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Company Announcement: Joy Mining Machinery Ships 500th AC VFD Shuttle Car
 
10th March 2009
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Attached please find a press release on: Joy Mining Machinery, the inventor of the shuttle car, marks yet another milestone in underground mine haulage with the shipment in February of the 500th shuttle car equipped with the company’s trademarked OPTIDRIVE AC variable frequency drive (VFD).

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The shipment of the 500th JOY OPTIDRIVE shuttle car is delivered to Massey Energy. (left to right) Mark Stowers, Joy’s Account Manager; Keith Hainer, Massey Energy’s VP Underground Maintenance; Chris Adkins, COO Massey Energy; Chuck Harris, Joy’s Service Engineer; Hiram Mahon, President Martin County Coal; and Lynn Johnson, Joy’s Sales Engineer.
 

The shipment of the 500th JOY OPTIDRIVE shuttle car is delivered to Massey Energy. (left to right) Mark Stowers, Joy’s Account Manager; Keith Hainer, Massey Energy’s VP Underground Maintenance; Chris Adkins, COO Massey Energy; Chuck Harris, Joy’s Service Engineer; Hiram Mahon, President Martin County Coal; and Lynn Johnson, Joy’s Sales Engineer.