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Becker Mining Systems

Tuesday, 02 October 2018

know-how | performance | reliability

 Becker Group of Companies

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Becker Mining is well represented all over North America to take care of you

Distribution  10 Regional Sales Offices

Sales Offices  6 Factories/Head Offices
Factories  Becker Varis
 Becker/SMC: Power Distribution
& Traction Control
 Becker/SMC West: Power
Distribution
 pdp: Power Distribution
 Becker/Wholesale Mine Supply:
Mine Communications
 Riter Engineering
 ~ 220 employees
 ~ 7 Authorized Service Centers
 Becker Group of Companies has a wide
range of Customers from Mining to Transit
Becker Companies:

Our range of innovative products, systems and solutions for

Customer’s special requirements is as varied and diverse as
industry and trade itself

Transit
Tunneling -Power Distribution,
- Automation, Power Distribution, -Communications
Communications
Variable Frequency Drives

Gold Coal Potash Salt

Dragline Wind Power
Our Steadfast Customers
 Arch Coal, Inc.
 Potash Corp.
 Mosaic Potash
 Agrium Inc.
 De Beers
 Vale
 BHP Billiton
 Anglo American
 Rio Tinto
 FNX Minerals
 Glencore
 Goldcorp
 Windsor Salt
 North American Tungsten
 Compass Minerals
 Texas Westmoreland Coal Company
 Consol Energy
 Massey Energy
 Patriot Coal
 Alpha Natural Resources
 Bridger Coal Company
 Peabody Energy
 North American Coal Company
 Cline Resources
 Energy West
 Signal Peak Energy
 Chevron Mining
 United Coal Company
 Becker Varis offers…

 In addition to being a full line Becker

subsidiary Becker Varis is the largest supplier
of underground communications in Canada
and the U.S.A
 Turn key systems from design to test and
termination
 Industrial communications and control
systems
 Proximity Detection
 Over 25 years of experience
 iCom radio equipment
 Rajant Broadband Mesh Network Systems
 Smart Blast wireless blasting equipment
 Indurad Radar Based Volumetric Scanning and Automation

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 PCS Rocanville iBelt System

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 Rajant Broadband Mesh Networks

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 Rajant Broadband Mesh Networks

SOURCE

DESTINATION

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Becker Mining offers Electrical Equipment for: Underground, Dragline,
and Surface Mining Industries

Underground
• Longwall, Room and Pillar, Beltways
• Powercenters, Distribution Boxes, Utility Boxes

Dragline
• Substations
• Generators
• Vacuum Switch Houses

Surface
• E-Houses/MCC’s
• Vacuum Switch Houses
• Distribution Boxes
• High Voltage Coupler Skids

Dry Type Transformers

• Up to 12 MVA
• Duratrans Wet Wound Epoxy Transformers

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Becker Mining offers Underground Mining Equipment,
Transit Switchgear, Dragline Electrics…
Underground Mining Equipment
• Longwall Electrics
• Motor Control Centers
• Section Powercenter
• Belt Powercenter
• Distribution Boxes
• Motor Controllers and Starters (Across Line, Solid State, and VFD)

Transit Power Systems

• DC Switchgear
• AC Switchgear
• Rectifiers
• Traction Power Substation

Dragline Electrics
• Substations (Portable or Pad mount)
• Vacuum Switch Houses
• Control, Relay, and PLC Panels
• Oil Breakers
• Ground Fault Relays
• Neutral Grounding Resistors
Cable Reels, Explosion Proof Enclosures, and the largest
selection of mining components in the Industry
Cable Reels
• Explosion Proof or Open Type
• Vertical or Horizontal
• Cable Range through 350 MCM
• Voltage range to 4160V
• Unique Rotating Collector Ring

Explosion Proof Enclosures

• Over 1,500 Approved Designs
• Aluminum or Steel
• Glands: Brass
• Machined Operators

Components
• HV Interrupters
• Ground Monitors
• Ground Fault Relays
• Signal Line Monitoring and Control
• Couplers and Receptacles
• Dry Type Transformers up through 12 MVA
Equipment and Components

Pictures…
 PCS Allan 1500 KVA Power Centre

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 Mosaic Colonsay 3000 KVA Power Centre

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 Mosaic K2 Distribution Sled

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Recent Innovations
Duratrans Transformer
Features and Functions
• Wet wound epoxy transformer
• No voids allowing corona
• Coil Distortion Prevention (CDP)
prevents outside coil distortion by
proprietary material
• Corrugated Duct Technology
(CDT) increases convective heat
flow to increase efficiency
• Oval coil provides superior short
circuit mechanical strength
• Immune to harsh environmental
conditions

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Arc Mitigation Open Frame Equipment

Features and Functions

• The only arc mitigation mining equipment in
the US market
• Pre-arc detection – ECS 1000 relay
• Fault clamping (Becker/Sait product
offering)
• Protects the miner from injury or death
• Isolates the fault into one area of the arc
fault to minimize the damage to the
equipment

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Hot Circuit Detector (HCD)

Features and Functions:

• High Impedance 3 phase voltage

detection
• 120v-25kv voltage range
• Phase sequence +/-
• 240VAC, 10amp contact output for
control
• Makes sure circuit is de-energized for
servicing
• Protects from burning up pumps, fans
and motors

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Coupler with Integrated Hot Circuit Display

Features and Functions

• Utilizes the HCD
• The only commercially available
connector with voltage sensing
• May be gear or line mounted (480-
595v)
• Makes sure circuit is de-energized for
servicing
• Protects from burning up pumps, fans
and motors

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5kv Draw-out Cell with Separate Grounding Switch
and Contactor Assemblies

• Compact
• Keeps the miner away from the front of
the unit
• High fault current capable
• Easy to repair
• Separates the switch from the contactor
to reduce weight

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ECS 1000 Series Arc Relay
Features and Functions

• Reliable protection against Short Circuit

faults on long cable runs
• Can also be used to detect loose or
deteriorating connections
• Distinguishes between an actual fault and a
motor starting
• Used in addition to short circuit and low
level overcurrent protection
• Can detect faults down to 0.25 x Full Load
Current
• Assesses current magnitude and the phase
relationship between the analogue voltage
and current inputs

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AED Flameproof Enclosure
Features and Functions
• Allows fast access to Defibrillator for
live support
• Quick opening
• No exterior hardware to strip
• Permissibility is not dependent on
tonguing 20 bolts

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Pressurized Power Center
Features and Functions

• Positive pressure
• Keeps unit clean
• Prevents failure due to electrical
tracking
• Keeps units dry

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 Thank you very much
for your attention.

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