Automation gets nearer to a reality

Automated bolting and mesh handling on a continuous miner is considered by some to be the Holy Grail of roadway development in underground mines. Lou Caruana investigates

01 March 2012
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A team at the Wollongong University in New South Wales is developing prototype equipment to automate bolting and mesh handling on continuous miners.

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