Francis Engineering, Inc.

Mining and Tunneling Equipment

Steel Plate and Structural Fabrication

 

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Mining Machinery Repair and Rebuild

MVC-013F.JPG (44143 bytes)        Our primary facility, for heavy machinery and Continuous Miner rebuilds, is located in Westover, WV. Four large bays help divide the repair process into teardown and cleaning, evaluation and repair routing , then the receiving and reassembly of components for the finished product. This facility has 17,000sq.ft. of work area.

MVC-008F.JPG (56565 bytes)        Our Fairmont, WV facility is used for lighter weight machinery repairs, structural steel and plate fabrication, welding and sandblasting. This facility has 45,000sq.ft. of work area.

 

        We provide complete repair services, for a wide variety of underground mining equipment. Pictured below are examples of recently finished machines.

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Continuous Miner Loading Machine Shuttle Car Roof Drill Feeder Breaker

        Our skilled technicians continuously produce the highest quality mechanical, electrical and hydraulic repairs for components and complete machine rebuilds.

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Gearbox Assembly Auger Head Permissible Control Enclosure Non-Permissible Enclosure Hydraulic Repairs Roof Bolter

 

        Complete Longwall Equipment, custom manufacture, repair, setup and testing.

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Shield Hauler Longwall Gearbox Stage Loader Shield / Conveyor Compatibility Test Shearer Testing

 

Steel Plate and Structural Fabrication

        Our plate processing is performed with the help of a CNC Oxy-Fuel Cutting Machine, 3/4"X12' Shear and a 400 Ton Press Brake.

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        Projects involving plate or structural fabrication and welding.

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New Fabrication Coal Hauler Frame New Fabrication Gathering Head New Fabrication Machine Supports  Structural Railing Fabrication Structural Entrance Framing

 

Machining Services

MVC-001F.JPG (56647 bytes)MVC-002S.JPG (31318 bytes)        Our Machine Shop is located in Westover, WV. It has two 40' bays with 8,000sq.ft. of floor space.

 

 

MVC-007F.JPG (56093 bytes)        We have a Niles Floor Mill, with a 22' horizontal X 7' vertical travel and a 30 ton weight capacity. This allows us to machine, bore or drill any size main frame or machine chassis. The picture shows a 14BU Loading Machine Shovel being machined. Above it is a Longwall Head Drive Frame in process.

 

Boring Auger Head.jpg (37766 bytes)bay101.jpg (37883 bytes)        With 3 additional, Table Type, Boring Mills we are able to machine or repair manufactured items and components such as: Auger Heads, Tram Cases, Longwall Drivetrain, Gearcases, etc. Pictured on the right is a 14 CM Auger Head Gearcase being refaced and the bearing fits being rebored.

32Lathe.jpg (32229 bytes)        Five Engine Lathes of various sizes give us the capacity to turn up to 48" diameter and 120" length. 32" Lathe shown, machining a gathering head disk.

 

 

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