Objective
In today's coalmines many different components of plant are working together in complex interaction.
Although many processes are already partly or fully automated, very often mine workers still have to manually intervene to direct the operation of plant, frequently impeded by poor visibility and high noise levels. Efficient operational control of the mining functions is not always possible under these conditions, with resulting production losses and costly maintenance work.
Accidents associated with plant-worker interaction may occur more likely and emergency warnings may go unnoticed. Essentially, there is a need to greatly improve available communication, warning and condition monitoring systems.
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ESSEN
Germany