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Siemens expands mining portfolio to include gearless drive ...
· Siemens is now able to provide to mining companies a gearless drive system for SAG mills with a tube diameter of 42 feet. This enables throughput to be almost doubled in comparison with the 38foot mills commonly used today. With this innovation, Siemens is responding to the rising demand for larger and more powerful drives in mining. The principal component of the new drive system, .