Go gearless to meet your business objetives by exceeding standard availability targets in your grinding operations. ABB’s GMD is the most powerful mill drive system in the market to power semiautogenous (SAG), ball and autogenous (AG) mills, This
MoreCommissioning Variable Speed SAG Mill Gearless DriveTable of ContentsGeneral Description of the DriveAssembling and ConstructionComponent CharacteristicsDrive Evaluation The electric operation and design features of the 11,000 HP variable speed SAG mill gearless drive is presented The function of the frequency-converter, control system drive and lubrication systems are described An analysis of ...
More2 GEARLESS MILL DES The gearless mill drive eliminates ring-gear, pinion, gearbox, coupling, motor shaft and motor bearings, used within a conventional mill drive system. By mounting the rotor poles directly onto the mill, the mill itself becomes the rotor of the gearless motor. Building a track record
Morenext size Gearless Mill Drive, i.e. a 42ft mill. It is a dual design approach considering, on the one hand, the experi-ences Siemens made with Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) instal-lations over the past 40 years and, on the other hand, using computerized design tools calculating the system behavior where experience does not yet exist.
MoreUtah, SAG mill and a 11,200 kW gearless drive for the El Teniente, Chile, SAG mill. In a continued call for larger, even more powerful drives, Siemens kept pace. In 1996, Freeport ordered the first gearless drive for a 38-foot SAG mill located at the company’s Grasberg plant in Indonesia. This gearless drive
MoreMill Builder: FFE Minerals, USA Mill Size: SAG Mill 38 feet/11,58 m Ball Mills 25 feet/7,62 m Ore processed: Copper Ore Drive Rating: SAG Mill 19,4 MW / 9,31 rpm Ball Mills 13,43 MW / 11,5 rpm Award of Contract: November 2000 Start of Operation: December 2002 ABB’s scope of supply: Four complete Gearless Mill Drive Systems including: Wrap ...
MoreSIMINE Gearless Mill Drives is in inching mode, one rotation of the mill is all you need. The mill will achieve the exact an-gle that was preset by the operator, and it is not necessary to repeat the proce-dure. At the end of the inching operation, the SIMINE Gearless Mill Drives stops the mill with balanced charge, and with no
More01-03-2012 Gearless mill drive system in iron ore processing. ABB was recently contracted to supply gearless mill drive (GMD) systems for two 38 foot semiautogenous grinding (SAG) mills at the Serra Azul iron ore mine in Brazil. The Serra Azul mine unit, owned by MMX Mineração e Metálicos, an EBX Group company, is located in the iron quadrangle of ...
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MoreSiemens, the company that introduced Gearless Mill Drives (GMD) to mining industry started up its first GMD on a ball mill in Norway in 1980. The mill and its drive system are still in service. Today, GMDs are mainly used for SAG mills between 36 and 40 feet (10.7 to 12.2 m) and ball mills
Moregearless mill drive optical systems. Gearless mill drives Grinding ABB. Our GMD eliminates all mechanical components of a conventional mill drive system such as ring-gear pinion gearbox coupling motor shaft and motor bearings By mounting the rotor poles directly onto the mill the mill itself becomes the rotor of the gearless motor.
MoreMill Builder: FFE Minerals, USA Mill Size: SAG Mill 38 feet/11,58 m Ball Mills 25 feet/7,62 m Ore processed: Copper Ore Drive Rating: SAG Mill 19,4 MW / 9,31 rpm Ball Mills 13,43 MW / 11,5 rpm Award of Contract: November 2000 Start of Operation: December 2002 ABB’s scope of supply: Four complete Gearless Mill Drive Systems including: Wrap ...
More08-07-2014 Gearless mill drive system in iron ore processing. ABB was recently contracted to supply gearless mill drive (GMD) systems for two 38 foot semiautogenous grinding (SAG) mills at the Serra Azul iron ore mine in Brazil. The Serra Azul mine unit, owned by MMX Mineração e Metálicos, an EBX Group company, is located in the iron quadrangle of ...
MoreThe gearless mill drive eliminates all mechanical components of a conventional mill drive system, such as ring-gear, pinion, gearbox, coupling, motor shaft and motor bearings. By mounting the rotor poles directly onto the mill, the mill itself becomes the rotor of the gearless motor.
More25-05-2021 Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile. Commissioning of the world’s most powerful gearless conveyor drive system. Our longstanding association with Swedish mining company Boliden is an example of how ABB’s gearless drives have increased productivity at its Aitik open-pit copper mine. We have provided two large GMDs of 23.4 MW for the AG mills.
More01-09-2010 ABB gearless mill drive systems feature numerous benefits when compared with conventional geared drive systems: superior reliability, increased process availability, extended life span and improved energy efficiency. ABB delivered the world s first gearless machine drive in 1969, ...
MoreIncreasing availability through advanced Gearless Drive , The Gearless Mill Drive system consists of the ring motor with its feeding cycloconverter, pre-installed in an E-house It also includes the excitation rectifier, the automation sys-tem (for mill and motor) including HMI, monitoring and diagnostic system, MCC’s (for mill and drive auxiliaries).
MoreGearless Mill Drive Sales Rev Up to Meet Demand WOMP Gearless mill drives are becoming the drive system of choice on large AG SAG and while other motors allow conveyors pumps and fans to operate at variable systems reduces the problem of precise positioning to a few button push.operation in mill in col roll millAuthors in actual .
More25-09-2018 Table of ContentsGeneral Description of the DriveAssembling and ConstructionComponent CharacteristicsDrive Evaluation The electric operation and design features of the 11,000 H.P. variable speed SAG mill gearless drive is presented. The function of the frequency-converter, control system drive and lubrication systems are described. An analysis of the harmonic characteristic in the Supply ...
More30-06-2014 ABB’s delivery included one gearless mill drive system (GMD) for a 40-feet semi-autogenous mill and two low-speed dual pinion ring-geared mill drive systems (RMDs) for two 26-feet ball mills ...
More25-05-2021 Chuquicamata copper mine in Chile. Commissioning of the world’s most powerful gearless conveyor drive system. Our longstanding association with Swedish mining company Boliden is an example of how ABB’s gearless drives have increased productivity at its Aitik open-pit copper mine. We have provided two large GMDs of 23.4 MW for the AG mills.
MoreIncreasing availability through advanced Gearless Drive , The Gearless Mill Drive system consists of the ring motor with its feeding cycloconverter, pre-installed in an E-house It also includes the excitation rectifier, the automation sys-tem (for mill and motor) including HMI, monitoring and diagnostic system, MCC’s (for mill and drive auxiliaries).
MoreGearless Mill Drive Sales Rev Up to Meet Demand WOMP Gearless mill drives are becoming the drive system of choice on large AG SAG and while other motors allow conveyors pumps and fans to operate at variable systems reduces the problem of precise positioning to a few button push.operation in mill in col roll millAuthors in actual .
More01-09-2010 ABB gearless mill drive systems feature numerous benefits when compared with conventional geared drive systems: superior reliability, increased process availability, extended life span and improved energy efficiency. ABB delivered the world s first gearless machine drive in 1969, ...
More30-06-2014 ABB’s delivery included one gearless mill drive system (GMD) for a 40-feet semi-autogenous mill and two low-speed dual pinion ring-geared mill drive systems (RMDs) for two 26-feet ball mills ...
More25-09-2018 Table of ContentsGeneral Description of the DriveAssembling and ConstructionComponent CharacteristicsDrive Evaluation The electric operation and design features of the 11,000 H.P. variable speed SAG mill gearless drive is presented. The function of the frequency-converter, control system drive and lubrication systems are described. An analysis of the harmonic characteristic in the Supply ...
More29-10-2019 In all, two 28-megawatt gearless mill drive systems (GMDs) are in use at the mine's 40ft SAG mills, and four 16.5MW GMDs are employed in 26 football mills. "Gearless mill drives are the 'workhorses' for grinding operations, which are at the heart of any mine," ABB's Cobre Panama project manager Rene Chacon said.
MoreABB will supply six complete gearless mill drive systems, transformers, ringmotors, project engineering, installation, training and other related support services. September 22, 2008 – ABB won an $88-million order from Minera Petaquilla SA (MPSA) to deliver gearless mill drive systems to increase productivity and lower energy consumption at a new copper mine in Panama.
More13-09-2006 Simine Mill GD provides a gearless drive with no mechanical parts between the motor and the mill. Stepless adjustment of the rotational speed aids optimum start-up and means that the system can be controlled in accordance with the varying demands of the material in the mill. This reduces wear, maintenance and energy consumption.
MoreAn induction motor fed by GE's MV7000 Medium Voltage drive is one of the latest solutions designed and offered by GE for all rolling mill applications. As the induction motor provides more availability, reliability, lower maintenance and reduced electrical distribution equipment, this solution can contribute to significant savings for our customers.
MoreGearless Mill Drive Sales Rev Up to Meet Demand WOMP Gearless mill drives are becoming the drive system of choice on large AG SAG and while other motors allow conveyors pumps and fans to operate at variable systems reduces the problem of precise positioning to a few button push.operation in mill in col roll millAuthors in actual .
MoreIncreasing availability through advanced Gearless Drive , The Gearless Mill Drive system consists of the ring motor with its feeding cycloconverter, pre-installed in an E-house It also includes the excitation rectifier, the automation sys-tem (for mill and motor) including HMI, monitoring and diagnostic system, MCC’s (for mill and drive auxiliaries).
More01-09-2010 ABB gearless mill drive systems feature numerous benefits when compared with conventional geared drive systems: superior reliability, increased process availability, extended life span and improved energy efficiency. ABB delivered the world s first gearless machine drive in 1969, ...
More25-09-2018 Table of ContentsGeneral Description of the DriveAssembling and ConstructionComponent CharacteristicsDrive Evaluation The electric operation and design features of the 11,000 H.P. variable speed SAG mill gearless drive is presented. The function of the frequency-converter, control system drive and lubrication systems are described. An analysis of the harmonic characteristic in the Supply ...
More29-10-2019 In all, two 28-megawatt gearless mill drive systems (GMDs) are in use at the mine's 40ft SAG mills, and four 16.5MW GMDs are employed in 26 football mills. "Gearless mill drives are the 'workhorses' for grinding operations, which are at the heart of any mine," ABB's Cobre Panama project manager Rene Chacon said.
More13-09-2006 Simine Mill GD provides a gearless drive with no mechanical parts between the motor and the mill. Stepless adjustment of the rotational speed aids optimum start-up and means that the system can be controlled in accordance with the varying demands of the material in the mill. This reduces wear, maintenance and energy consumption.
MoreABB will supply six complete gearless mill drive systems, transformers, ringmotors, project engineering, installation, training and other related support services. September 22, 2008 – ABB won an $88-million order from Minera Petaquilla SA (MPSA) to deliver gearless mill drive systems to increase productivity and lower energy consumption at a new copper mine in Panama.
More29-04-2008 Rosemont Copper has awarded a multi million dollar contract to ABB for gearless mill drive systems needed for the construction of the Rosemont copper mine near Tucson, Arizona, USA
MoreAn induction motor fed by GE's MV7000 Medium Voltage drive is one of the latest solutions designed and offered by GE for all rolling mill applications. As the induction motor provides more availability, reliability, lower maintenance and reduced electrical distribution equipment, this solution can contribute to significant savings for our customers.
MoreDirect drives also made it possible to use a continuous conveyor belt, thus eliminating the need for transfer stations and reducing downtime, maintenance and costs. The belt system had three individual segments equipped with a total of 5 integrated drive systems. The largest belt used two direct drives at 6,000 kilowatts (kW) each.
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