Introducing the Freedom Platform for Shovels

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1 Introducing the Freedom Platform for Shovels Open Architecture for Ultimate Flexibility The new Freedom TM solution for shovels is an open architecture platform from FLANDERS that puts shovels on the roadmap to asset optimization and helps lower cost per ton. Mines can deploy Freedom in customized configurations on rope shovels to make the machine available to aftermarket motors and products, including immediate access to FLANDERS high-performance excavator-duty motors and electrical rotating equipment. Freedom for shovels is available in base packages called Freedom Se and Freedom Si. Freedom TM Se is specifically designed as a costeffective replacement for obsolete OEM components. Hardware updates are minimized for easy installation and commissioning of the upgrade in one Preventative Maintenance (PM) day, and the software platform is completely open to accommodate 3rdparty system integration, enhanced troubleshooting and ease of serviceability. Freedom Se includes a migration path to access the FLANDERS multigenerational roadmap that includes future add-ons from FLANDERS that will continually improve the machine s reliability, safety, health and performance while meeting your specific requirements and needs. Freedom TM Si is a complete exchange of hardware and software components with new cabinets installed to provide a fully integrated platform that immediately accommodates 3rd-party system integration, enhanced troubleshooting and ease of serviceability. The Si platform is the cornerstone of the multi-generational FLANDERS roadmap of seamlessly integrated future add-ons that will continually improve the machine s reliability, safety, health and performance while meeting your specific requirements and needs. Freedom delivers the lowest total cost of ownership of any supervisory control system in the surface mining industry. A shovel upgraded with the Freedom Se platform from FLANDERS produced 10% more output than a previously upgraded OEM shovel in a FLANDERS retrofit comparison, which significantly improved tonnage hauled and income per truck, and resulted in a rapid Return On Investment (ROI). Page 1

2 Freedom TM Enables Placement of FLANDERS Excavator-Duty Motors Over the span of six decades, FLANDERS developed deep expertise repairing and servicing motors and other electrical rotating equipment in the surface mining industry. Through a commitment to serving unmet customer needs and a focus on innovation, FLANDERS started engineering and manufacturing new motors and other electrical rotating equipment over 10 years ago. That equipment is proven to outlast and outperform OEM motors by delivering the most power and longest durability for mining-specific applications, which helps mining operations optimize assets. FLANDERS motors outperform all other competitors by increasing peak power significantly within existing frames to increase operating speeds and production volumes: FLANDERS New Motors 28% gains (1600 vs. 1250) FLANDERS M Series Motors 60% gains (2000 vs. 1250) Page 2

3 FLANDERS crowd, hoist and swing motors for shovels provide industry-leading performance gains, longevity and reliability that lowers cost per ton, and they drop into the same mechanical footprint, which minimizes downtime for swap out. Most crowd and hoist motors can be changed and commissioned in a matter of days. Innovation powers FLANDERS motors. Excellence begins with triple thick, turn-to-turn insulation of coils, and a total Vacuum Pressure Impregnation (VPI) insulation system that delivers higher dielectric strength, higher thermal conductivity and greater resistance to moisture and chemicals to extend component life. From welding and insulating interpoles to using dense potting materials on main fields, FLANDERS motor innovations and technologies eliminate power robbing loop imbalances while providing optimum commutation and armature cooling to deliver the best performing, longest lasting duty-specific motors in the industry. When all that innovation and performance is bundled with the Freedom platform, rope shovel operations have a powerful new combination to improve productivity and lower cost per ton. OEM motors and shovels referenced above are affiliated with P&H. P&H is a registered trademark of Joy Global Inc. or one of its affiliates. The products offered in these materials are not manufactured or endorsed by, nor sourced from, Joy Global or its affiliates. Page 3

4 Success Story Surface Mining Customer A mining customer in Australia increased hoisting capabilities by replacing a GE MD 824 motor with a FLANDERS 824M Motor. The impressive results led FLANDERS to develop a higher voltage generator, which enabled the machine to hoist heavy buckets faster (green line below). To take this production advantage to the next level, FLANDERS is developing the ME 1024 motor and high output (HO) generator set, which will lift heavier buckets even faster. Page 4

5 Features and Benefits With DCS 600 parts costing 300% more than they originally did, and shovel downtime costing around $70,000 per hour (U.S.D.), a reliable, flexible, open architecture platform for shovels makes good sense today, and opens the machine to future add-ons. Freedom Se uses as much of the existing system as possible to cost effectively open the system and improve performance. Armature and Field DCS 600 drives are replaced with ABB DCS 800 drives, and the existing Graphic User Interface (GUI) is replaced with a modified version of the FLANDERS WinCC based GUI. Freedom Si includes a complete system replacement with new hardware, software and cabinets to significantly improve machine performance. Both systems are customizable to meet the needs of each mine s unique shovel fleet configuration. Thirty Freedom Si (sold as PPDD) are in service. At shovel operation in the Powder River Basin where Freedom Si is installed, the customer has acknowledged the following benefits: Enhanced performance, reduced maintenance costs, improved safety Access to real-time shovel data Control...the open architecture empowers the customer to access and control the system 3rd-party components have been seamlessly integrated Downtime is reduced High-performance crowd, hoist and swing motors can be added Page 5

6 FLANDERS is committed to optimizing shovel productivity to help mines lower their cost per ton. By offering the latest open architecture platforms like Freedom Se and Freedom Si for shovels, duty-specific motors and performance products to increase machine productivity, decrease maintenance costs and improve safety, FLANDERS is building on its heritage of service repair and motor manufacturing to offer surface mines flexible, customizable solutions. Only FLANDERS combines craftsmanship and the latest technologies with superior customer service based on timeless principles to help your mine optimize assets. Page 6