Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH

Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH, Bochum/Germany, has received a follow-up order from China to also plan and supply the second complete electro-hydraulic control system for the world’s largest roof support system. The order from the roof support manufacturer Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co. Ltd. (ZMJ) has a value of approximately 2.7 M € and, in addition to the main hydraulic control system, once again includes all safety-relevant auxiliary valves. The total of 152 sets of roof supports with a height of 8.80 m and an individual weight of 100 t each will be the second set of the highest roof support ever built in the world and will be used by the customer China Shenhua-Group (Figure 1). Due to the extremely high demands made by the weight and size of the supports, mainly new and further developed hydraulic components will be used. The projected lead time is only about three months. The very short delivery time could only be realized in the planning stage, as more than 80 % of the installed components are manufactured or processed within the Knapheide Group of companies. With the award of this contract, ZMJ and Tiefenbach are continuing their extremely successful cooperation of the past years.

With this order, Tiefenbach is further expanding its position as market leader for electro-hydraulics in Asia, the largest market for mining products. More than 130 longwalls worldwide are now equipped with the electronic and/or hydraulic technology “Made in Bochum”.

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Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH, Bochum/Germany, has signed a project order on 28th March 2018 for the delivery of an electro-hydraulic control system worth 2.5 m US$. The order, which will be delivered completely in June/July 2018 to the manufacturer of the shield equipment ZMJ (Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co. Ltd.) is intended to the mine of the company Polyak Eynez Enerji Üretim Madencilik San. ve Tic A.Ş. in Kinik in the region Soma/Turkey and optionally contains more systems after implementing the first system at customer’s site (Figure 1). After the start-up in 2018 the planned production volume is about 5 mt/a of coal, which shall be mined by the LTCC (longwall top coal caving) method. The signing of the contract is primarily due to the very successful partnership with Tiefenbach´s agent, the company Labris Madencilik ve San. Ltd. Şti. that exists since the early 2017.

Furthermore, project orders were signed for the camera monitoring system -CoalCam® (Figure 2), which is completely independent from other control systems and developed and patented by Tiefenbach (http://tibacon.com/coalcam). From mid-2018 CoalCams® will be used in the mines Velenje/Slovenia, Okay North/Australia and Razpadskaja/Russia and will be an integral part of their safety components.

Tiefenbach Control Systems registered incoming orders of more than 10 m € in the first quarter of 2018. The financial year, which ended 31st March 2018 with a turnover of 30.8 m € (+53 % previous year) and incoming orders of 38.4 m € (+63 % previous year) has been successfully completed. The highest proportion of these turnovers were with customers in Russia, Mexico, China, Kazakhstan, Poland and Turkey.

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Within its international business orientation Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH, Bochum/Germany, has acquired additional 49 % of the shares in the Tiefenbach-Polska Spółka z o.o. from Famur-Group. Hereby Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH controls 100 % of the shares in the company.

Tiefenbach-Polska Spółka z o.o., with its 20 employees and around 3 m € annual turnover, is a service and distribution company based in Radzionków. The product portfolio includes hydraulic shield controls, hose line services as well as pump units and systems.

At the same time Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH and Famur S. A. have signed a contract for the delivery of an electro-hydraulic control system with a value of 1.9 m €. The system, together with the shield supports type FRS Glinik 10/25, will be delivered in April 2018 to the final customer, ArcelorMittal Kazakhstan mine Tentekskaya (Figure 1).

With this contract Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH was able to obtain project orders for more than 10.1 m € in the current quarter only and further strengthened its position as the world market leader for electro-hydraulic control units in the mining sector. The major part of this value originates from orders of the customers in Mexico, China, Kazakhstan, Poland and Turkey.

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Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH, Bochum/Germany, won the tender for the delivery of an electro-hydraulic control system for the world’s largest shield support. In this connection Tiefenbach is responsible for the development, the design and the delivery of the entire electro-hydraulic control system as well as for the safety-related auxiliary valves. The order of the shield producer ZMJ (Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co. Ltd.) has a value of more than 2.3m €.

The shield support, with a height of 8.80 m and a width of 2.40 m (Figure 1), is going to be the world’s tallest ever built shield support and will go into action at Shenua-Group in China. The total intended delivery time, including transport, amounts to approximately three months. This very short delivery time can be implemented in the planning, since over 80 % of the used components are produced and processed within the Knapheide consortium.

With the award of contract, the ZMJ-Group and Tiefenbach continue their very successful cooperation of the past. In the current year both companies already completed and delivered three major projects all over the world together.

With the given contract Tiefenbach strengthens its position as market leader for electro-hydraulics in the largest sales market Asia for mining products. Furthermore, Tiefenbach again sets standards with their solutions for demanding challenges. More than 120 longwall faces worldwide are already provided with the technology “Made in Bochum”.

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Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH won the tender for the delivery of an electro-hydraulic control system for the world’s largest shield support. In this connection Tiefenbach is responsible for the development, the design and the delivery of the entire electro-hydraulic control system as well as for the safety-related auxiliary valves. The order of the shield producer ZMJ (Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery Group Co. Ltd.) has a value of more than 2.3m €.

The shield support, with a height of 8.80 metre and a width of 2.40 metre, is going to be the world’s tallest ever built shield support and will go into action at Shenua-Group in China. The total intended delivery time, including transport, amounts to approximately 3 months. This very short delivery time can be implemented in the planning, since over 80% of the used components are produced and processed within the Knapheide consortium.

With the award of contract, the ZMJ-Group and Tiefenbach continue their very successful cooperation of the past. In the current year both companies already completed and delivered 3 major projects all over the world together.

With the given contract Tiefenbach strengthens its position as market leader for electro-hydraulics in the largest sales market Asia for mining products. Furthermore, Tiefenbach again sets standards with their solutions for demanding challenges. More than 120 longwall faces worldwide are already provided with the technology “Made in Bochum”.

Further information:
Tiefenbach Control Systems GmbH
www.tibacon.com