Eickhoff Corp, a subsidiary of the Eickhoff Group, has announced that it has received an order for two SL750 longwall shearer loaders from Walter Energy, a leading producer of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry, based in Birmingham, Alabama. These machines will be operating at a Walter Energy installation near Brookwood, Alabama. This shearer model is used in medium height seams and has been highly successful in coal mine operations throughout the world.

Eickhoff Corp’s facilities are located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania while the Eickhoff Group’s global headquarters and manufacturing are based in Bochum, Germany. Its other subsidiaries are located in Australia, Belarus, China, Poland, Russia, and South Africa. Eickhoff is a world-class supplier of longwall shearers, providing the international mining community with more than 50 machines every year. This year marks the 150th anniversary of company operations.