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March 2007
  • Short courses will only be offered onsite or in-house for client’s convenience
February 2007
  • Laura Joseph, JPi ‘s COO presented at the Rock Mechanics & Logistics in Mining Workshop in Santiago, Chile
November 2006
  • Due to industry demand, JPi conducts another truck & shovel performance course in Edmonton.
July 2006 to present
  • JPi continues to modify the new Canadian dipper design and continues testing at the Highvale Mine in Seba Beach, Alberta.
June 2006 May 2006
  • JPi looks forward to seeing you at the CIM conference in Vancouver at booth 0827.
February 2006
  • JPi continues its series of short courses in the USA.
September 2005
  • JPi successfully introduced a series of one day shovel and truck performance evaluation courses across Canada.
June 2005
  • JPi releases its next generation shovel performance software and announces truck performance software will also be available Fall 2005.
  • Truck-shovel performance one day short courses are announced for Fall 2005 in Edmonton, Calgary, Fernie and Fort McMurray.
May 2005
  • The unveiling and successful demo of the first Canadian dipper design in over 50 years at Suncor Energy in Fort McMurray to over 50 mining industry leaders from Canada and USA.
April 2005
  • 1st edition shovel performance software trial version released at CIM conference in Toronto. The prototype dipper is displayed at the CIM Conference & Exhibition in Toronto.
January 2005
  • Laura Joseph hired as Chief Operating Officer.
  • Cheryl Dietrich hired as Executive Administrative Assistant.
  • Ning Shi hired as Research & Development Engineer.
June 2004
  • Golosky Group agrees to fabricate scale prototype dipper to JPi design through its Brospec Inc. facilities in Quebec.
April 2004
  • JPi shows the prototype design concept for the 1st Canadian dipper in over 50 years at the Edmonton CIM Conference and Exhibition.
January 2004
  • JPi supports tire-rim and suspension performance research via AEGIS (Alberta Equipment-Ground Interactions Syndicate) at the University of Alberta.
  • JPi agrees to support and provide shovel dipper development data to AEGIS research group as a Ph.D. project
  • JPi commits to support truck rim performance research at AEGIS. Syncrude Canada Ltd. endorse the project.