Feature Stories
Real Life Mining Stories with Leadership Lessons: Teamwork Results from Common Goals
November 13, 2010
In 1978, I was a foreman at a coal mine east of Beallsville, Ohio. I enjoyed my weekends off because I was required to work a number of them. It’s a Sunday afternoon and I am relaxing with my family
Strata Products Evaluates Roof Conditions and Provides Many Options for Roof Support Products
June 18, 2010
In 1993 Strata Products (USA) Inc. introduced the first ever “engineered” timber roof support. This product offers yielding capabilities, allowing the prop to “give” under excess load, without failing. The Strata Products Propsetter™ Yieldable Support provides eight to ten inches
JOY OPTIDRIVE Technology Available on Feeder-Breakers
May 12, 2010
Few innovations in mining machinery technology have been as widely adopted and enthusiastically accepted as has Joy Mining Machinery’s OPTIDRIVE AC variable frequency drive. In less than two decades, OPTIDRIVE has grown from inception to being universally applied to Joy’s
JOY Roof Supports, Giants of Longwall Mining
April 7, 2010
In longwall mining, powerful shearing machines drive back and forth across coalfaces of up to 400 metres (1300 feet) in length, producing coal at rates of up to one ton every second. What makes these impressive coal production rates possible
Rulmeca Corp. Expanding Into Underground Market
September 30, 2009
Wilmington, N.C.-based Rulmeca Corp. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rulli Rulmeca, headquartered in Bergamo, Italy, and is the direct liaison between North American customers and Rulmeca FAA, the group’s motorized pulley factory in Aschersleben, Germany. Rulmeca Corp. distributes to
Phillips Machine Positioned For Additional Global Growth
September 15, 2009
It’s been a busy year for Beckley, W.Va.-based Phillips Machine Service. Phillips Machine is the largest independently owned rebuild and repair facility in the U.S., according to the company’s Web site. Services offered at the Beckley location include a fully
Excellence Spans Generations for Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company
September 15, 2009
The Cincinnati Mine Machinery Co. is the epitome of a family-owned business. Not only is President Bob Stenger following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather in running the company, but two of Stenger’s three children, sons Bobby and
