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Dowty Mining Equipment

In 1948, Dowty decided to market a newly developed product - the hydraulic pit prop. Early design prototypes had been tested in 1945, when it was felt desirable to develop new industrial applications of hydraulics.

Initially, the production of mining props was being carried out by Dowty Auto Units but in 1954 Dowty Mining Equipment was created.

In 1956 Dowty Mining Equipment opened a new factory at Ashchurch, Nr. Tewkesbury and by 1957, the millionth hydraulic pit prop had been produced and in use all over the world.

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  • Exhibition & Open Day Saturday 6th September 1969

    Exhibition & Open Day Saturday 6th September 1969

    Dowty Ashchurch – Exhibition & Open Day Saturday 6th September 1969
  • Exhibition & Open Day Saturday 7th September 1968

    Exhibition & Open Day Saturday 7th September 1968

    Dowty Ashchurch – Exhibition & Open Day Saturday 7th September 1968
  • Friction Caps

    Friction Caps

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Friction Caps
  • Gearhead Ram

    Gearhead Ram

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Gearhead Ram
  • Heavy Duty Thick Seam Chock

    Heavy Duty Thick Seam Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Heavy Duty Thick Seam Chock
  • Hydraulic Controllers

    Hydraulic Controllers

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Hydraulic Controllers
  • Hydraulic Dynamometer

    Hydraulic Dynamometer

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Hydraulic Dynamometer
  • Hydraulic Lifting Jack

    Hydraulic Lifting Jack

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Hydraulic Lifting Jack
  • Hydraulic Mining Equipment - New Developments

    Hydraulic Mining Equipment - New Developments

    An article from Mining Equipment about New Developments in Dowty range of Hydraulic Mining Equipment – Jan 1954
  • Hydraulic Power Pack Unit

    Hydraulic Power Pack Unit

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Hydraulic Power Pack Unit
  • Hydraulic Roof-Bar Straightener

    Hydraulic Roof-Bar Straightener

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Hydraulic Roof-Bar Straightener
  • Hydraulic Self-Advancing Support System

    Hydraulic Self-Advancing Support System

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Hydraulic Self-Advancing Support System
  • Hydraulic Thruster-Stop

    Hydraulic Thruster-Stop

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Hydraulic Thruster-Stop
  • Hydropost

    Hydropost

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Hydropost
  • Iconic Longwall Pioneer - Matthew Spedding, Passes

    Iconic Longwall Pioneer - Matthew Spedding, Passes

    Iconic Longwall Pioneer, Matthew Spedding, Passes Matt Spedding, for many years the President of Dowty Corporation, based in Zelionople, PA and ...
  • In-Seam Roof Head Support

    In-Seam Roof Head Support

    Dowty Mining Equipment – In-Seam Roof Head Support
  • Intrinsically Safe Lighting Equipment

    Intrinsically Safe Lighting Equipment

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Intrinsically Safe Lighting Equipment
  • It's DAF Trucks All The Way For Dowty Mining - 12th June 1978

    It's DAF Trucks All The Way For Dowty Mining - 12th June 1978

    Press Release 12th June 1978 DAF Trucks press release with Dowty Mining for the purchase of two new (at the time) ...
  • Jackpost

    Jackpost

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Jackpost
  • JetFlush Automatic Self-Cleaning Filtration System

    JetFlush Automatic Self-Cleaning Filtration System

    Dowty Mining Equipment – JetFlush Automatic Self-Cleaning Filtration System
  • Leading in Creative Engineering

    Leading in Creative Engineering

    Dowty Group – Leading in Creative Engineering
  • Leipzig Spring Fair - 1968

    Leipzig Spring Fair - 1968

    Photographs from the Dowty Mining Equipment trade  stand held at the Leipzig Spring Fair – 1968
  • Letters from the FA to Dowty Ashchurch FC

    Letters from the FA to Dowty Ashchurch FC

    Letters from the Football Association to Dowty Ashchurch FC
  • Long Duke 15-Ton Prop

    Long Duke 15-Ton Prop

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Long Duke 15-Ton Prop
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