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February 2015 www.coalage.com 57 active load sharing with multimotor drives. DaTong Coal is one of the top three coal groups in China, with a coal production capacity of 152 million tons per year. BKT Tires Opens New OTR Tire Offices BKT Tires Inc., a subsidiary of Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), opened new offices in Brentwood, Tennessee, which will serve as the Americas headquarters for OTR tire sales and services. "The new offices reflect the BKT culture of technol- ogy and innovation, offering a state-of- the-art environment for employees to excel," said Shawn Rasey, president, BKT Tires. Sales, marketing, product develop- ment, OTR training, engineering, logis- tics and customer service will all be managed from the new location. Contitech Ends Veyance Acquisition Continental concluded its acquisition of the U.S. rubber company Veyance Technologies, of Fairlawn, Ohio, on January 30. On January 29, the Brazilian antitrust authority CADE (Council for Economic Defence) cleared the transaction with certain conditions, thus providing the approvals necessary for completion. Mimosa Partners with Immersive New mining practices are under way at an underground coal operation in Mexico after changes in geological conditions led to increased coal seam outbursts, putting miner's lives in danger. To keep operators away from the risk of outburst, the site now operates using a teleremote system. The site has worked with Immersive Technologies to develop simulation-based training; the objective is to train miners to operate the equipment safely and improve productivity. "Safety is our highest priority so going to a remote system was essential to protect our personnel. As part of this integration, we wanted operators to be skilled and keep damage to the machines at a minimum. We partnered with Immersive Technologies to deliver the safest and most productive solu- tion," said Armando Diaz Cardenas, gener- al mine manger-mine VII, Mimosa. Training will be delivered using a simu- lator specifically designed for underground operations. With its 360° high definition screen and RealMove technology, opera- tors can freely walk around the mine and equipment, allowing for realistic training for Red Zone avoidance, proximity sensor training, prestart and walk around. "In this situation; the operators are no longer sitting in a cab surrounded by con- trols, they have to have the freedom to move around their environment and oper- ate from multiple positions," said Richard Beesley, underground coal business unit manager for Immersive Technologies. Mimosa is located in Coahuila, Mexico, and it mines about 4 million metric tons of coal annually. s u p p l i e r s n e w s c o n t i n u e d The Mimosa mine will soon use tele-remote controlled roadheaders for development. The company worked with Immersive Technologies to develop a simulated mining environment with a tele-remote roadheader (above).