Westmoreland Coal Company Increases Efficiency And Profitability In The Kemmerer Mine With A Zebra WLAN

Westmoreland Coal Company is the 4th largest coal mining operation in the world; 6th largest coal producer in North America and the oldest independent coal company in the United states. When Westmoreland Coal expanded their operations by purchasing the Kemmerer mine in Wyoming, they bought the oldest open pit mine in the U.s. — a large mine that is 9.5 miles long and 2 miles wide.

Over 70 pieces of mining equipment are constantly connected to the mine’s wireless LAN network — including 25 trucks, 10 dozers, two shovels, three backhoes and two front end loaders. this wireless LAN (WLAN) provided the crucial connection between the equipment and Fleet management system (FMS), which collects information from the equipment to maximize equipment usage and uptime, and ultimately mine production.

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