2011
LW „BOGDANKA” S.A.
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Mirosław Masiakiewicz – LW “Bogdanka”, Puchaczów, A. Szyszka - “SIGMA” S.A., Barak, Poland
The practicalities of optimizing automated longwall plough systems under
the conditions prevailing at the LW Bogdanka S.A. mine - special longwall cavity
lining and output self-loading system at the longwall-heading crossing
The decision to mine thin coal seams was a natural outcome of the rational and balanced approach the LW “Bogdanka”
S.A. mine has adopted towards exploiting coal deposits. These resolutions resulted in deploying the first automated
plough longwall (manufactured by Bucyrus International). The plough had previously worked the “Nadrybie” field. After
observing the system in operation and gaining experience with the selected technology, a team of experts from the LW
“Bogdanka” S.A. coal mine, along with representatives of “SIGMA” S.A. and “HAJDUK Group” Sp. z o.o., was set up to
find ways of optimising the automated plough longwall. The result is a highly innovative solution, viz. a Special Longwall
Cavity Lining and an Output Self-Loading System.
Abstracts of the conference papers