Overview - Mobile Mine Rescue Winder

Mine accidents result in workers being trapped at great depths underground, with long delays in rescue operations being launched. We were inspired by the Chilean mining disaster of 2010, when one of our Fulton winders was flown in to do service in that rescue operation.

We invented a very novel and exciting solution – the Mobile Rescue Winder (MRW).

Our Mobile Mine Rescue Winders dramatically speed up rescue operations.

MRW’s can be made to customer specifications. The initial, pioneering models are our Deep Level Mobile Rescue Winder (1,200m depth), and the Ultra Deep Level MRW (3,000m depth).

Features of both MRWs are:

• Fully roadworthy, go-anywhere vehicles not requiring an escort or any special permits on public roads
• Crane Deployed Conveyances
  
• Multi-purpose utility, including rescue, shaft inspections and pre-sink operations
• Hydraulically deployed boom mounted sheave wheel – design protected
• Critical system information on touch screen HMI in driver’s cabin.
  
• Compliant with mining regulations internationally
  
• Dual communication system and video feed to driver
  
• Carbon Dioxide and methane sensors
  
• Built in load cell to warn of overloading
  
• Driver’s cabin hydraulically raised to operating position
  
• Fully autonomous operation, capable of immediate deployment.