Project title:

“New generation haulage system of highly productive longwall systems”

Acronim:

KOMTRACK

Contract No.:

Contract No. POIR.04.01.04-00-0068/17

Project objective:

The project objective is a development and an implementation of a new generation, flexible haulage system of a shearer self-adjusting to changeable inclinations of a longwall conveyor route caused by mining-and-geological conditions and a conducted technological process using highly productive longwall systems.

Planned results:

Newly developed haulage system will be adjusted to the power of longwall shearers, used at present, but its flexibility (self-adjustment to changeable inclinations of the conveyor route) will have an impact on:

• a production efficiency increase by:
  • a control of losses resulting from the system failures experienced at present,
  • an increase of system components life (a limitation of preventive exchanges),  
  • electric energy saving due to a reduction of shearer dislocation resistances equipped with a new haulage system in comparison with commonly used Eicotrack system,
• an improvement of mining teams’ safety due to:
  • a possibility control of a potential occurance of accidents resulting from emergency (or preventive) exchanges of a shearer haulage system,
  • a control of rock slides and an improvement of the roof control due to a possibility of a quicker longwall conveyor advance.

Project cost:

9 957 644.85 PLN

Input of European Funds:

6 768 530.74 PLN

Project realization period:

July 2018 – June 2021

R&D Manager:

Prof. Antoni Kalukiewicz

Project Executive Manager:

Dr Edward Pieczora

The project is realized by a consortium consisting of:

KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology – Leader, Foundry Institute, AGH University of Science and Technology – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Innovative Enterprise of Foundry SPECODLEW Sp. z o.o. and Polish Mining Group S.A.