Hoists for Finland March 1st 2008 Several large Flender FZG
and Motox units have been
specified for two steel
industry hoist applications
in Finland.
Designed by Flender
drive system specialist
Jacksons Power
Transmission, the hoists will
be used for secondary
treatment of ladles of
specialised molten steel to
customer specifications,
and the plant can operate
between -20 and +50°C.
Each 10m tall hoist
contains a large FZG helical
unit (H4 HH15) with a 55kW
6 pole motor and 13 Motox
helical bevel geared
motors, all fitted with eff1
motors.
Shipped to Finland in
December 2007, the weight
lift required was 75,000Nm
delivered torque, with a
gearbox ratio of 250:1 for
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