Joy Mining Machinery

Infobox_Company
company_name = Joy Mining Machinery
company_
company_type = Subsidiary (Parent: Joy Global)
foundation = Incorporated in 1919
company_slogan = [World's Leading Manufacturer of Underground Mining Equipment]
location = Warrendale, Pennsylvania
num_employees = 4,500
products = Continuous Miners
Longwall Mining Systems
Haulage Systems
Roof Bolting

homepage = [http://www.joy.com www.joy.com]

Joy Mining Machinery is a manufacturer of surface and underground mining machinery based in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, American. They are an operating a subsidiary of Joy Global Inc.

Parent Company Overview

Joy Global Inc. is a worldwide mining machinery and services company. Through its divisions -- P&H Mining Equipment and Joy Mining Machinery - the Company manufactures underground and surface mining equipment and offers related backup services. P&H Mining Equipment (Surface mining) and Joy Mining Machinery (Underground machinery) are both specialists in the design, manufacture, distribution, and servicing of mining machinery and equipment. The products are used extensively for the mining of coal, copper, iron, gold and other mineral resources.

Joy Mining Machinery Overview

The Joy Mining Machinery business is headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania and they have over 40 field offices in 8 countries. The firm has a long history as one of the main manufacturers of underground mining equipment and providers of aftermarket services. The business was founded in 1920 by Joseph Francis Joy . Over the past 80+ years, they have developing mining equipment, and then manufacturing, and servicing a full range of underground mining equipment for a world wide customer base. Joy Mining Machinery manufactures equipment and provides aftermarket services for the extraction of underground coal (nearly 90% of its business) and other materials such as gypsum, lignite, phosphate, potash, salt and trona found in uderground bedded strata, with localized service centers strategically located near major mine sites around the world. Manufacturing plants are located in the US, UK and South Africa. The company has a workforce of approximately 4,500 employees supporting customers on a worldwide basis.

Products

Joy Mining Machinery designs and manufactures equipment in four categories for low, mid and high seam applications for both room + pillar and longwall mining:
* Continuous Miners
* Haulage Products
* Bolting Systems
* Longwall Systems (Shearers, Armored Face Conveyors and Roof Supports)

Facts and Figures

Joy Mining Machinery's industry-leading position a reflection of there reputation:

* Joy Mining Machinery is the leading supplier or has a significant position for a majority of the products it manufactures. Independent research* on the use of longwall equipment in the US shows that more than 90% of shearer products, and nearly 50% of the armoured face conveyors and roof support products, have been supplied by Joy Mining Machinery.Citation

* Joy Mining Machinery has an extensive installed equipment base with over 4,500 products working in underground mines around the world.

ee also

* Dragline excavators - built by P&H division for Surface mining
* Power shovels - built by P&H division for Surface mining

References

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External links

* [http://www.joy.com Joy.com: Joy Mining Machinery website]
* [http://www.joyglobal.com Joyglobal.com: Joy Global Inc. website]
* [http://www.phmining.com P&H Mining Equipment - Sister company]
* [http://www.hoovers.com/joy-mining-machinery/--ID__111205--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml Hoovers.com: Joy Mining Machinery Ltd.]