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The power of innovative engineering: The biggest Loesche mill type LM 70.4+4 CS in successful operation with the new COPE drive

The United Cement Company of Nigeria (Ltd), Unicem, commissioned their new cement plant 2 at Mfamosing, in Cross River State, Nigeria successfully in September 2016. Loesche received the order for two vertical roller mills: one type LM 60.4 for grinding cement raw material and one LM 70.4+4 CS, the biggest Loesche VRM built for grinding cement clinker.

The cement plant at Mfamosing is located 30 km north-east of Calabar, the capital of Cross River State, Nigeria. It has been built by CBMI Construction Co. Ltd, Tang Shan/China on behalf of Unicem. Operational since February 2009, it is equipped with the latest technology and meets the environmental standards applied by LafargeHolcim. Intended to supply the south-east of Nigeria, from Ca­labar to Port Harcourt, this cement plant is one of the largest which supplies one of the country‘s most dynamic regions. With a capacity of 2.5 million t cement per year the Unicem plant now should be extended by Loesche technology.

The customer ordered two vertical roller mills. One of the type LM 60.4 for the grinding of cement raw material with a product rate of 500 t/h. Cement clinker will be ground with the brand-new highlight, the Loesche mill type LM 70.4+4 CS. This mill is designed for a capacity of more than 370 t/h to a fineness of 4700 Blaine. In combination with this enormous capacity a new drive system for an operational power of up to 8800 kW is necessary. In a close cooperation between Renk AG Augsburg and Loesche GmbH Düsseldorf this development was established. Input from the enduser LafargeHolcim was taken into consideration.

The innovative result is the COPE (Compact Planetary Electrical) drive. The new concept is designed for mill drive powers ranging from 4000 kW to 15 000 kW. The fast-running and errorprone first stage gear of conventional gearboxes becomes obsolete. The new concept is equipped with an active redundancy. The innovative COPE gearbox is equipped with eight individual drive units which are designed for a capacity of 8800 kW. The decisive customer benefit lies in the fact that in case of the unlikely event of a drive unit failure, the guaranteed mill capacity can be 100 % achieved and a loss in production will not occur.

Some more advantages:

equal size as standard drive units for vertical roller mills and thus exchange of existing, conventional gearboxes eminently suitable

first use of a eight drive units for a VRM gearbox

first time multiple drive in VRM to operate with or without VFD (Variable FrequencyDrive)

easy removal of individual drive units to minimize downtimes (approx. 2 h)

extremely compact design with motors directly attached to the gearbox housing

The most important aspect of this development is the fact that long standstills of a mill (for several months) due to the repair of any of the conventional gearboxes will be a thing of the past. Implementing the COPE drive requires the standard foundation only. The replacement of one of the eight small drive units will be easily conducted as they are easily accessible and easy to install.

The delivery started in October 2015. First production of cement was in September 2016. The guaranteed values could be achieved after only 40 operational hours.

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