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ABB will supply three gearless mill drive (GMD) systems, gas-insulated switchgears (GIS), E-house and power transformers for the Ministro Hales (MH) project in Calama, Chile.

First awarded in 2011, the scope of supply of the order included three GMDs, one 36-feet 12 megawatt (MW) system for the semi-autogenous (SAG) mill and two 22-feet 8.9 MW systems for both ball mills.

The six ABB Gearless Mill Drives, which are the most powerful mill drive systems on the market for semi-autogenous (SAG), ball and autogenous mills, have been installed since late last year and are all now in continuous …

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The $1.2 billion expansion, which saw throughput rise from 60,000 t/d to 120,000 t/d, involved the addition of two new thyssenkrupp-made ball mills, with ABB providing the gearless mill drives (GMD) technology. This came on top of the 33 mills the miner already had up and running as part of the existing 60,000 t/d plant at the operation.

The gearless mill drive (GMD) has been continuously developed since its introduction in 1969. The structural design, the electrical parts and of course motor monitoring and control have all experienced major developments that have enabled larger, more efficient operations and higher productivity.

ABB's state-of-the-art gearless mill drives (GMD) and gearless conveyor drives (GCD) have already become differentiators when combined with advanced digital services. These two technologies have become an ideal and …

The six ABB gearless mill drives, which are the most powerful mill drive systems on the market for semi-autogenous (SAG), ball and autogenous mills, have been installed since late last year and are all now in continuous …

ABB Switzerland organized the fourth global GMD last month with the conference hosting over 150 participants. This conference was the sixth ABB GMD User Meeting, after three global events were held in Switzerland (2007 and 2009) and Peru (2008), and after two regional events in Santiago de Chile and Sydney, Australia, both held in 2006.

ABB Switzerland's third global Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) User Meeting in Lugano, Switzerland, has just finished. The conference hosted over 120 participants, from October 21 to 24. This was the fifth ABB GMD User Meeting, after two global events were held in Switzerland (2007) and Peru (2008), and after two regional events in Santiago de ...

ABB continuously extends technical and performance frontiers of ring-geared mill drive (RMD) technology to fit your site requirements. We provide optimized mill drive solutions for all types of ring-geared mills: low and high speed, single …

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) …

By mounting the rotor poles directly onto the mill, the mill itself becomes the rotor of the gearless motor. It's not enough to have an encyclopedia of data on a mill drive or any device. Only by "closing the loop" – turning the data into insight and the insight into action – can a plant run more efficiently.

ABB Switzerland, in collaboration with ABB Australia, organized a Gearless Mill Drive User Meeting in Sydney, Australia, on 16th and 17th November 2006. Baden, 22nd December 2006 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, announces that it has held a Gearless Mill Drive (GMD) user meeting for its customers in the Oceanian region. …

Unlike more traditional ring-geared mill drives – where a ring-shaped gear encircles the mill and drives it through one or two pinions followed by conventional motors – GMDs work by mounting rotor poles directly to the mill body and surrounding it with the stator ring, meaning the mill itself is incorporated into the motor.

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 …

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 …

September 1, 2010 - ABB won an order from Newmont Mining Corporation to engineer three gearless mill drive (GMD) systems to be installed at the Yanacocha Minas Conga oxide copper gold project in Peru. Fluor Corporation in Santiago, Chile, will act as EPCM contractor for this important project; Corporation will be the mill supplier.

The six ABB Gearless Mill Drives, which are the most powerful mill drive systems on the market for semi-autogenous (SAG), ball and autogenous mills, have been installed since late last year and are all now in continuous operation. Two 28 MW gearless mill drive systems (GMDs) are operating in the company's 40 foot SAG mills and four 16.5 MW GMDS ...

2 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 ABB's experience in optimizing gearless ...

ABB gearless mill drives mine gold in Canada. Facebook; LinkedIn; Twitter; May 25, 2011; ABB; Case Study; Summary. The GMD powers a 38-foot semiautogenous (SAG) mill at the Canadian Malartic gold mine. Learn More . Did you enjoy this great article? Check out our free e-newsletters to read more great articles.. ...

The SIMINE Gearless mill drives pump system significantly enhances concentrator productivity by eliminating the reducer gear between motor and pump and all corresponding maintenance. In addition, the cyclone pumps with …

The six ABB Gearless Mill Drives, which are the most powerful mill drive systems on the market for semi-autogenous (SAG), ball and autogenous mills, have been installed since late last year and are all now in continuous operation. Two 28 MW gearless mill drive systems (GMDs) are operating in the mine's 40 foot SAG mills and four 16.5 MW GMDS ...

Technology leader ABB has deployed six ABB gearless mill drives at the Cobre Panama copper mine, which is located 120 km west of Panama City. The operator is Mineria Panama S.A. Following a period ...

INSURABILITY OF LARGE GEARLESS MILL DRIVES L. Bos1, *M. van de Vijfeijken2 and J. Koponen2 1Zurich Services Corporation Schaumburg, USA, IL 60196 2ABB Switzerland Ltd Segelhofstrasse 9 P Baden-Daettwil, Switzerland, CH-5401 (*Corresponding author: [email protected])

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,