Drive technology

Flender to expand in Western Australia with a new purpose-built facility

Flender, one of the leading global suppliers of mechanical drives and a subsidiary of technology giant Siemens has announced plans for a expansion into Western Australia with a new state-of-the-art...

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Issue 04-05/2020

CURRAX becomes FLENDER Solution Partner

The drive specialist CURRAX has been appointed official FLENDER Solution Partner. The focus of the initiative is a comprehensive increase in efficiency through short communication channels and access...

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New Flender CEO

Flender Group, part of Siemens AG Portfolio Companies, will have a new CEO. Since April 1, 2020, Andreas Evertz has been appointed as additional Managing Director and will succeed retiring Stefan...

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Innovative mining tech introduced

Mineral processing equipment manufacturer and designer MechProTech has introduced hydrodynamic composite bearings made out of Vesconite thermopolymer plates that are bent into a half moon or quarter...

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Issue 12/2019

Siemens’ gearless drive technology powers high-capacity overland conveyor

Powered by Siemens’ new gearless drive technology, thyssen­krupp’s high-capacity overland conveyor will access one of the world’s largest copper reserves in Quellaveco. The Quellaveco mine in Peru...

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Issue 12/2019

New production capacities at BRAUER

In 2019 BRAUERMaschinentech-nik AG commissioned further offices and production halls and now has a total area of around 15 000 m². The management already started planning in 2016. Further areas were...

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Issue 12/2019 Drive system

New NORD industrial gear units for maximum performance in bulk material logistics

T‌he MAXXDRIVE industrial gear units from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS provide high output torques from 15 to 240 kNm and are ideal for use in heavy duty applications such as agitators, belt drives, mixers,...

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Issue 12/2019 Perfect for mining

WEG presents slip ring motors of the new M Mining series

W‌EG introduces the new M Mining range of slip-ring motors for use in the mining and cement industries. Available in design sizes from IEC 355 to 1000, the new M Mining slip-ring motors cover a power...

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Introducing the world’s first hybrid bearing life model from SKF

Called the Generalized Bearing Life Model (GBLM), its development will ensure that SKF customers and distributors choose the right bearing for the right application, every time. Until now, it has...

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Increased torque of N-Arpex all-steel disc coupling

Flender is rounding off its range of N-Arpex couplings, first introduced in 2017, with two new designs featuring 8 and 10 bolting points. N-Arpex now covers a diameter up to 988 mm and a torque up to...

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