Ever higher requirements from mine operators have led to numerous significant developments in longwall mining technology over the past decades. Mining companies are looking for higher productivity, longer lifetime of the equipment, higher degree of automation, full system solutions, increased safety, and equipment suitable for ultra-high or low seam applications. Being in the longwall business for more than 70 years, Caterpillar Global Mining and its predecessors have invented state-of-the-art solutions over and over again to meet those challenging demands with the overall goal of minimizing the operational costs for the operators.The paper will provide an overview over the latest innovations in roof support technology, armored face conveyor systems, shearers and automated plow systems; operational experiences will be shown from leading mines around the world.
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