WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA -- December 2006 -- Joy Mining Machinery announced that Mr. Wu Yuan has joined the company as Chairman of Joy China. Mr. Wu recently retired as President of China Shen Hua Energy Company, Ltd., the largest coal mining company in China and one of the largest coal mining companies in the world.
WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA -- October 2006 -- “An underground battery hauler that runs as fast with a full load of coal as it does when it’s empty, including hills and grades” is how operators have described the new generation battery hauler designed by the Stamler Battery Hauler Engineering and Development Group of Joy Mining Machinery.
WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA -- October 2006 -- Joy Mining Machinery UK will be furnishing two complete state-of-the-art longwall mining systems to Powerfuel plc as the company reopens its Hatfield Colliery in Yorkshire, England.
WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA -- October 2006 -- Joy Mining Machinery signed a contract with Huainan Mining Industry (Group) Co. Ltd. for the supply of longwall equipment. The contract is for two JOY 7LS6 longwall shearers, along with spare parts and product services.
WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA -- August 2006 -- Joy Global Inc. has completed the acquisition of the net assets of the Stamler business from Oldenburg Group, Inc. Michael Sutherlin, CEO of Joy Mining Machinery and Terry Nicola, Vice President and General Manager Stamler Products, made the announcement to employees at the main Stamler manufacturing facility in Millersburg, Kentucky on August 1, 2006.
WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA -- August 2006 -- Marking its 20th anniversary with the shipment of its 200th unit in July, the JOY 4LS shearer series established itself as the most prolific producer of coal in the history of longwall mining and, at the same time, introduced the next generation 4LS—the model 4LS20—specifically designed for the Eastern European and Asian markets.
WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA -- May 2006 -- Edward “Ted” L. Doheny II has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Joy Global Inc, and President & COO, Joy Mining Machinery. Mr. Doheny replaces Michael W. Sutherlin who, as previously announced, has been designated to succeed Mr. John N. Hanson as President and CEO of Joy Global Inc. upon Mr. Hanson’s retirement.
WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA -- March 2006 -- In just two years since its introduction, Joy Mining Machinery’s OPTIDRIVE - AC Variable Frequency Drive - has come to dominate and quickly is approaching 100% of underground mining equipment new sales orders in the U.S.
WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA -- February 2006 -- At the invitation of U.S. Department of Commerce (USDC), Cas Bruniany of Joy Mining Machinery has joined the Agency’s Energy Team, a group committed to discovering the most effective ways to promote American energy-related technologies around the world.