Since acquiring the license to market TowerMills from Kubota Corp.
in 1999, Eirich has expanded the product line to include models rated
up to 1,500 hp.

Uwe Schuh, head of Grinding Technology at Industrial Solutions, said, “We need to keep pace with the complex requirements of our mining industry customers so that we can continue to offer them high-efficiency ore processing solutions in the future. That’s why we are combining the expertise of Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich as the patent holder with our long-standing experience in the development, construction, logistics, installation and service of such large-scale machines.”

Mineral deposits around the world generally exhibit steadily decreasing ore grades combined with increasingly finegrained ore bodies. The partnership, said thyssenkrupp and Eirich, is in response to the rising demand for grinding equipment capable of achieving a high degree of mineral liberation at increasingly higher throughput rates.

Stephan Eirich, managing director of Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich, said, “We have always developed and improved our mills. Utilizing the significant plant engineering experience of thyssenkrupp will now enable us to expand our portfolio to include large machines with significantly higher throughputs to meet changing market demands.”

Headquartered in Hardheim, Germany, Eirich has core expertise in processes and techniques used for the preparation of free-flowing materials, slurry and sludge. The family-managed company was founded in 1863 and currently has 12 locations on five continents.

Eirich acquired the license to market TowerMills from the Japanese Kubota Corp. in 1999. Today, the company supplies TowerMills of various sizes up to a power rating of 1,500 hp. Worldwide, more than 40 mills with a combined power rating of 26 MW have been installed. The expanded product line, according to the companies, will include units rated up to 6,000 hp.