D&E Foundry offers:

• world-renowned Dodge Gearbox on ladles with 5,000 lb. iron capacity or larger
• better efficiency to reduce the hand wheel forces
• better gear reduction to decrease the number of turns on the Hand Wheel from full to empty

D&E has developed a unique BDP braking system:

• releases when less than 5-pounds of force is applied in either direction
• when pressure is released, the ladle stops rotating and maintains position until pressure is again applied.

Average Hand Wheel Forces: between 5-pound and 20-pounds Some exceptions in ladles larger than 20,000-pound iron capacity--may see hand wheel forces up to 25-pounds.