and distributing safety products to the U.S. coal industry,” said Jerry Bates, president of L-3 GS&ES. “L-3 is extremely pleased to be working with these organizations as we continue our efforts to ensure that advanced wireless communications help bring miners home safely after every shift.”
“Our mission is to bring the ‘Best in Class’ products and solutions to the coal mining industry,” said Mike Lee, President of Lee Supply Co. “L-3’s unique product line of wireless communications systems brings an entirely new dimension to our industry. We look forward to a successful and viable long-term relationship with L-3.”
“DSA Sales Associates is honored to have been selected by L-3 as their authorized manufacturer’s representative and we look forward to working with Lee Supply, a top-notch mining distributor. Together, we will establish a national distribution network to promote sales and provide service support,” said Marty Walker, Manager of DSA Sales Associates.
The ACCOLADE system was developed under a research and development contract from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and is the only MSHA-approved safety system that incorporates voice, data, and tracking capabilities into a single system. A complete prototype version of the system has already been deployed to an operational mine in West Virginia in preparation for immediate large-scale commercial sales and installations.
Latest News:
- July 7, 2010 - L-3 ACCOLADE Installed at Arch Coal’s River Mining Complex
- May 18, 2010 - L-3 ACCOLADE to be Installed at Cherry Tree Mine
- April 12, 2010 - L-3 ACCOLADE Installed at Deer Creek Mine in Utah
- February 18, 2010 - L-3 ACCOLADE to be Installed at Arch Coal’s Lone Mountain Mining Complex
NEWS ARCHIVES - 2009
- June 17, 2009 - Arch Coal Purchases L-3 ACCOLADE Wireless Mesh Communications System
- June 15, 2009 - 2006 MINER Act Deadline for Emergency Response Plan Submission
- May 21, 2009 - Pennsylvania approves ACCOLADE Wireless Mesh Communications System
- May, 2009 - Senator Isakson’s Congressional Hearing Statement on L-3 ACCOLADE System
- February 17, 2009 - L-3 Announces Partners for Mine Safety Product Lines
NEWS ARCHIVES - 2008
- December 1, 2008 - L-3’s Wireless Mesh Communications System Receives MSHA Approval
- August, 2008 - Coal People magazine reports on L-3’s mine safety programs.
- May 23, 2008 - L-3 Successfully Demonstrates Wireless Mesh System
- April 11, 2008 - Location Tracking Contract Award
- January 18, 2008 - Wireless Mesh System and the S-MINER Act
- January 2, 2008 - Wireless Mesh Propagation Testing Success