Remote-controlled locomotives 1000 meters under ground
LKAB, in Kiruna, Sweden, has the world’s largest underground iron ore mine—the most modern in the mining industry. Here, you’ll find the latest IT systems, and for a long time, the underground transport system has been controlled remotely. At a 1045-meter depth, the deepest part of the mine, communication is managed with Åkerströms’ remote control for locomotives. And this solution is part of the system for remote control of driverless trains that transport thousands of tons of ore, around the clock, from the mine shafts.
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