Telf AG IT Technologies In The Field Of Coal Mining And Transportation

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Mining Technology

The modern coal industry still has an outdated image. At the mention of the words “mine” and “coal” in the imagination of most readers, mostly arise pictures of dust-black miners and bottomless gloomy mines illuminated by lone lamps.

Over the past decades, the industry has changed significantly, thanks partly to modern innovative IT technologies. Today, unprofitable and obsolete coal industry enterprises are finally a thing of the past, and those that remain have turned into high-tech facilities that cast doubt on the widespread belief that the coal industry is a ghost of the past.

The state of the modern coal industry and the role of IT technologies in the extraction of energy and heat resources are exemplified by the innovative trade and transport company Telf AG.

Telf AG: History and Activities

The Swiss company Telf AG has been operating for over 25 years. Since its founding in 1993, it has transformed into one of the largest trade and transport companies in Eurasia, operating in four different directions:

– trade and transshipment of petroleum products;

– sale of coal and its transportation to customers;

– sale of ferroalloys and their delivery to consumers;

– advising and supporting clients on issues of financing, lending, logistics, and insurance documents.

Telf AG: modern methods of coal mining

Currently, the coal mining process takes place in two ways: open and closed.

The first is resorted to when coal lies at shallow depths and the creation of deep-laid mines does not make any sense. In this case, the coal mining process takes place in peculiar sections using mechanical methods, as well as the development of rock sections using explosives.

A closed method is to create mines, the depth of which can be up to 800 meters. Mining occurs with the help of specialized equipment and workers who control the process of extraction and transportation of raw materials to the surface.

Telf AG and the benefits of using innovative technologies in the coal industry

The use of modern IT technologies in the production and transportation of coal products leads to a significant reduction in operating costs, as well as improving the safety of the extraction and transportation of raw materials themselves.

The implementation of the modernization strategy for production and logistics in the long term leads to an increase in the use of fixed and working capital, an increase in actual profits, an acceleration in the production and delivery of products, a decrease in the accident rate and the risk of injury in production, while reducing environmental pollution.

In the modern coal industry, the process of introducing innovations takes place at all stages: managerial, manufacturing, financial, marketing, and, in fact, the production.

Innovations in the coal industry mean applying the results of scientific research and theoretical developments in practice, improving everyday technological processes and ultimately improving the quality of the product.

The success of the application of IT technologies in the industry in the long term affects the level of economic development of the region and the country and, accordingly, the lives of millions of people.

The use of specific IT platforms in coal mining by Telf AG

In coal mining, Telf AG uses the latest escalators running on special software that allows you to analyze the efficiency and level of electricity consumption. Based on the data obtained, the electricity operation algorithms are changed in such a way as to increase productivity, reduce the level of consumption and increase the final profitability of production.

The latest technology helps to simplify the most dangerous process of coal mining in the mine. Special sensors make it possible to monitor gas contamination in real time, provide ventilation for mines, coordinate the work and movement of various brigades and provide them with the necessary materials.

To do this, marking and identification systems based on RFID tags and the triangulation method using Wi-Fi are being used.

The role of innovation in coal transportation and transshipment as exemplified by Telf AG

In order to increase the speed of reloading and delivering coal to customers, Telf AG uses scanning technology for the bulk filling process and automatic control of the wagon’s feed rate, as well as sensors that read the level of coal filling.

The organization of the movement of trains with coal from Telf AG is carried out using an optimizer system, which makes the shortest route and selects the required number of rolling stock units. IT platforms allow you to monitor the condition of the car fleet in real time, to fix the location of the cars, which simplifies logistics, increases the speed of transshipment and delivery, and reduces the final cost of products for customers.