Menzel Elektromotoren GmbH, Berlin/Germany, has fitted a stock motor for operation at an altitude of 4,200 m AMSL and shipped it to a gold mine in the Andes. This was an urgent order due to the failure of the existing mill motor. The new motor had to be modified so it could smoothly replace the old one (Figure 1). Menzel ...
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Menzel Elektromotoren GmbH, Berlin/Germany, has configured two modular slip ring motors from its extensive stock for a ball mill in a gold mine in Kazakhstan and shipped them at short notice (Figure 1). The robust motor pair provides the necessary high starting torques for the heavy-duty application and ensures reliable operation under impact loads and voltage fluctuations. The MEBSSL motor series ...
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Menzel Elektromotoren has been certified for the production of large squirrel-cage motors in ignition protection type Ex p pressurization for operation in zone 1 hazardous areas where an explosive gas/air mixture is likely to occur in normal operation. The test specimen, a compressor motor for the petroleum industry, underwent a gas displacement test (test of the air purge system), leak ...
Read More »At the Expomin trade fair, Menzel Elektromotoren (German pavilion, booth #9-C05) will present its motor range for the mining industry and capability to answer special customer requirements quickly and flexibly. The family-run German manufacturer supplies mines worldwide with large-scale electric motors for conveyors, fans, mills and crushers: high, medium and low-voltage motors, induction motors with slipring rotors up to 15 ...
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Menzel Elektromotoren has designed and manufactured three powerful 6600 V squirrel cage motors as integral components for pit fans. The customer specified cylindrical motor casings as compact as possible. The greatest challenge was to implement the required rated power of 1700 kW in cylindrical casings. Menzel therefore designed fin-cooled motors (cooling type IC 411) in frame size 630, an extremely ...
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