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Real-time diagnostics that allow troubleshooting from surface assuring maximum uptime and safety.

The ModuDrive™ Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) linear actuator provides the ultimate in reliability, precision and high thrust in a compact and robust enclosure. The edge based actuator provides full feedback and health conditions thereby providing maximum uptime and performance.

ModuDrive™ IIoT linear actuators are used for rotary or linear control and positioning:

• Automated ventilation regulators and louvers
• Automated safety gates for ramp traffic control
• Automated ventilation dampers

The ModuDrive™ IIoT linear actuators are 100% electric operated, reliable and simple to apply. The system consists of a remote electronics controller and fully electric linear cylinder providing real-time diagnostics allowing troubleshooting from surface through MaestroLink™ Server.

Installation signatures can be captured comparing the operation of a new application overtime thereby providing early detection of potential failure points.

Smart IIoT actuators provide service counters for starts/stops/total run time, over/under voltage, power failures and min/max internal temperatures providing maximum up-time and worker safety.

Full feedback data on the stroke position, current draw and internal temperature provides early warning of bearing or blade damage on regulators, stuck or broken safety gates or duct blade damage on dampers to allow scheduled maintenance.

Why do automation & mining engineers choose to select ModuDrive™ IIoT linear actuators?

• Eliminates expensive and maintenance intensive hydraulic and pneumatic actuators.
• Reduces CAPEX by eliminating hydraulic powerpacks or systems to drain water from compressed air lines.
• Reduces OPEX by providing real-time advanced diagnostics through MaestroLink™ Server on any desk top PC.
• Simple connection to any electrical power source and network connection.
• Soft start and stop functions to eliminate damage from inertia.

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The Zephyr AQS™ is an IIoT device that accurately monitors real time environmental conditions and reports back to surface via a digital Ethernet or an analog output connection to your network. Now there’s a cost effective solution for reducing downtime and getting back to the face sooner and safer.

Zephyr AQS™ is an ultra-compact, low cost environmental air quality monitoring station for underground mines. This Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) device connects directly to any network without the requirement of adding an expensive and complex programmable logic controller (PLC).

The Zephyr AQS™ air quality station features three fully customer configurable plug and play sensor inputs that can be freely mixed and matched according to the underground requirements. Configuration is done through built-in webpages similar to that of a home network router. All sensors that connect to the Zephyr AQS™ utilize industry standard digital protocols.

The Zephyr AQS™ fully supports both of the two most popular network communication protocols - Modbus TCP/IP and EtherNet/IP™. Alternately, the Zephyr AQS™ offers optional on-board analog outputs (3 x 4-20 mA) and/or two relay outputs that can tie into any legacy system.

Measurement, full system diagnostic functions and unmatched flexibility and simplicity puts you in the driver’s seat!

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The MaestroFlex™ automated regulators, replacing manual drop board regulators, are designed to exceed underground applications requiring adjustable airflow rates to match changing environmental and mobile equipment demand.

The opposing blade design provides optimal flow control over large ranges allowing its use in Ventilation on Demand (VoD) applications.

MaestroFlex™ automated regulators are used for all forms of ventilation controls:

• Manual based control systems
• Time-of-Day control systems
• Event-Based control system
• Real-Time (VoD) control systems

MaestroFlex™ automated regulators are designed to meet the harsh underground mining drill and blast cycles for decades of service. ModuDrive™ digital IIoT actuators provides real-time diagnostics that allows troubleshooting from surface through MaestroLink™ Server.

The MaestroFlex™ regulator is used to automatically adjust the airflow on operating levels. Often installed either at the fresh air raise or return air raise and in some applications at both. The automated regulators replace drop board manual regulators that cannot be adjusted from surface, thus enabling operators from surface the ability to control ventilation as required either manually or using VoD software.

MaestroFlex™ automated regulators have been used in critical 24-7 underground mining applications since 2007 and have been designed to withstand both continuous operation and blast concussion.

MaestroFlex™ automated regulators drive out significant CAPEX by eliminating expensive PLCs, transformers, engineering services and panel fabricators. MaestroFlex™ regulators provide a simple connection to any network switch and allows complete control, monitoring and real-time diagnostics over Modbus TCP/IP or EtherNet/IP™ communication protocols.

Why do mining engineers choose to select MaestroFlex™ automated regulators?

• Adjusting ventilation, level by level, by controlling airflow quantity and quality assures worker health and safety as well as regulatory compliance.
• Scheduling regulators to fully open before the blast cycle improves blast clearance times and allow miners to return to the face quicker and safer.
• Reducing energy costs and GHG emissions by providing adequate ventilation to the operational areas of the mine versus ventilating all levels equally.
• Delaying major capital-intensive projects like additional air raises, booster fans and larger primary fans by reducing the amount of ventilation in areas that are non-operational.

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The first gigabit network providing both data and power using coaxial cable.

Enabling the Digital Mine Starts with Connectivity to the Face.

The Digital Mine is founded on the use of critical data to increase production, reduce costs and enhance worker safety. Most often, underground mines choose fibre optic cable as the means to extend connectivity from the level out to the working areas. In addition a separate power cable is required for the wireless access points.

Fibre presents a number of challenges to the underground mining industry. Terminating fibre underground is difficult, time consuming and requires expensive specialized training, which is frequently, the biggest contributing factor limiting the advance of connectivity. These types of delays inhibit the agility and pace needed to enable the Digital Mine and bring communications to the face.

Identifying the mining industry’s growing demand for real-time data, Maestro Digital Mine works with mining companies around the world to address the challenges associated with traditional communication backbone solutions (broadband and fibre). The Plexus PowerNet™ system quickly extends communications using existing infrastructure to where it is needed.

Plexus PowerNet™ delivers a high speed, low latency digital communication network that provides PoE+ power to Wireless Access Points (WAPs), cameras and any other IP based device. The system eliminates the need for costly outside fiber optic contractors and can be installed and maintained by any internal tradesperson.

Accelerate the time to connectivity by making the complex, simple with the Plexus PowerNet™

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