Application of computer systems in supporting maintenance policy in mining industry

Continuous production maintenance in mining industry (coal mines) results in high production costs. Well-known computer systems supporting machine and appliances exploitation as well as traffic control in factories have been currently broadly applied in a variety of industry branches. Therefore introduction of these systems in mining industry operations seems inevitable. CMMs class system introduction in mining industry should provide continuous operation of machines and appliances and result in decrease of variable costs of the company due to extended operating time of the devices. In terms of a coal mine, this time savings will result in loss cuts as a result of machine delays. Applications of computer systems supporting the maintenance policy in mining industry have been presented.