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Show Energy Edition, January, 1994 Long-AirdoLong-Airdo- Long-Airdo- ing 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. x faciliAt the in district ty Huntington, Long-Airdo- manager John Skriner heads a full capability parts and service warehouse that x equipprovides ment and services to western coal and other mining operations. headquartered in Oak Hill, W.Va. , is a combination of three pre Long-Airdo- Long-Airdo- manufactures complete mining systems x x is the only mining equipment manufacturer in the world that can offer complete mining systems from the mine face through the loadout facilix Presity, says dent Bill Meador. With our recent acquisition of Simmons-Rand- , including its former Price facility, we can cut coal at the face, put it on a convey- x, 2iP decessor companies: The Long Company, manufacturer of mine cars and developer of continuous haulage technology high-capaci- and ty feeder-breaker- Airdox-Cardo- s; Products x company, innovators in the pneumatic breaking of coal; and Sanford-Da- y Company, specialists in underground rail transportation. For more than half a cenx has worktury, Long-Airdo- ed in close cooperation with the mining industry. Over the years, the company has knowgained an ledge of mining so that x equiptoday, ment and systems set industry standards for quality and performance. Now 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 deveminloping highly-efficiex ing machinery, has made a number of last in-dep- th Long-Airdo- Long-Airdo- xs nt Long-Airdo- ing contributions to the mining industry. Continuous x haulage is a development, dating back to the 1950s. The company supplies more than 90 percent of the haulage systems in use today. x In addition, Long-Airdo- Long-Airdo- currently supplies more than 50 percent of all under- ground belt conveyor systems. The feeder-breakconcept of sizing coal is a er Long-Airdo- innovation. x x And the Continuous 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. Long-Airdo- Long-Airdo- x can also offer a full line of longwall and shortwall mining equip- mine ment, Sanford-Da- y and safety cars and boists and LADCO pneumatic bulkbreaking systems. The company can also provide turnkey capability on many mine-relate- d projects. construction Worker uses modern equipment for harvesting coal at mine face. In addition to its manux facturing facilities, maintains sales, warehouse and distribution Long-Airdo- centers in Utah, Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. iwiwss & Rebuilding all types of Mining Equipment, and new Steel Fabrication. Full Machine Shop including Portable Boring Bar Repairing 19 MAC C. SITTERUD, OWNER Capacity 14 to 80 ton Fully Insured 24 Hour Service MAC C. SITTERUD, OWNER SCOTT SITTERUD, OPERATOR |