Regardless Of Your Mining Method, What You Are Mining Or Where In The World You Are Mining . Line Power Has The Electrical Equipment For Your Mining Operation Line Power Corporate Overview Line Power is a division of Line Power designs and builds Electro-Mechanical Corpora- engineered electrical distribution tion (EMC) of Bristol, Virginia. and control apparatus used in EMC is a privately-held, Amer- underground and surface min- ican-owned company founded ing along with industrial/com- in 1958. The divisions of EMC mercial and utility applications. manufacture a wide variety of This includes low and medium products used in the genera- voltage switchgear, section tion, transmission, distribution power centers, belt power cen- and control of electricity. These ters, pump power centers and products, along with various controls, motor controls, sub- electrical equipment repair and stations, longwall mining power maintenance services are used systems, vacuum circuit breaker The Line Power Manufacturing Main Plant by a diverse mix of Energy switch houses and mine-duty (mining, oil and gas), Tunneling, transformers, along with com- Dredging, Electric Utility and In- ponent parts such as ground dustrial/Commercial customers monitors, ground fault relays, worldwide. EMC has nearly one high and low voltage couplers, million square feet of modern switches and VCBs. manufacturing, service and re- pair facilities located in Virginia Line Power mine-duty trans- and Tennessee. In addition, formers are known throughout EMC has a full-time Research the industry as the most rug- and Technology Center dedicat- ged and reliable transformers ed to providing EMC divisions available for the demanding with the latest technological conditions in mining, tunneling advances for electrical power and dredging. distribution and control. The Line Power Rebuild Divi- The business that became EMC sion is a dedicated service fa- was started in 1958 as Electric cility offering equipment repair/ Motor Repair & Sales. By the rebuild/upgrade services for mid-1960s, the Company had existing electrical power distri- grown to fifteen Associates pri- bution equipment. Regardless marily serving the area’s textile of the original equipment man- industry. As textile customers ufacturer, the Rebuild division moved out of the area the can rebuild and upgrade your Company redirected its ener- equipment to the latest tech- gies toward serving the region’s nologies while maintaining your mining industry. As the mining initial equipment investment. motor business grew, custom- ers began requesting that the The Line Power Parts and Ser- Company manufacture under- vice Division offers a complete ground power centers. Out of line of replacement parts along the response to these requests, with a dedicated highly experi- Line Power was born in 1971. enced and trained field service The mining electrical power dis- department for service, repairs tribution business grew rapidly and equipment commissioning. throughout the 70s and 80s and Line Power quickly became the Line Power is ISO-9001-2015 market leader. registered. 2 What Sets Line Power Apart From All The Others Highly Integrated Manufacturing Line Power and the sister breakers, DTS® Down Time divisions of Electro-Mechan- Saver® feeder circuit protectors, ical Corporation design and MAVRiC® magnetically-actuated manufacture most of the major vacuum circuit breakers, ground components used in the elec- monitors, epoxy insulators, high trical distribution and control and low voltage couplers. This products it builds. These include provides Line Power with un- mine-duty transformers, Auto- surpassed control of quality and jet® switches, vacuum circuit delivery for these components. A Sample of the Major Components Manufactured by Line Power A Focus On Productivity And Reducing Unscheduled Downtime One of the most costly events The second generation DTS®-II in any type of mining operation feeder circuit protector main- is unscheduled downtime. This tained all the functionality of is where Line Power leads the the original DTS® but in a con- industry with its patented series figuration that is 30% smaller of Down Time Saver® (DTS®) and 25% lighter. products. The Patented DTS®-II Feeder Circuit Protector Next in the DTS® series is the Led by the DTS® feeder circuit DTS®-VCB. This unit takes the protector, the first of the Down 40+ years of proven reliability Time Saver series of products of the Line Power vacuum revolutionized the way feeder circuit breaker and packages it circuits are designed. Combining in a draw-out drawer arrange- all the elements of a feeder circuit ment. This gives you unprece- in one compact drawer made dented access to the breaker troubleshooting and repair simple at the side of the unit instead and fast. By pulling out one draw- of having to lift it out the top. er repairs could be made without In areas of limited overhead shutting down the entire unit. space, troubleshooting and If the repair could not be made repair can be accomplished this way, the entire drawer can without having to move the be removed and replaced with a gear to another area of the spare, getting you back up and mine to access the VCB from running with minimal disruption to the top. your mining operation. The Line Power DTS-VCB Shown Drawn Out Engineered Designs And Service After The Sale Line Power products are engi- technicians are available neered-designed and built for 24/7 for troubleshooting, field each specific application. Work- service, installation, commis- ing directly with the customer, sioning and preventive mainte- Line Power’s sales personnel nance services anywhere they and engineering staff design are needed around the world. the equipment knowing where the equipment will be used Operating out of fully-outfitted and more importantly, how the service vans the field service equipment will be used. team is just a call away to help solve your electrical equip- But the commitment to the cus- ment problems and get you tomer does not end there. Line back up and running. Preven- Power’s Field Service Team, tive maintenance services can staffed by highly experienced, also help prevent unscheduled Line Power’s Field Service Team Working Directly qualified and MSHA-certified downtime. With the Local Utility to Commission A Substation 3 Line Power Products At A Glance Portable Substations Longwall Controls Power Centers Engineered-engineered substations available in pad, Engineered-designed longwall systems up to 25 kV skid or trailer-mounted, or walk-in designs from 500 (110 kV BIL,) 15 MVA, complete with 5 kV Down kVA to 30 MVA and from 15 kV to 128 kV. Portable Time Saver® modular feeder circuitry and comput- Engineered-designed power centers in open or pump substations up to 5 kV for frequency/soft- er-controlled human interface monitoring. Onboard explosion-proof designs up to 25 kV (110 kV BIL,) start/across the line applications are available in computer-controlled current and voltage testing. 15 MVA, in skid, wheel or rail configurations. PLC outdoor and underground rated. For use in inby and outby locations. Compatible controlled with in-house programming. Customiz- These can be manufactured from stainless or galva- with all longwall shear, plow, conveyor and roof able mine-duty transformers. Arc flash mitigation nized steel or aluminum for corrosive atmospheres. support manufacturer’s equipment. Custom in- and VFD designs available. Modular circuitry for Optional fold-down towers are available. house PLC programming. ease of troubleshooting and repair. Tunneling and Dredging VCB Switch Houses Mine-Duty Transformers Engineered-designed VCB switch houses in 25 Engineered, compact designs for control enclo- kV, 600 amp or 15 kV 1200 amp in skid, wheel or sures that can be mounted directly on the tunnel trailer configurations. Open or explosion-proof de- Engineered mine-duty dry-type transformer boring machine (TBM) or independent of the TBM. signs with bushing/flange/coupler entry complete designs with the capability for seismic-ratings Open and explosion-proof designs available. Com- with overcurrent protection and optional voltage and transformers that meet higher efficiency plete dredging substations that can be mounted di- protection. Also available as a single VCB with requirements. Engineered designs for OEM use in rectly on the dredge or independent of the dredge feed-through for re-establishing grounds along electric shovels and draglines and for retrofitting that are water-tight and washdown-capable. cable runs. into existing spaces and applications. Custom Electrics Switchgear Repair/Rebuild/Upgrade The Line Power Rebuild division offers complete repair/refurbish/rebuild services for electrical equip- Engineered-designed motor control centers, Live-Front and dead-front pad-mounted and engi- ment. Line Power Rebuild can rebuild and upgrade VFDs, VCB switch houses, portable generators neered switchgear including prep and processing your existing electrical equipment incorporating the and E-houses in pad-mount, skid, wheel or trailer plants, offices, load-out facilities, ventilation, latest technologies while maintaining your initial configurations. Open or explosion-proof designs maintenance and other surface facilities requiring equipment investment regardless of the original for surface or underground applications. utility power distribution and control. manufacturer. Junction Boxes Component Parts Field Service Line Power designs and builds a complete line of component parts including vacuum circuit breakers in 15 kV, 600 amp, 15 kV, 1200 amp and 27 kV, 600 amp; air-insulated Auto-jet® switches up to 27 kV, 600 amp and vacuum loadbreak switches at 15 kV, 600 amp. High voltage ground monitors, ground fault relays, ground monitors in Line Power maintains a team of dedicated field both impedence and continuity-type, low voltage service personnel outfitted with fully-equipped Engineered-designed junction and splice boxes couplers from 600 volt, 600 amp to 1000 volt, 700 service vans for mine site service, repair and from 27 kV, 600 amp to 15 kV, 1200 amp with amp, high voltage couplers in 15 kV configurations equipment commissioning. All of the service bushing/flange/coupler entry.