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A demanding industry requires

a versatile solution portfolio

Steel industry: Bulk materials handling

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Solutions from SEW‑EURODRIVE

for the steel industry

As a successful, international family-owned enterprise, we keep our customer's world in

motion on a daily basis. For many years, SEW-EURODRIVE has been supplying the steel
industry with solutions from its diverse portfolio, from automation technology to gear-
motors and even service. We serve as partners to steel workers, who need to have the
utmost confidence in their equipment.

SEW‑EURODRIVE at a glance

81 Drive Technology
52 countries 17 production plants
Centers

More than
18 000 Global service Since 1931
employees

We cater to equipment manufacturers as well We think globally and act locally. That means
as iron and steel manufacturers and develop we value proximity to customers and a genuine
customized solutions based on our products partnership.
and services.
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Steel industry: Bulk materials handling

Teamwork: iron and steel producers and SEW-EURODRIVE

We know that machine availability is the top priority for

steel producers. We offer:

• Robust and durable solutions that ensure smooth • Suggestions for optimizing your current maintenance strategy:
production, day after day SEW-EURODRIVE delivers high-quality replacement drives and
• The highest delivery reliability on the market, ensuring that spare parts at short notice, whenever you need them.
you can always perform your planned maintenance activities SEW-EURODRIVE is your partner for gear unit maintenance
on time. (including third-party products).
• Service life analyses for your existing drives • Spare parts such as bearings, sealings, gear wheels
(including third-party products) and pinion shafts
• Solutions for replacing or modernizing existing drive • We repair your drives by replacing internal components
systems, including capacity expansion upon request or overhauling housings
• Damage diagnoses • Solutions based on our modular products or, if required,
• Customized training for your personnel customized solutions tailored to your specific requirements
• Systematic overview of all existing drives at your factory with
recommendations for repair and replacement. We continually
update this overview and make it available online.

1  Ship unloader cranes 4  Rail car unloading station 7  Bridge-type bucket wheel reclaimer

2  Stacker reclaimer 5  Stacker

3  Ship unloaders 6  Portal scraper reclaimer

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"Continuous casting and

hot rolling" brochure

"Iron and steel

production" brochure
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Drive technology from SEW-EURODRIVE

for bulk materials handling
Overseas ports

1 2

Ship unloading cranes Stacker reclaimer

Our input: Solutions for primary and boom hoist, Our input: Drive solutions for belt conveyors, boom hoist, slewing drive,
primary and trolley travel drives, drives for grab travel drives, bucket wheel

Inland terminal

3 4

Ship unloaders Rail car unloading station

Our input: Drive solutions for belt conveyors, boom hoist, slewing gear, Our input: Drive solutions for wagon positioning systems, wagon tipplers,
travel drives apron feeders, belt conveyors

Material store in steelworks

5  Stackers
Our input: Drive solutions for belt conveyors, boom hoist, slewing drive,
travel drives
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6 6  Portal scraper reclaimer
Our input: Drive solutions for bucket chains, jib hoists, travel drives

7  Bridge-type bucket wheel reclaimers

Our input: Drive solutions for bucket wheels, rake drive, belt
5 conveyors, travel drives
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6
5

7
6

Teamwork: equipment manufacturers and SEW‑EURODRIVE

We aim to make your project successful

and offer you:

• Our expertise and resources: You will achieve a level of • The latest trends and innovations, meaning: The drive solu-
quality that sets you apart from the competition. tions of tomorrow are already available today.
• High-tech solutions that minimize the particular risks in your • Customized training: We prepare your employees
project for the most demanding projects.
• The best delivery times on the market: We save you money • Order-specific and user-friendly documentation to ensure the
and increase your flexibility. best possible conditions for smooth startup.
• Comprehensive portfolio of solutions: With SEW-EURODRIVE, you • Local availability: we are always nearby thanks to our global
will quickly find the right solution without time-consuming network of plants and branches.
research or development work.
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1 Full performance when it's needed

Bulk materials handling at overseas ports

A
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Iron ore and coal, the raw materials used for promptly. Everything has to go quickly, because
steel production, generally come from overseas. time is money in shipping, too. As a result, several
Huge volumes of these bulk materials need to metric tons of material must be unloaded onto
be stored temporarily in the port before onward land from the ship in the shortest possible time.
inland transport. As soon as the ship moors at Drives from SEW‑EURODRIVE reliably bring
the quay, the skipper expects it to be unloaded motion to grab, travel drives and hoists.

A  Main travel drive

B
B   Main hoist
D
C   Boom hoist

D   Trolley travel drive

C E  Gripper

Ú Your benefits in a nutshell:

• Designed and selected in accordance with the latest version of
FEM 1.001 / EN13001 / DIN 15020
• Reliable crane operations thanks to coordinated drive components
• Safety for machines and staff –
robust drive components and special safety solutions
•  Custom dimensions possible at any time
•  Global service
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Drive technology at its best

A   D   Travel drives

Solutions portfolio from SEW‑EURODRIVE Complete drive solutions

– Bevel-helical gear unit / gearmotor – Bevel-helical gear unit – Gearbox input coupling
– Design optimized for the customer's own travel profile (with extended housing for motor) – Brake
– Diverse sealing systems – AC motor (IEC/NEMA) – Steel construction
– Nominal torques: 0.08 – 475 kNm – Encoder solutions – Condition monitoring solutions
– Gear ratio range: 2.8 – 450

K series X series
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B   C   E   Hoists and grab drive

Solutions portfolio from SEW‑EURODRIVE Complete drive solutions

– Helical gear unit (with increased center distance) – Helical gear unit – Brake
– Design to customer-specific load spectrums (with extended housing for motor) – Output coupling
– Diverse sealing systems – AC motor (IEC/NEMA) – Steel construction
– Nominal torques: 6.8 – 2584 kNm – Encoder solutions – Condition monitoring solutions
– Gear ratio range: 5.6 – 1250 – Gearbox input coupling
– Customized solutions

MD series ML series X series

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2 Huge volumes on the move

Bulk materials storage at overseas ports

Stacker reclaimer ensures the needs-based To load the inland ship heading to the steel-
temporary storage of raw materials before works, the stacker-scraper reclaimer uses its
their onward transport. They transfer the bulk bucket wheel and several belt conveyors to
material delivered from the ship unloading transfer the bulk material from the pile to the
cranes via belt conveyors onto piles. ship loader.

A  Bucket wheel drive D   Travel drives

B   Slewing drives E   Belt conveyors

C   Boom hoist
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Ú Your benefits in a nutshell:

• Coordinated drive components ensure maximum system availability
•  Low operating costs thanks to robust, durable products
• Compact solutions minimize the installation space required
•  Simple maintenance of the drive components
•  Global service provided by SEW-EURODRIVE
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A   Bucket wheels

Solutions portfolio from SEW‑EURODRIVE Complete drive solutions

– Compact planetary gear units – Planetary gear units with – Output coupling
– Bevel-helical gear units for pivoted mounting positions bevel-helical primary gear unit – Diverse cooling options
– Nominal torques: 6.8 – 2584 kNm – AC motor (IEC/NEMA) – Steel construction
– Gear ratio range: 5.6 – 1250 – Drive coupling – Condition monitoring solutions
– Customized solutions – Brake

P series X series
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B   Slewing gears

Solutions portfolio from SEW‑EURODRIVE

– Compact planetary gear units
– Helical and bevel-helical primary gear units
– Nominal torques: 24 – 500 kNm
– Gear ratio range: 100 – 4000

Complete drive solutions

– Planetary gear units with helical or bevel-helical
primary gear unit
– AC motor (IEC/NEMA)
– Encoder solutions
– Drive coupling
– Brake
– Drive shaft and pinion wheel
– Steel construction
– Condition monitoring solutions
Slewing gear drive
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3 4 Challenge for drives

Raw materials handling at the steelworks

At the end of the journey on the inland ship or The arriving bulk material is transported to the
railroad, the raw materials are unloaded at the steelworks' in-house storage facilities using ship
steelworks and stored temporarily one last time. unloaders or rail car unloading stations and
numerous belt conveyors.
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Ú Your benefits in a nutshell:

• Complete drive systems from a single source
• Maximum system availability
• Low operating costs thanks to robust, durable products
• Compact solutions minimize the installation space required
•  Short delivery times for standard versions and spare parts

C
B

A  Wagon positioning B  Wagon tippler C  Apron feeders D  Belt conveyors

systems
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A   Rail car positioning systems

Solutions portfolio from SEW‑EURODRIVE

– Helical gear units for vertical mounting positions
– Diverse sealing systems
– Output shaft with customer-specific dimensions
– Nominal torques: 6.8 – 475 kNm
– Gear ratio range: 6.3 – 450

Complete drive solutions

– Helical gear unit with extended housing for motor
– AC motor (IEC/NEMA)
– Encoder solutions
– Drive coupling
– Output coupling
– Steel construction
– Condition monitoring solutions

Vertical gear unit

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B   Apron feeders

Solutions portfolio from SEW‑EURODRIVE

– Compact planetary gearmotor
– Nominal torques: 24 – 500 kNm
– Gear ratio range: 100 – 4000

Complete drive solutions

– Planetary gearmotors (IEC/NEMA)
– Diverse torque supports
– Output coupling
– Brake
– Diverse cooling options
– Condition monitoring solutions

P series
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5 6 7 Secure production
Raw materials storage at the steelworks

Steel production cannot be brought to a halt by Alongside a range of storage facility equipment
delayed raw material deliveries. Bulk materials such as stackers, gantry scraper reclaimers
such as iron and coal are temporarily stored in and bridge-type bucket wheel reclaimers, it is
in-house storage facilities after arriving at the above all a large number of belt conveyors that
steelworks. transport the raw materials on site.

C A

A   Reclaimer drive B  Jib hoist C  Travel drive

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Ú Your benefits in a nutshell:

• Coordinated drive components ensure maximum system availability
• Cost-optimized gear unit selection
•  Simple maintenance of the drive components
•  Short delivery times for standard versions and spare parts
•  Global service provided by SEW-EURODRIVE

A
B

A
B

D
C

A   Bucket wheel B  Screen hoist C  Travel drive D  Belt conveyors

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It runs and runs and runs ...

D   Belt conveyors

Solutions portfolio from SEW‑EURODRIVE Complete drive solutions

– Bevel-helical gear units / gearmotors – Bevel-helical gear unit – Output coupling
for inclined mounting positions – AC motor (IEC/NEMA) – Diverse cooling options
– Diverse sealing systems – Gearbox input coupling – Steel construction
– Thermally optimized housing variants – Brake – Condition monitoring solutions
– (torque limiting) Backstop
– Nominal torques: 0.08 – 475 kNm
– Gear ratio range: 2.8 – 450

X series K series
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We are at your service!

SEW‑EURODRIVE – reliable, professional, and fast

Due to the high capital intensity for steel processing equipment, a coordinated service and
maintenance concept is vital for ensuring profitability. The aim is to avoid costly downtimes,
minimize failures, and take proactive measures to safeguard the output of steel processing
equipment.

The maintenance and development of equipment high demands and ensure that everything oper-
for steel production are key factors in the value ates reliably, assisting you with startup, repairs,
chain for companies operating in the steel in- inspection, maintenance, and retrofits to mod-
dustry. We help prepare your equipment for the ernize your equipment.

Ú You can rely on our service team’s

professionalism and personalized
support to maximize system avail-
ability and minimize maintenance
expenditures. For reliable assistance
that guarantees the trustworthiness
of your production processes.

Leave nothing to chance – leave it to the service As such, everything comes from a single source.
staff of SEW‑EURODRIVE. Your personal contact SEW‑EURODRIVE has been synonymous with
person is at your service whenever you need expertise in drive and automation technology for
them. Our services are an integral part of our almost 90 years.
business philosophy and closely linked with our
products.
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Startup –
for maximum reliability and efficiency

We will assist you with startup. We work hand in hand with you to optimize all
– Installation and laser alignment parameters and, naturally, take the latest safety
– Verification of installation regulations into account.
– Initial oil filling
– Production guidance/monitoring

Inspection and Maintenance Service

– Gear unit diagnostics via examination with – Vibration monitoring to detect early
an inspection scope signs of damage
– Oil quality analysis – Preparation of an inspection and
– Oil change and disposal of used oil maintenance plan

Repairs, if needed,
including third-party products

– Central and decentralized repair work – As-new repairs with a warranty for the entire
– Emergency repairs during which only drive
critical components are repaired/replaced – If you need it fast: Request a rush order or
– Functional repairs with a warranty use our on-site services.
for service and replaced components

Retrofit – updates your equipment

with state-of-the-art technology

Boost your productivity and energy efficiency, consulting and engineering, state-of-the-art drive
cut your maintenance costs, and take advantage technology, programming and visualization, along
of long-term parts availability. Everything from a with complete installation and startup.
single source: Our retrofit service offers personal
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Inspection and Maintenance Service

Ú Your benefits in a nutshell:

• Peace of mind – thanks to rapid, dependable assistance that ensures your
production process continues operating reliably.
• Everything from a single source – services are closely dovetailed with our
product portfolio.
• Expertise and advice – our personal consultation and wide-ranging expertise
in drive and automation technology provide you with a firm foundation.
• A dedicated contact person – we are at your service and fully committed,
worldwide.

Before After Example: repair

Before After Example: retrofit

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