A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
While most of the major manufacturers focus predominantly on machines for markets likely to generate the greatest sales volumes, they also realize the importance of small-scale mining. In what perhaps could better be referred to as traditional underground mining, in the sense that it predominated before the advent of bulk-stoping systems, there has been a drive toward levels of mechanization that would have been unimaginable even 50 years ago, when hand drilling, the Eimco mucker and 1-ton side-tipping mine cars were the equipment standards. And, with the recognition that power cables have disadvantages in terms of their operating radius and their vulnerability to damage, the focus is now on a new generation of battery-powered equipment. Driven by rapid increases in demand for capacity, rechargability and weight reduction, much of which has come from the automotive industry, battery technology has advanced at an amazing rate in the past 10 years or so.
While most of the major manufacturers focus predominantly on machines for markets likely to generate the greatest sales volumes, they also realize the importance of small-scale mining. In what perhaps could better be referred to as traditional underground mining, in the sense that it predominated before the advent of bulk-stoping systems, there has been a drive toward levels of mechanization that would have been unimaginable even 50 years ago, when hand drilling, the Eimco mucker and 1-ton side-tipping mine cars were the equipment standards. And, with the recognition that power cables have disadvantages in terms of their operating radius and their vulnerability to damage, the focus is now on a new generation of battery-powered equipment. Driven by rapid increases in demand for capacity, rechargability and weight reduction, much of which has come from the automotive industry, battery technology has advanced at an amazing rate in the past 10 years or so.
Mechanization in Minimal Spaces
Simon Walker (author)
2016
Article (Journal)
English
Farm mechanization & buildings
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