The Background
The global mining market is projected to grow from $2.06 trillion in 2025 to $2.58 trillion in 2029. While this rapid growth presents enormous opportunities, it also brings significant challenges: mining operations must manage increasing scale, complex equipment, strict safety regulations, and the demand for more efficient and automated solutions.
Lynkz Instruments Inc. is a Canadian company specializing in the development of custom IoT sensors for the mining industry. Founded by electrical and computer engineers, the company designs and manufactures its own PCBs and wireless devices using LoRaWAN and Bluetooth.
By delivering tailor-made solutions for diverse mining applications, Lynkz is helping operators gain deeper insights and improve efficiency. With a strong foundation in Canada, the company is now preparing to expand into the U.S. and South American markets.
The Challenge
As Lynkz Instruments scaled its operations across Canada meeting client expectations for fast data access, tailored dashboards, reliable monitoring, and flexible solutions capable of supporting thousands of sensors became increasingly complex. Managing large-scale IoT deployments, delivering rapid value, and preventing costly downtime in mining operations remained at the heart of their challenges.
Unknown Root Causes of Equipment Failures
When machinery stopped or performed poorly, facilities couldn't determine why failures occurred, such as equipment consuming high amounts of energy seemingly without cause.
Scalability Limitation
Monitoring hundreds of IoT sensors, from wear plates to underground ventilation, was manageable at first — but scaling to thousands made manual oversight impossible.
Failure prevention
In mining, unplanned shutdowns can cost millions. A reliable, proactive solution was needed to anticipate issues and minimize downtime.
At some point we had maybe a hundred IoT devices we could monitor manually, but when it grew to thousands of sensors, that was no longer possible.
Xavier Bernard, President at Lynkz Instruments
The Solution
Their IoT devices include sensors for tracking lost metal parts, monitoring backfill and blast movements, and measuring liner wear in real time, all wireless, robust, and easy to deploy.
TagoIO empowered the company to accelerate deployments and deliver customized dashboards within hours, while its flexibility allowed rapid adaptation to client needs and the creation of automated diagnostics to manage thousands of IoT sensors.
Faster time-to-dashboard
Field sensors connected to gateways, with data available to customers within hours. Same-day dashboards replaced weeks of waiting.
Edge computing to overcome barriers
By deploying TagoCore locally could process data on their own servers, avoiding latency, and saving both time and costs.
Flexible & Automated Monitoring
Highly customizable dashboards and automated diagnostics enabled quick adaptation to client requests and rapid identification of issues across thousands of sensors.
The Results
Lynkz accelerated deployments and delivered customized dashboards within hours. TagoIO’s platform provided the flexibility to meet client needs and manage thousands of sensors based on sophisticated workflows.
1. Significant Time Savings
80% reduction in sensor monitoring time, eliminating the need for manual oversight at scale.
2. Rapid deployments
Clients shifted from expecting data in weeks to accessing it the same day of installation.
3. Downtime prevention
Increased reliability helped reduce unplanned shutdowns — from up to three annually to as few as one in certain mining operations.
4. Competitive advantage
Speed, flexibility, and customer-driven customization positioned the company as a trusted strategic partner, paving the way for international growth.
With TagoIO, we can meet our clients’ needs with fully customized solutions. No matter what they ask for, we know we can count on the platform to make it happen.
Xavier Bernard, President at Lynkz Instruments
By combining Lynkz’s engineering expertise with TagoIO’s scalable IoT platform, mining companies are gaining the visibility and control needed to operate more efficiently and safely. What once required manual supervision and complex integrations can now be achieved automatically, enabling proactive decisions and faster results. This partnership not only strengthened Lynkz’s position in Canada but also set a solid foundation for its expansion into global mining markets.
