Roadheaders for mining

Sandvik Roadheader for mining

Sandvik roadheaders are equipped with powerful, geometrically optimized cutter heads, which are designed to continuously excavate roadways, tunnels and other underground caverns without using explosives. These electro-hydraulic machines cause no harmful vibrations and are ideal for mining coal and other soft rock minerals as well as for developing tunnels in ore mines.

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A major strength of Sandvik roadheaders for mining is the fact that Sandvik also supplies productive and durable cutting tools for the machines. Better tools and less frequent tool changes translates to direct improvements in productivity, cost-per-tonne efficiency, maintenance costs and energy efficiency. The weights and power ratings of the product range extend from 60 tons and 412 kilowatts to 120 tons and 504 kilowatts.

Sandvik MR361 roadheader for mining

MR361 Roadheader for mining

Sandvik MR361 roadheader is an electro-hydraulic part-face cutting machine designed for roadway development and mineral production in coal, rock, gypsum, potash and salt and metal mining. The special attachments and wide array of options, such as an integrated swivel chain conveyor, coupled with high tramming speed for relocation, make it ideal for a variety of mining and tunneling applications. The powerful transversal cutter head of this roadheader is able to cut rock up to a compressive strength of up to 80 MPa (UCS).

MR341 Roadheader for mining

Sandvik MR341 roadheader is a part-face cutting machine designed for roadway development in coal mining. This electro-hydraulic machine comes with special accessories and a wide array of options – such as an integrated swivel chain conveyor, coupled with high tramming speed for relocation – making it ideal for a variety of mining and tunneling applications. ​With its powerful transversal cutter head, the machine is able to cut rock up to 80 MPa (UCS).

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Effective roadheader for coal mining

Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland. There are no dragons here. No dwarfs or ogres either, but from the dark depths of the Borynia-Zofiówka-Jastrzębie coal mine in Poland, 21,700 tonnes of coking coal are expertly and efficiently extracted every day.

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