FLANDERS Innovation

Ambitious, practical ways to
renew hard-working machines

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, with tolerances, with design, with fabrication processes, with field installation, with custom algorithms, with system configurations, with 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 goal is to get you more from CAPEX investments you’ve already made.

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.

Building technology innovations

We control the entire component manufacturing flow from fabrication to installation. As a result, FLANDERS motors, drives, generators and alternators, and control systems have earned a reputation throughout the world for exceptional quality and reliability.

We bring these state-of-the-art capabilities to any technology we custom manufacture for you.

Custom manufacturing

But what really sets us apart?

The FLANDERS ALL—how we bring it all together

Our innovator’s mindset really shines when we have the opportunity to put together what we call FLANDERS ALL solutions that combine Power Systems, Control Systems, and Services.

When we put a power system in place for you, we don’t just cross-reference the specs and deliver a motor:

We listen closely to what you want to accomplish and really dig into the context.
We look for ways to turn that downtime into a machine advancement.
We flag related opportunities to make your operation safer, more efficient, and more profitable.

A proactive, pragmatic innovator’s mindset is part of everything we do.

Things like pre-delivery commutator tuning and how we crate and ship assemblies to facilitate easier field installation all factor into our innovation equation. Recovering $20,000 in machine production with a system that’s faster to install and commission; We consider that part of the motor.

Technology R&D

Partner with us

Ultimately, it’s the machine challenges our clients face that drive FLANDERS technology innovations. If you have ideas for improving the performance of your large rotating electrical equipment that you’d like to make a reality, we would love to be your R&D team.