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Show 14A Energy April 2002 Joy designs products for mining, energy industry Founded in 1920, Joy Mining Machinery designs products to enable operators and producers in Castle Valleys energy industry to mine ores and minerals in a cost effective manner. Joy opened the Price service center in 1979 and expanded to included the companys Wellington operations in 1998. The companys 2002 improvement plans include integrating the two local facilities at the Wellington location. Joy is a globally recognized leader in the development of longwall technology and equipment to allow operators to consistently produce at low per ton costs during the life cycle of the machinery. The company functions as a single accountable source for shearers, roof supports, face conveyors, stage loaders, crushers, mobile belt tail pieces and pump stations. In the future, Joy plans to expand the companys service for hire mine site diagnostic capabilities to include equipment surveys, oil sampling and vibro analysis. Joys life cycle management approach places the highest value on providing continual, exceptional support to the energy industry in Carbon and Emery counties. Joy holds a significant position for a majority ofthe product the company manufactures. Independent research on the use of longwall equipment in the United States indicates Joy has supplied more than 90 percent of shearer products and nearly 60 percent ofthe armored face conveys and roof support products used Iqr mining operators across the nation. Joy Mining has an extensive installed equipment base with more than 4,500 products working in underground mines around the world. The companys eMineFortal.com offers customers p orservice and dering, underground mining expertise. The companys mission statement reflects the value Joy Mining Machinery daces on customer service: "Realize lowest cost per ton in longwall systems applications. one-sto- ' . Company signs, miners emphasize safe working conditions Mine signs emphasize the importance of safe un- derground working conditions and production prac- tices. Early miners in the Carbon-Eme- ry area had NING MACHINERY A Joy Global Inc. Company 1275 West Ridge Road 435-637-61- 61 legitimate reasons to complain about the working conditions and far from adequate living accom-modations in the coal camps. |