Surface Mining
Mining
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Control and drive solutions for surface mining
Extensive application knowledge and experience to improve mine performance
Our surface mining solutions improve productivity, with higher availability and better cycle times, resulting in the highest performing equipment in the industry.
Over the past 20 years, Nidec has installed and upgraded drive and control systems on every major type of surface mining equipment including shovels, draglines, drills, and conveyors. We specialize in rugged and reliable solutions for tough applications.
We have developed extensive application knowledge and experience to aid mines in improving the productivity and availability of their existing equipment.

Draglines
Nidec state of the art Controls for Draglines
More Production, Better Cycle Times and Machine Availability With Nidec Controls
• Increase Mine Production
• Improve Cycle Times
• Increase Machine Availability
Dragline Electric Drive Upgrades
Eliminate obsolete electronics with supportable state of the art controls
Optimize swing control with Nidec’s dragline-specific control algorithms reducing gear wear.
Allow your mine to maintain dragline drives in-house, thereby reducing costs
Adds remote diagnostic capability to aid your mine with faster troubleshooting
Over 200 Nidec drives installed on draglines worldwide.
We have a large installed base on P&H, Bucyrus (BE/BI), Page, and Marion machinery with hundreds of installations worldwide.
Nidec Drive Upgrade Kits are available for the following models:
• Bucyrus-Erie – BE 680W, BE 1260W, BE 1370W, BE 570W, BE 2550W, BE 2570W, BE 1570W, Ransomes & Rapier W2000
• Marion – 8750M, 8200M, 8050M, 7820M, 7400M, 195M
• P&H / Page – P757, P752, P740, P732, P&H2355
Nidec MineView Diagnostic System
Quickly identifies machine underutilization.
Provides long term storage of data on board your dragline with remote access by mine maintenance or Nidec personnel simultaneously – more eyes, faster solution
Built-in X-Y plotter provides optimum machine duty cycles reducing wear and tear and maximizing production.


Drills
Rugged Nidec Drives for Heavy Duty Drills
Improving production, cycles times and machine availability
• Increase Mine Production
• Improve Cycle Times
• Increase Machine Availability
Drill Electric Drive Upgrades
Eliminate obsolete electronics with supportable state of the art controls.
Add remote diagnostic capability to aid your mine with faster troubleshooting.
Over 160 Nidec drives installed on drills worldwide.
We have a large installed base on P&H, Bucyrus (BE/BI), Page, and Marion machinery with hundreds of installations worldwide.
Nidec Drive Upgrade Kits are available for the following models:
• Bucyrus-Erie – BE 49R, BE 55R, BE 59R, BE 60R, BE 61R
• Gardner-Denver – GD 70, GD 100, GD 120
• Marion – M4
• P&H – P&H 100, P&H 100XP, P&H 120A, P&H 320XPC
Nidec MineView Diagnostic System
Provides long term storage of data on board your drill with remote access by mine maintenance or Nidec personnel simultaneously – more eyes, faster solution
Shovels
Shovels Dig More with Nidec Controls
Modernizing your shovels for better performance
• Increase Mine Production
• Improve Cycle Times
• Increase Machine Availability
Shovel Electric Drive Upgrades
Eliminate obsolete electronics with supportable state of the art controls
Allows your mine to maintain shovel drives in-house, thereby reducing costs
Adds remote diagnostic capability to aid your mine with faster troubleshooting
Reduce RPC failures and lower maintenance costs
Over 350 Nidec drives installed on electric shovels worldwide
We have a large installed base on P&H, Bucyrus (BE/BI), Page, and Marion machinery with hundreds of installations worldwide.
Nidec Drive Upgrade Kits are available for the following models:
• P&H 4100XPB, P&H 4100TS, P&H 4100BOSS, P&H 4100A, P&H 4100, P&H 2800XPB, P&H 2800XPA, P&H 2800XP, P&H 2800, P&H 2300XPB, P&H 2300XPA, P&H 2300XP, P&H 2300, P&H 2100BLE
• Bucyrus-Erie BE 395B, BE 295B, BE 280B, BE 195B
• Marion 351M, 301M, 204M, 201M, 191M, 182M
• Nidec- RPC (Reactive Power Compensator) and Diverter Upgrade Kits
Nidec MineView Diagnostic System
• Quickly identifies machine underutilization
• Provides long term storage of data on board shovel with remote access by mine maintenance or Nidec personnel simultaneously – more eyes, faster solution
• Built-in X-Y plotter provides optimum machine duty cycles reducing wear and tear and maximizing production.


Material Handing
Electric drive upgrades & control solutions to improve mine production and machine availability
• Increase Mine Production
• Increase Machine Availability
Electric Drive Upgrades
Eliminate obsolete electronics with supportable state of the art controls.
Allows your mine to maintain shovel drives in-house, thereby reducing costs.
Adds remote diagnostic capability to aid your mine with faster troubleshooting.
Nidec Drive Upgrade Kits are available for the following models:
• Conveyors
• Mills
• Crushers
• Cranes
• Hoist
• Excavators
• Electric Drills
Nidec MineView Diagnostic System
Quickly identifies machine underutilization.
Provides long term storage of data on board excavators, drills and mine hoists granting remote accessibility by mine maintenance or Nidec personnel simultaneously – more eyes, faster solution.
Rectifiers
Keep Your Plates Charged Wth Nidec Rectifiers
Nidec rectifiers: increase availability, reduce maintenance costs, and optimize control with no drift digital regulator
• Increase Rectifier Availability
• Reduce Maintenance Costs
• Optimize control with no-drift digital regulator
Electrical Upgrades for Existing Rectifiers
Significantly reduce costs compared to a total system replacement.
Eliminate obsolete electronics with supportable state of the art controls.
Minimal installation downtime, reduces impact on production.
Add remote diagnostic capability to your rectifier for faster troubleshooting.
New Industrial Process Rectifiers
• Up to 200,000 Amps
• From 250 to 1250 Volts DC
• Air or liquid cooled
• Indoor, Outdoor and Containerized packages


Conveyors
Increase Mine Production With Nidec Conveyors
Higher reliability and safety with Nidec conveyors
Reliability and safety are critical in a mine conveyor system. You can help assure both, while also increasing mine production, with a conveyor drive system from Nidec. With installations around the world,our solutions can be designed to support both new and existing conveyor projects.
Whether installing a new line or replacing obsolete electronics, our state-of-the-art controls enable “smart” conveyors that permit you to move more materials across any terrain or distance safely and efficiently.