Product control solution

Key Benefits

• OEM solution
• Faster commissioning
• Rapid troubleshooting
• Flexible applications
• Digital ready

A product control solution that’s much more than a local control panel

The ECS™ Product Control Solution helps you unleash the full potential of your FLSmidth equipment. It enables fast and flexible commissioning and allows for rapid trouble-shooting to reduce downtime while giving you all the benefits of a digital-ready system. It’s so much more than a local control panel.

Fast, flexible control system software with OEM assurance

In a competitive operating environment, equipment needs to be managed as efficiently as possible. That means, using control system software that is fast, flexible and allows you to identify and solve problems. With Industry 4.0, that means a solution that brings your operations into the digital world. The ECS Product Control Solution does exactly that.

What is it?

FLSmidth’s product control software builds on more than 40 years of automation experience. Alongside the well-known features required for a machine control system, it brings a number of features traditionally found at plant level, including advanced trending, an on-board historian and stoppage root cause search, to the equipment level.

Unlike a traditional local control panel, the solution integrates with OEM assurance, uses modern communication and is built on uniform engineering standards.

How can the ECS Product Control Solution help my business?

Commissioning new equipment involves extensive testing and troubleshooting. The product control software gives your engineers the advanced tools and assistance they need to get the job done fast.

And when faults occur, it is critical to establish the root cause as quickly as possible. That’s why the software provides tools that enable fast troubleshooting with less effort. These advanced features give operators easy, efficient access to comprehensive information so they can quickly identify the problem.

With this solution, you’ll also be able to fully automate your FLSmidth equipment to ensure it operates at its full potential, and eliminating the risk of operator error. This will help increase your productivity while freeing your operators up for other roles.

The result is a digital, connected control system software that’s fast, flexible, minimises downtime and helps your business run at its peak.

What FLSmidth equipment is it available with?

The ECS Product Control Solution is the standard employed for most FLSmidth supplied mining and cement equipment. It is available with FLSmidth ranges of crushers, grinding mills, coolers, stackers, vertical mills as well as many other products.

A tailor-made control solution for your FLSmidth equipment

Equipment needs to come online quickly, without delays from technical failures, and operations need to be productive. That’s where the ECS Product Control Solution helps.

OEM solution

The product control software is made specifically for FLSmidth equipment so you can be sure it offers the complete protection and functionalities you need to get the most out of your operations.

Faster commissioning

The solution gives your engineers advanced tools to help with testing and troubleshooting during commissioning. That helps speed up installation and allows you to get your equipment working productively, as quickly as possible. And because some components of the control hardware and software come pre-installed in FLSmidth equipment, wiring and installation efforts can be reduced by up to 70 per cent.

Rapid troubleshooting

When your equipment fails, you need to identify the cause of the problem, fast. The product control solution has advanced features taken straight from the ECS/ControlCenter Software Platform. to ensure your engineers can find faults quickly and easily, allowing you to get your operations back online sooner. With this solution, you’ll have access to FLSmidth’s team of expert support staff, who will be available 24/7 to assist with any troubleshooting.

Flexible applications

The ECS Product Control Solution is designed to be flexible to your business needs. It can be easily integrated with numerous other systems to adapt to the individual configuration of your project and is compatible with the major PLC manufacturers. This hardware independence makes it much easier to upgrade systems in the future as you won’t be dependent on one supplier.

Digital ready

With the ECS Product Control Solution, you’ll have access to FLSmidth’s remote support capabilities and digital data analytics services to take the performance of your machine to the next level.