The Fabreeka Impact

As an integral machine to meet production needs of the mining industry, how can dragline maintenance and downtime be reduced?

It’s no question that oil and gas fuel the modern world. According to the US Energy Information Administration, natural gas accounted for 40% of electricity generation in 2020 for the United States. Even as we begin to trend towards renewable energy, oil and gas remain the kingpins of energy production throughout the globe.

In the mining industry, longevity and efficiency are two important features that heavy equipment require. As technology continues to improve, and demands for raw materials increase, mining serves as an essential foundation for all types of industries. Even so, much of the mining equipment we use to this day remains the same, even over the course of a few decades.

From draglines to rock crushers, the mining industry utilizes a variety of massive machines. After all, mining involves rather large projects and processes as well. To break down the rock-solid materials we extract from the Earth, the mining industry requires powerful machines to help them do it.

As an industry, mining is instrumental in making human progress possible. Mining supplies the world with the raw materials necessary for progress and innovation. Whether its infrastructure, transportation or electronics, mining serves as an essential backbone to the industrialized world.

If you had to summarize Fabreeka’s entrance to the mining industry in one word, it would be grand. In 1971, Fabreeka pad was installed on the world’s largest shovel of the time, The Marion 6360, also known as “The Captain,” at Arch Mineral’s Captain Mine in Percy, Illinois.