IM 2019 November 19 | Page 41

DRIVES AND GEARS The latest generation of MAXXDRIVE ® XT industrial gear units offer a good solution for applications which require low speed ratios in combination with high powers gear units are available in seven sizes for powers from 50 to 1,500 kW. In contrast to the previous designs, as standard the series is equipped with a heavily ribbed UNICASE housing with an integrated axial fan. Due to the increased surface and the air guide covers, the cooling air flow is optimised and a very high thermal limiting power is achieved. In many cases, addition cooling is not required. Large roller bearings and centre distances increase the load capacity and service life of the components. presence in one of the largest gear markets in the world.” As such, the distribution arrangement between DBS and S&N will come to an end by mutual agreement. S&N will continue to deliver all existing orders with our support. “We expect the transition period to be complete by the end of the year. S&N will continue to operate in Russia, focussing on expanding its offering with other industrial products.” A DBS legal entity in Russia is now in place and the company now looks forward to opening two convenient locations. This will include a new sales office in St Petersburg, along with plans to open a service workshop in the major coal mining hub city of Novokuznetsk. “We look forward to announcing further details of this in David Brown Santasalo enters Russian market David Brown Santasalo (DBS) has announced that it will be directly entering the Russia and CIS country markets. “This new development builds upon a successful collaboration with our local partner, S&N LLC over a number of years. We are looking forward to further developing our David Brown Santasalo plans to open a service workshop in the major coal mining hub city of Novokuznetsk in Russia GUIDED SPOTTING RESULTS: 2-3 100 Billion additional TONS of optimized haulage* * Achieved at customer sites 4 DECADES of value-driven results ADDITIONAL Loads per Hour* 150 INCREASE % Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)* Doing More to Deliver More