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Engineering giant transforming mining with technology and real-time monitoring system capable of replacing 40 miners revealed
Imagine a machine so powerful it replaces the work of 40 miners, operating with unparalleled precision and efficiency while transforming the global mining landscape. That’s the Bagger 293, the engineering giant built by ThyssenKrupp, which, with its cutting-edge technology and real-time monitoring system, is revolutionizing the sector.
Discover how this world-record-holding masterpiece can excavate mountains in days and redefine the boundaries of sustainable mining.
Colossal machines: Bagger 293, the largest excavator in the world
The Bagger 293, built by the German company ThyssenKrupp, stands out as one of the greatest technological feats in mining engineering. This monumental machine was developed to operate in open-pit mining, replacing the work of around 40 thousand miners with a continuous monitoring system, capable of carrying out extractions effectively and on a large scale.
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Considered the largest excavator in the world, the Bagger 293 is an engineering colossus. At an impressive 226 meters long, 96 meters high and weighing approximately 14 tons, its immense structure rivals the height of two Eiffel Towers.
Designed by ThyssenKrupp, the machine holds Guinness records due to its robust structure and continuous operation capacity in mining, demonstrating unprecedented mobility and efficiency in the sector.
Bagger 293 can demolish a hill in a few days
Equipped with a 22-meter diameter platform and 18 large buckets, the equipment is capable of excavating and transporting huge amounts of soil non-stop. With its intense productivity, the Bagger 293 can demolish a hill in just a few days.
It is currently operating in one of the largest open-pit mines in the world, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, where its advanced technology contributes significantly to raising productivity rates in coal mining.
Powerful excavator consumes energy equivalent to that of a small city with around 20 thousand inhabitants!
The aluminum conveyor belt system allows the Bagger 293 to move even at low speeds, reaching up to 600 meters per hour. With its continuous excavation capacity, the machine removes up to 6 million tons of earth daily.
Although it consumes energy equivalent to that of a small city with around 20 thousand inhabitants, its extraction efficiency compensates for the high consumption, optimizing operating time and, therefore, costs.
Environmental challenges and limitations of use in the mining industry
The use of the Bagger 293 in mining presents some environmental issues, such as extensive removal of vegetation and generation of dust. In addition, its large size requires it to operate on wide, flat terrain, presenting difficulties in uneven areas, where it may need the assistance of other machines for mobility.
Despite these obstacles, the excavator stands out for its efficiency in extensive mining sites, such as coal mines, where it is essential to remove large volumes of earth to access mineral deposits.
This 'beinquedinho' cost about 100 million dollars
With technology that promotes efficiency and high productivity, the Bagger 293 represents the future of large-scale mining. Although its construction cost in 1995 was high — around 100 million dollars — the return on investment is justified in intensive operations, replacing the work of tens of thousands of miners.
Hahaha. Interns! This is not an excavator! It is a BUCKET WHEEL REMOVAL. It only collects material that is in the yard stored by forklifts or stackers. It does not excavate mountains! I worked with maintenance of this equipment for more than 10 years at Vale.
Did you watch the video?
I didn't see them using the machine to remove material deposited by forklifts, I only saw the machine eating into the ravine to extract coal.
I was wondering if it was worth training this intern, but it wasn't even worth the time spent reading.
Hahahaha.
At Vale we call it a forklift and a reclaimer.
Coal mining in Germany?? What do you mean?? Isn't this one of the European countries that keeps filling Brazil's ass for environmental preservation?? Isn't coal the most polluting fuel in the world?? Preserve it here, so they can destroy it there? Go eat sauerkraut in China.
This is a reclaimer not an excavator. Excavator does not have a conveyor belt
Journalists need to be more serious in their reporting; what is not known is not said.
The fact is that journalists usually have little understanding of technical matters. And as a rule, they don't even try to find out more about the subject of the report. They have no idea of the reality when they mention 20, 2 or 200 tons. That's when you see nonsense.
It must be 14 tons, it's not possible lol
It is an excavator, yes, not a stacker reclaimer that turns over the coal in mining yards. But in general it is used to remove the topsoil, which is a larger quantity and to put it to the side. For the actual ore, smaller excavators are also huge and trucks are used to take it further away. It would replace 40 thousand miners if they were removing it by hand, but coal has been mined with machines for over a century, and they are getting bigger and bigger.