The World's First Gearless Mill Drive

The first gearless mill has recently been put into service in Le Havre, France. This is probably the world's largest cement mill. The cement output is rated at 200 ton/h, and the motor rating is 8700 hp (7400 kW) at 15 r/min. For the first time in the history of tube mills the driving motor has been built directly on the mill, i. e., the mill drum is also the motor shaft.