Gearless Drives
Another first came in 1991 when Siemens supplied gearless drives for two 36foot ring motors, developing a 12,000 kW gearless drive for the Kennecott, Ut, 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 .