KOMAG activities in the domestic and international research areas

The paper presents some information about the scientific, research and technical potential of the KOMAG Institute of Mining Technology. Some examples of achievements in the domain of machines and equipment for underground mining and preparation of minerals are given. Testing activities in the KOMAG accredited laboratories are highlighted, among others tests of powered roof supports, hydraulic executive elements, safety of products. Research project results, concerning widely understood environmental protection, are described. For more than seventy years KOMAG has been an important scientific base for the mining industry, offering innovative solutions and competing successfully on the Polish and foreign markets with other research organizations of similar type. Its scientific and technical output includes over 6000 technical documentations of machines and equipment implemented in Poland and abroad as well as over 4400 patents and utility patents which confirm an innovative character of technical solutions developed at KOMAG