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MICON Pumpable Cribs TekPak® P - The Cribbing System of Choice

MICON Quality Installation MINOVA Quality Material Partnering to Provide the State-of-the-Art Roof Control System MINOVA blends and manufactures TekPak® P. TekPak ® P is: A patented two part system consisting of: TekCem® TekBent® Pumpable Crib Installation Details & Quality Control	The Pumpable Crib Process	TekPak® P Benefits
Provides roof support in hard to access entries Provides more surface contact than traditional cribbing methods Material may be pumped from the surface May be pumped long distances Material has a 48 hour pumping life The system is adaptable to differing entry heights Simple installation Minimal set-up time
TESTING TekPak® P has been tested with NIOSH since 2001. View the test results of the compressive strength of the pumpable cribs here: NIOSH Tests	YCPC - Yieldable Cuttable Pumpable Cribs TekPak® P has successfully supported longwall cut-through entries. A modified crib bag allows conventional longwall equipment to mine the the standing support in advance of the longwall face. The yielding capacity of the material matches the pillar shortening under abutment loading. Longwall shear cutting the MICON YCPC video Longwall shear cutting the MICON YCPC video 2

MICON Quality Installation

MINOVA Quality Material

Partnering to Provide the State-of-the-Art Roof Control System

MINOVA blends and manufactures TekPak® P. TekPak ® P is:

A patented two part system consisting of:

TekCem®

TekBent®

Pumpable Crib Installation Details & Quality Control

The Pumpable Crib Process

TekPak® P Benefits

Provides roof support in hard to access entries
Provides more surface contact than traditional cribbing methods
Material may be pumped from the surface
May be pumped long distances
Material has a 48 hour pumping life
The system is adaptable to differing entry heights
Simple installation
Minimal set-up time

roof contact

TESTING

TekPak® P has been tested with NIOSH since 2001. View the test results of the compressive strength of the pumpable cribs here:

NIOSH Tests

YCPC - Yieldable Cuttable Pumpable Cribs

TekPak® P has successfully supported longwall cut-through entries. A modified crib bag allows conventional longwall equipment to mine the the standing support in advance of the longwall face. The yielding capacity of the material matches the pillar shortening under abutment loading.

Longwall shear cutting the MICON YCPC video

Longwall shear cutting the MICON YCPC video 2