Longwall Monorail...

The monorail system offers a safe, highly efficient means of managing the services required to operate the Longwall face. All cables and hoses are suspended from a roof mounted monorail beam which provides a series of support trolleys with the ability to compress as the Longwall face retreats.

Upon full compression a power move takes place, relocating the outbye connection point within the headgate. Air or Emulsion powered traction drive units are used to perform the power move, eliminating the need for ancillary equipment.

Features:

Eliminates personal injury attributed to manhandling heavy cables and hoses.
Substantially reduces down-time and loss of production as a result of equipment damage.
Reduces the risk of injury resulting from an impeded walkway area. All componentry is off the mine floor.
Eliminates the need for large diesel and/or battery equipment, winch-ropes or similar within the work area as the system is fully integrated.
The self-sufficient nature of the system reduces the down-time during power move, the time taken to relocate services is minimal.
Modular design integrated with transportation sleds facilitates a highly efficient and damage free means of installation and end of panel relocations.