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Cat to showcase Aussie longwall automation

CATERPILLAR will present advanced automation technologies that have played key roles in several Australian longwall mines attaining million-ton months at the Longwall USA exhibition in Pittsburgh next month.

Lou Caruana
Cat longwall system with AFC full of coal.

Cat longwall system with AFC full of coal.

One mine exceeded 360,000 short tons in a week. Besides increasing productivity, integrating control of all longwall components increased equipment availability and reduced in-panel parts usage. ...

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