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Ensuring Operational Safety: Implementing an Automated Weather Station at Holcim HMDC Lugait

HMDC Lugait installs an AWS built around a mining operation's real safety needs.
July 22, 2026 by
Ensuring Operational Safety: Implementing an Automated Weather Station at Holcim HMDC Lugait
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In mining, weather isn't just background noise, it's a safety decision waiting to happen. That's exactly the challenge Holcim Mining and Development Corporation (HMDC) Lugait set out to solve in March 2018, requesting APEXS install and train their team on a newly acquired Automated Weather Station (AWS).

Rainfall, wind speed, and temperature all factor directly into decisions around blasting, excavation, and daily site operations — an unreliable weather system doesn't just mean bad data, it means real safety and productivity risk. So this installation was never just about plugging in equipment; it was about integrating a critical system the whole team could rely on.

Our Technical Support Engineers worked hand-in-hand with HMDC Lugait's own staff, covering system setup and sensor calibration, how to read and interpret the data, and full troubleshooting and maintenance skills, everything needed to keep the AWS trustworthy for years to come.

When safety depends on the weather, the weather station has to be right. If your operation needs that same reliability, APEXS is ready to help.

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