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Show November 21, 199S Emery Crnnlij Business Review -- n 1995 Innovators in coal industry is not just another mining systems company. It is the only mining equipment manufacturer in the world that can offer complete mining systems from the mine face through the loadout facilities," said Long-Airdo- Long-Airdo- x President x Bill Meador. d, x At the facilities in Huntington, district Long-Airdo- manager John Skrinerheads a full capability parts and service warehouse that pro- vides equipment and services to western coal and other mining operations . headquartered in Oak Hill, W. V a., is a combination of three predecessor companies: The long Company, manufacturer of mine cars and developer of continuous haulage technology and Long-Airdo- high-capaci- x x, ty feeder-brea- Airdox-Cardo-x kers; Products company, innovators in the pneumatic breaking of coal; and Sanford-Da- y Company, specialists in underground rail transportation. than half a cenhas worked in close cooperation with the mining industry. Over the years, the company has knowgained an toof so that ledge mining For more tury, Long-Airdo- x th day, equipment and systems set industry standards for quality and Long-Airdo- Long-Airdo- oping highly-efficie- mining nt has machinery, made a number of lasting contributions to the mining industry. Continuous hauldevelage is a back to the opment, dating 1950s. The company supplies more than 90 percent of the haulage systems in use today. In addition, x more than currently supplies Long-Airdo- x "With our recent acquisiintion of Simmons-RanfacilPrice its former cluding ity, we can cut coal at the face, put it on a conveying system, transport it through the cleaning plant, put it into a stockpile, reclaim it and then load it into a unit train. We can even build the unit train loadout and the facilities from the mine mouth to the loadout." Long-Airdo- And now, after the acquisition of the Simmons-Ran- d product line of continuous miners, roof bolters and underground haulage vehicles has added a new dimension to capabilities. In over 50 years of devel- x Long-Airdo- x Long-Airdo- 50 percent of all underground belt conveyor systems. The feeder-breaker concept of sizing coal is a innovation. And x Continuous the Tunneling Conveyor System is being used to help set new tunnel advancement records - including running a single flight of conveyor belt more than 47, 000 feet long. can also offer a full line of longwall and shortwall mining equipment, Sanford-Damine and safety cars and boists, LADC0 pneumatic bulk breaking sysLong-Airdo- x Long-Airdo- Long-Airdo- x y tems, Beccorate chain tensioners and Anderson Mavor long-washeers. The also can provide company ll longwall system movers, Company is introducing the new OmniTrac Model 488-- 6 to the underground coal mining industry. Long-Airdo- x and d Battery-powere- ar- ticulated with 80 degree total horizontal arc movement, OmniTrac the rubber-tire- d has a 24 inch frame that is significantly stronger than other machines of the scoop-typ- e design. For heavy, bulky load pulling, a 36,000 lb. winch is standard equipment. on-boa- rd Its exclusive, reliable Long-Airdo- x X-9- controls Omnitrac introduced by Battery-Powere- d Long-Airdo- x solid state 0 govern the OmniTracs operation and eliminate forward, reverse and bypass contactors. Designed to carry a 1,200 ampere-hour batter, it can be ordered with either an innovative, patented ground-levbattery changing system recor with a Jack's Motor Service el fixed-statio- eiving-stand The n, arrangement. 130-cubic-fo- ot has a break tons and a carrying capacity of 12 tons, the same as the units stanOmniTrac Ducket out rating of 10 forks. dard Oak Hill based is the only coal mining machinery manufacturer to offer complete extraction and transportation systems from the mine face through above ground loadout facilities. 12-to- n Long-Airdo- x AUTO PARTS - Foreign & Domestic AUTO REPAIRS Machine Work, Reboring, Valve Job Available New Computerized Four Wheel Alignment System See us for all your automotive needs. 399 N. Main, Huntington 687-228- 8 turnkey capability on many mine-relate- d construction projects. In addition to its manufacx turing facilities, maintains sales, warehouse and distribution centers in Utah, Alabama, Illinois, KenLong-Airdo- tucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Vir- ginia. Combining the best per- formance features of its legscoops and endary its powerful VersaTrac 18050313 For all your Building Materials Lumber Paint Accessories Plumbing Supplies &PVC Bricks, Blocks Cement Power Tools Hardware Cedar Fencing Bailer Twine Lawn & Garden Supplies 495 E Main, Castle Dale 381-25- V |
