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Reseller and engineering partnerships Sell what’s proven. Build what’s missing.

For partners across APAC, North and South America, Africa and Europe: take our deployed systems to your customers, or build a new one with our engineers.

Two ways to partner

A large mining excavator on site

Channel partnership

Resell and distribute

Who it suits

  • Resellers
  • Distributors
  • Automation integrators
  • Mining equipment dealers
  • Safety consultancies

How it works

You bring
Your customers and your market
We bring
Every Bigmate system, white labelled if you like
You earn
A partner discount, or a referral commission
A forklift and a worker on a plant floor, with the WARNY camera view inset

Engineering partnership

Build it together

Who it suits

  • OEMs
  • Companies with a product idea

How it works

You bring
The idea and the industry knowledge
We bring
Engineers who design, integrate, validate and deploy it with you
Funding
Agreed per project, along with ownership

How applying works. Four steps, no cost.

No cost to join. No minimums.

Apply to partner
  1. Apply online

    Tell us about your company, your market and how you would like to partner.

  2. Hear back

    1 to 2 business days

    A member of the Bigmate partnership team reaches out.

  3. Scope it together

    The right system for each site, or the problem to solve.

  4. Deploy with support

    Bigmate backs the deployment and trains your team.

What partners get

Proven systems, and the team that built them.

Bigmate is a Brisbane engineering company, founded in Mackay in 1996, that builds perception and machine intervention systems for mining and industrial sites.

  • No cost, no minimums

    Joining is free, with no sales targets, minimum orders or lock-in term.

  • Two ways to earn

    Resellers and distributors buy at a partner discount. Referral partners introduce the customer and earn a commission.

  • Your brand, if you want it

    White labelling is available to channel partners, so you can sell under your own brand.

  • Engineers in the room

    Bigmate engineers join your customer meetings and site visits, and scope each site with you.

  • Material, marketing and leads

    Sales and technical material, co-marketing, and leads passed on in your market.

  • Trained and backed

    Bigmate trains your team as needed. You install and give first-line support, with Bigmate behind you.

FAQ

Partnering, answered.

Something we haven’t covered? Ask our team.

Who can become a Bigmate partner?

Resellers, distributors and systems integrators who sell into mining or industrial sites, such as mining equipment dealers, automation integrators and safety consultancies, and companies with the industry knowledge and an idea for a new system, including OEMs. Bigmate works with partners across APAC, North and South America, Africa and Europe.

How do I become a Bigmate partner?

Apply using the Bigmate partner application form: tell us about your company, your market and how you would like to partner. There is no cost to join.

Is there a cost to join?

No. There is no cost to become a Bigmate partner, just a shared excitement to do something amazing.

Is there a minimum commitment?

No. Bigmate partners have no sales targets, minimum orders or lock-in term.

What happens after we apply?

After you apply, a member of the Bigmate partnership team will reach out within 1 to 2 business days.

Which systems can a channel partner sell?

All of them. Every Bigmate system is available to channel partners: for mining equipment, Proximity Detection (PAS), Active Terrain Monitoring, Collision Detection, Cable Strike Detection & Prevention, Terrain Mapping and Drive Integration; for industrial sites, WARNY Optical Intelligence and Telematics; and for quality inspection, Norvia Platform, Inline, Proof and Pure.

How do channel partners earn?

It depends on the partner. Resellers and distributors buy Bigmate systems at a partner discount and resell them. Referral partners introduce the customer, Bigmate sells, and the partner earns a commission.

Can we sell Bigmate systems under our own brand?

Yes. White labelling is available to Bigmate channel partners.

Who installs and supports the system at the customer’s site?

Channel partners install the system and give their customers first-line support, with Bigmate’s technical team behind them.

What support do partners get?

Bigmate trains partner teams as needed, provides sales and technical material, and sends its engineers to customer meetings and site visits. Bigmate’s technical team helps scope the right system for each site, and Bigmate supports co-marketing and passes on leads in the partner’s market.

What does an engineering partnership involve?

You bring the industry knowledge and the product idea. Bigmate’s machine learning, computer vision and engineering team works alongside yours to design, integrate, validate and deploy it, from the first trial to the working site.

How is an engineering partnership funded?

Funding is agreed for each project, whether as funded development, shared investment or revenue share.

Who owns what we build together?

Bigmate keeps ownership of its core technology. Ownership of the work developed together with a partner is agreed for each project.

Can Bigmate systems integrate with our equipment and controls?

Yes. Bigmate systems act through the controls already on a machine or site. PAS writes a speed reference to a dragline’s existing drive, leaving OEM braking and control architecture untouched. Where configured, the MMU Personnel & Vehicle Detection System adds a graduated command to an integrated mechanical braking actuator, without modifying OEM braking or electronic control. WARNY runs on existing cameras and connects to PLCs and alarm networks.

Do Bigmate systems depend on a network connection?

Not for protection on the machine. PAS runs entirely on a computer on the machine, so it does not depend on a network or internet connection, and the MMU system has no GPS dependency. Norvia inspection can run at the edge, in the cloud or as a hybrid.

Does Bigmate work outside Australia?

Yes. Bigmate has active operations in the United States, serving customers including Tyson Foods and Ascend, and works with partners across APAC, North and South America, Africa and Europe.

In production at

World first
The first proximity system integrated with a dragline’s drives
Food production
WARNY warehouse safety in use at Tyson Foods, USA
Recognised
Pirtek Safety Initiative Award, Queensland Mining Awards 2024
Markets
Operating in Australia and the United States
Apply to partner

Let’s build safer, more productive operations together.

Tell us about your company, your market and how you want to partner with Bigmate. There is no cost to join and no minimum commitment, and our partnership team will reach out within 1 to 2 business days.