Mill drives: the desire for increased power and ... - Siemens
SAG mill drives (as GMDs) by some operators and principal motor designers/manufacturers until the reasons for known problems in design or manufacturing were better understood and resolved. Accordingly, the latest 40 ft dia. SAG mill is rated at 29 MW and 78% C.S., with a 42 ft dia. mill built but not yet operational. The more recent option
Gearless Ring Motor For Sag Mill Principles-HN Mining ...
Sep 15, 2006 For the two ore-grinding mills, Siemens is supplying gearless ring motor drive systems supplied with power via cycloconverters. The SAG mill has a diameter of 38 feet (11.6 meters) and will be equipped with a 18 megawatts drive system. The 26 foot mill (8 …
Commissioning Variable Speed SAG Mill Gearless Drive
Gearless mill drive (GMD) and digital services help increase production by 50% at Kinross Tasiast mine Advanced grinding technology with GMD system health checks, on-demand remote support and condition monitoring unlock real value at African gold mine First published in the February 2019 issue of Global Mining Review
Gearless mill drives - Grinding | ABB - Mining
ABB's GMD is the most powerful mill drive system in the market to power semiautogenous (SAG), ball and autogenous (AG) mills, This 'workhorse' for grinding operations combines a robust, service-friendly and fit for purpose …
Gearless mill drives - ABB
• 28 MW GMD for a 40' SAG mill • 28 MW GMD for 42' SAG mill Whether it is size or an installation at the highest altitude (4600 m.a.s.l.), ABB's GMDs are well positioned to contribute to the building of larger and ever more powerful mills. — Leading the gearless mill drive evolution The ABB gearless mill drive (GMD) is the most powerful ...
Current issues on high-power cycloconverter - Fed gearless ...
SAG mill gearless drive", Intl. Conf. On SAG grinding, SAG'2001, Vancouver, ... In the mining industry multipulse cycloconverters are used to feed high power gearless SAG mills, ...
ABB Library - Gearless Mill Drives
Paper held at SAG Conference 2011 - By S. Gaulocher (ABB), K.S. Stadler (ABB), Th. von Hoff (ABB), R. Veldsman (ABB), A. Fuerst (ABB) and J. Koponen (ABB): Gearless mill drives (GMDs) are the workhorse in the mineral processing industries, more specifically when it comes to grinding crushed ore and cement (in various production stages) in semiautogenous (SAG) …
Gearless mill drive system in iron ore processing ...
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 ...
ABB commissions first gearless mill drives ... - MINING
Commissioning and start-up of Canada's first gearless mill drive (GMD) system has been completed at Osisko Mining Corp's Malarctic project and will increase production capacity at the mine.
SAG Mill Variable Speed Drive - 911 Metallurgist
Variable Speed Drives. Variable speed drives are not new. Many have been used in the cement industry on mills drawing up to 6,525 kW (8,750 hp). There are 39 gearless drive installations worldwide, but only one in North America (St. Lawrence Cement). Recently both Afton and Lornex in British Columbia installed variable speed dc drives on wet ...
Autogenous grinding mills (AG mills) - Outotec
Gearless mill drive (GMD) technology has further expanded the use of large AG milling allowing Outotec to produce the world's largest SAG mill of 42' in diameter drawing power at 28 MW. Today, Outotec is the world leading supplier of gearless AG mills operating globally.
Gearless AG/SAG Mills - Automation - PDF Catalogs ...
Minerals Industries, Inc. 240 Arch Street, P.O. Box 15312 York, Pennsylvania, USA 17405-7312 Phone: + 1 717 843 8671 Fax: +1 717 845 5154 E-mail: mineralsprocessing.info@ Gearless Autogenous/ Semi-Autogenous Mills
TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF GEARLESS MILL DRIVES ...
Gearless mill drives are a well established solution for grinding applications in the minerals and mining industries. The paper describes the functionality and technical features of such drive ...
Commissioning Variable Speed SAG Mill Gearless Drive
Commissioning Variable Speed SAG Mill Gearless Drive. 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 …
Six Gearless Drives Turn Mills at Cobre Panama - E & MJ
Cobre Panama is using six ABB Gearless Mill Drives (GMDs) at its recently commissioned copper concentrator in Panama. Two 28-megawatt (MW) GMDs are operating on the 40-ft SAG mills, and four 16.5-MW GMDs are employed on 26-ft …
gearless mill drives Archives - International Mining
Gearless mill drives (GMDs) are the grinding solution of choice in challenging environments. By eliminating bolt-on mechanical components such as ring-gears, pinions, couplings and gearboxes, GMDs offer ore producers unrivalled availability, efficiency and durability, while reducing operating expenditure, according to GMD provider ABB.
II-100 II-101 INTRODUCTION - Boughey
The SAG mill gearless drive stator deflected excessively during inching and it "resonated" at normal operating speeds. Furthermore, the ball mill gears were severely scored after four months of operation. EAnD were commissioned by Cadia …
Updates on geared vs gearless drive solutions for grinding ...
World's largest geared drive – 2x8500kW – Wushan, China (operating) Among the many reasons that geared drives on large SAG mills are not favoured, is due to not having an efficient variable speed drive option (60 to 80% critical speed), which is required for process reasons.
TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL BENEFITS OF GEARLESS MILL DRIVES ...
gearless motor mounted directly onto the mill. In addition, a gearbox can be used to reduce the speed of a high speed motor. This gearbox is then placed between the high speed motor(s) and pinion(s) and the low speed shaft driving the ring gear. Thus, there is the decision between gearless drives and drives using a gear, and, if gear driven,
Gearless Mill Drives | Beneficiation | Siemens Global
SIMINE Gearless mill drives A standard of reliability and efficiency for grinding From Norway to Zambia, from Mongolia to Chile – for over 30 years, mining operators all over the world have been counting on SIMINE Gearless mill drives. Their most important features include a small footprint and less weight than conventional drives.
SIMINE Gearless mill drives - assets.new.siemens
Gearless mill drives. Longer service intervals thanks to low-wear drive processes SIMINE Gearless mill drives' rpms can be tailored to your operations at any time, and are infinitely variable and uncomplicated. Whether manually or fully automatic – rpms can be adjusted to account for the proper-ties of the ore, resulting in significantly less
SAG mills (semi-autogenous grinding mills) - Outotec
Gearless mill drive (GMD) technology has further expanded the use of large SAG milling allowing Outotec to produce the world's largest SAG mill of 42' in diameter drawing power at 28 MW. Today, Outotec is the world leading supplier of …
Gearless mill drive (GMD) and digital services for Kinross ...
The company selected ABB's 26 MW gearless mill drive system (GMD) for the mine's 40 ft SAG mill, as well as other drives, electrical infrastructure equipment and a long-term service agreement (LTSA). This is expected to reduce operating costs, improve process throughput and reliability while saving energy and keep equipment in top form.
Integrated drive technology from Siemens ... - AT Minerals
In future, two gearless mill drives and Sinamics cycloconverters will be used in the new production line with one SAG mill and one ball mill. Thus, one million tons of copper concentrate, 10 000 tons of molybdenum and four million ounces of silver oxide can be mined annually – even at an altitude of around 4600 m above mean sea level.