As opposed to handling the cables and hoses, equipment handling is limited to monorail beam.
Face reticulation cables and hoses are incorporated into the system, thereby eliminating the need to manually handle, recover and relocate.
The utilisation of shuttle cars for retracting face cables and hoses during flitting is eliminated.
Owing to the orderly and contained management of services, the risk of damages to services is dramatically reduced. Hoses remain on the system. Subsequently, no raising, lowering, or transporting to a new location at the face is required.
Reduction in equipment damage directly increases production rates, owing to minimisation of down-time. Additionally, hoses and cables will no longer be damaged as a result of miner collisions which may occur.
