Rockwell Automation Drive Systems Solutions for the Mining Industry
Rockwell Automation: Experience You Can Trust Before new equipment is installed, we can assist you in planning for a fast start-up. Boosting productivity by optimizing your entire operation is the goal of Rockwell Automation Drive Systems. To ensure you achieve this goal, we ve assembled a knowledgeable, experienced team to support you with: Application Expertise Engineering Solutions Manufacturing Excellence Implementation Ongoing Support Services Process Products Customer People Comprehensive Asset Management ensures your company receives maximum value for its investment. Support Agreements Rockwell Automation Support Agreements (RASAs) are also an integral part of our Complete Automation program. RASA customer partnerships some of which go back over 30 years benefit from the following advantages: Reduced downtime costs Extended equipment service life Increased product quality Improved customer satisfaction Our global network of Drive Systems Centers is staffed with application and system engineering experts who can respond to your needs quickly and completely. We will provide you with complete, integrated automation solutions that ensure your project s success. Our documented Drive Systems Best Practices help maximize production. And our Systems Engineering Tools ensure optimal system configuration, ensuring top efficiencies from engineering straight to commissioning. Is your operation in need of upgrading? Our Field Modernization services can help by installing diagnostic tools to existing systems, replacing equipment, increasing line speed or upgrading hardware or software to ensure peak productivity. Our Global Support Services complement our core Drive Systems offering and includes Comprehensive Asset Management, Support Agreements and Training. Training Factory-based training programs are tailored to meet your specific requirements. We also offer product, maintenance, system and process level training to keep your production up to speed. Installation Services A comprehensive resource for both new or existing facilities. Planning Application Audit Study Existing System Document Results Engineering Select Technology Design for Start-Up Resource Selection Internal Resources External Resources Team Development Pre-Installation Schedule Installation Rehearsal Install/Start-Up Implement Plan Complete Installation Start-Up Production Process Tuning under Load Conditions
Underground and Above Ground Conveyors Underground Conveyors Transporting raw materials quickly and efficiently is one of the keys to mining productivity. And Rockwell Automation provides an automation solution designed to address the specific needs of this important industry -- a complete underground mining drive control system. From system design through startup, our extensive mining expertise and technology will ensure that your conveyor maximizes production efficiency and positively impacts your bottom line. At the heart of our innovative underground mining conveyor system is the LiquiFlo AC drive, which has the largest power-to-size ratio on the market. Featuring a patented liquid-cooled heatsink design, our totally enclosed, mine duty package pulls ambient air from the mine and pushes it through an air-to-water heat exchanger to facilitate efficient drive cooling. An explosion proof design is also available. This underground system has been designed for use in main drive, booster and winch applications. Depending upon the application, Rockwell Automation may also provide products that will supplement the drive system. These include: PanelView operator interface ControlLogix controllers Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Motors Reducers Power centers Above Ground Conveyors And what we do below ground, we do just as effectively in above ground applications. So, whether your conveyor requirement is uphill or downhill, a new AC drive system or a DC drive retrofit, Rockwell Automation has the expertise and products to meet your application requirements as well. Our high-performance AC drives offer common bus and regenerative capabilities that provide the most efficient control options for your conveyor. In addition, we provide DC drive systems, ranging from simply replacing your existing drives and/or motors, to retrofitting the existing thyristor power modules with Rockwell Automation s advanced digital controls. In short, you can trust Rockwell Automation to maximize your automation investment when it comes time to consider a complete conveyor system for your operation.
Easy Maintenance All of our mining drive systems are based And our hardware has been designed for simple maintenance as upon Rockwell Automation s open architecture well. To accomplish this, we have developed a modular setup. From our high-performance and open approach to system hardware design. This minimizes downtime ControlNet communications, to our RSLogix and cuts down on the required spare parts. 5000 programming tools, our system architecture can complement your existing systems. In addition, they allow for simple maintenance and operation.
Superior Support Flexible Scope of Supply With 25 Drive Systems manufacturing locations worldwide and From a single winch drive package, to a complete system requiring thousands of field support engineers, Rockwell Automation offers condition monitoring and electrical installation engineering, unsurpassed support. In addition to emergency support, we offer we can scale our scope of supply to meet your requirements. asset management services, support agreements, training, phone technical support, online knowledge bases and consulting services. Patented liquid cooled AC drive technology
Extend the Useful Life of Rotating Equipment Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Program Your investment in capital equipment is large. And extending the useful life of that equipment can result in tremendous savings from reduced downtime and increased production. How can you get there? The Condition Monitoring and Maintenance Program (CMMP) from Rockwell Automation is a reliability-based maintenance program that s more effective because it utilizes predictive and preventive maintenance. By applying CMMP you can: Increase mine capacity through the elimination of downtime. Extend the useful life of rotating equipment through the elimination of failure modes at the source. Rockwell Automation offers a three-level approach to Condition Monitoring and Maintenance: Level I - Condition Monitoring From the Windows CE-based Enpac portable data collector to an online RSView 32 MMI system, operations and maintenance personnel are able to efficiently identify a device that is operating outside of its normal condition. Level II - Asset Health Management Predictive and preventative maintenance is available at the mine site, through our Enshare asset health software, or remotely through our Reliability Online program, which provides monthly reports on machine health through either a phone or Internet connection. Level III - Enterprise Asset Management When the CMMP system indicates that a maintenance procedure is required, Rockwell Automation can apply the Computerized Maintenance System to provide information on parts inventory and schedule the work order according to its severity.
The Forefront of Technology The key to a superior drive system is not only expertise and commitment, but also using a provider in control of its own technology. Rockwell Automation offers more than 500,000 products to solve your application challenges. Because we design and manufacture AC and DC drives, servo drives, motors and controllers, we can customize our world class products to match performance to the application. We verify interoperability in our System Evaluation Lab not in the field so you can be confident your system will perform as promised. And every day, more than 300 scientists and engineers push the frontiers of automation technology at the Rockwell Science Center. Creating cutting-edge solutions with world-class technology. That s Rockwell Automation Drive Systems. Our semiconductor research allows us to incorporate advanced proven, costeffective technology into our drive products. It also lets us reduce product size while increasing functionality.
System Solutions Commissioning Manufacturing Partnering Excellence Implementation Technical Knowledge Engineering Solutions Application Expertise Support Services Global Solutions. Local Support. Over 100 years of experience as an electrical drives provider More than 50 years of organization systems application experience 620 sales and support offices Nearly 5,600 distributors, system integrators and agents worldwide Represented in more than 80 countries For more information check our Web site at www.automation.rockwell.com/drivesystems Publication DSMINE-BROO1A-EN-P September 2001 2001 Rockwell Automation Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in USA