FLANDERS Innovation
R&D to make machines perform better & live longer
When we look at a complex machine, we see “thousands of points of possible failure” as “thousands of opportunities to make this machine better.”
And that’s what we do—with materials, tolerances, design, fabrication processes, field installation, custom algorithms, system configurations, and entirely new technologies.
We have a love of machines and a relentless drive to make them better at the jobs they do.
Innovations big and small, add up.
Some FLANDERS innovations are small and incremental; others are big leaps ahead. It’s when you combine them all that the magic really happens. We put decades of accumulated innovation, field, and repair experience into the power and control system technologies we develop for you.
The results—especially tracked over the life of your machines—are significant and measurable:
- Horsepower. 30-40% more horsepower in the same motor frame
- Control and safety. An automation system that increases blasthole drill productivity by 68% while keeping operators safe in collapse-prone situations
- Speed. Haul trucks that move 30% faster with a conversion from DC to AC traction motors
- Efficiency. Dragline power systems that require 50% less maintenance and operate virtually at unity
- Production. Replacement mill motors that boost production by 10%
- Thermal regulation. A load reactor and transformer combination that reduces a mill machine’s operating temperature by 16%
- Reliability. Mining shovel dipper activation above 99%
- Performance. 50-year-old machines performing better than machines half their age
FLANDERS innovation pays off for your operation.
A clear ROI agenda
Our ultimate agenda revolves around maximizing machine uptime and minimizing the total cost of ownership for our clients. We achieve this by incorporating paramount elements such as safety, quality, reliability, and productivity enhancements. Our unwavering commitment to meeting the needs of our valued clients drives us to continuously innovate and deliver exceptional solutions that elevate their operations to unprecedented levels of efficiency and success.
We’ve spent years doing repair work and forensic analysis of how failures occur and then developing related upgrades. That’s led us into applying those same technologies to new motors, generators, drives, and controls, so we can provide a reliable solution to our clients through our expertise.
