Ampcontrol will replicate a working longwall mine, fitted out with its specialist electrical and electronics mining technology, on Stand 916 during AIMEX, to be held at Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush, September 6-9. It specialises in the design and manufacture of total longwall packages incorporating power distribution, monitoring and control, communications, electrical systems and lighting. Headlining the company’s AIMEX stand will be its award-winning (Institution of Engineers Australia’s National Engineering Excellence Award) monitoring and control system, iMAC.
This uses patented communication protocols with highly engineered fault-finding mechanisms to reduce downtime and has been used in conveyor belts more than 50 km long.

Ampcontrol’s IS LED longwall lighting system, which can be configured to suit the unique requirements of individual longwalls, will be another highlight of the stand. “This system is installed in many Australian longwall mines and features a modular, low-profile design and magnet mounting for quick and flexible placement,” Ampcontrol Chief Operating Officer, Rod Henderson said.

Ampcontrol’s longwall replica will also feature the company’s Gasguard range of gas sensing equipment. Gasguard has proven extremely reliable in monitoring the presence of methane, oxygen, carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide,” Henderson said. Designed to tolerate the arduous conditions synonymous with mining environments, Gasguard has been supplied to all major Australian mining regions as well as mines in China and South Africa.

Ampcontrol’s AIMEX stand would give visitors a close-up look at its products in their working environment, he said. “Across Australia, our high voltage electrical equipment and mining electronics products are the primary choice for major mining companies. Internationally, our equipment can be found in mines in South Africa, Europe, Asia and the US. Turnkey, fully integrated and customised systems are our areas of expertise,” Henderson said.