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Mechanical drive technology components
from Flender
The fastest dumper, the biggest ball mill, the fastest
conveyor belt, the strongest crusher, the largest roller
press, ... Gigantic machines in mines all over the world
shift or process billions of tonnes of material daily. All of
them need to be driven. And because of the often difficult
environmental conditions at 5,000 metres up or below
ground, in tropical regions or at temperatures below
40 degrees celsius, at the heart of many super-systems
is to be found Flender’s outstanding drive technology.
However, the typical mine environment is not only be-
devilled by very large amounts of dust and dirt, in many
cases the big problem is its location far away from civili-
sation, accessibility, water and energy. Precisely for those
reasons the frequently interconnected process stages
do not permit stoppages of any kind, because an idle drive
system means disruption of the work process. And that
costs money. Especially in mines. For that reason in drive
technology two things always matter most: efficiency and
reliability.
which Flender consistently designs its product and ser-
vice portfolio is focussed on absolute system availability.
This integrated approach is not limited to the gear unit. It
also takes in all couplings, digitalisation and drive-related
peripherals, so ensuring that excavator and mining truck,
crane and crusher, plate and belt conveyor, vertical and
tube mill, roller press and rotary kiln are kept moving.
Industry experts know that Flender delivers a modern
standard at the highest technical level and on any scale.
Decades-old links to original-equipment manufacturers
and mine operators enable communication on equal terms
– and a working collaboration on many innovation pro-
jects. In this way the Bocholt-based engineering compa-
ny Flender can further-develop and use its competencies
profitably to build and grow long-term customer relations,
with the prospect of many more super-system projects.
flender.com/mining
The German drive specialist Flender has been at home in
mining for decades and has gained the reputation of be-
ing a reliable partner offering extremely reliable products.
Also its global set-up and the integrated approach with
Space-saving power packs: Flender bucket wheel gear units
have an extremely low power-to-weight ratio.
Extremely strong, compact and resilient: Flender roller press
drives are particularly efficient and reliable.
JUNE 2019 | International Mining 7