ALTRA144
04 January 2012
Warner Electric has been supplying high-performance brakes and clutches to Yale Lift Trucks for many years and has become one of the company’s trusted suppliers. When developing its next generation of three-wheel trucks, Yale approached Warner Electric with a new design brief: to customise the PK-35 brake to fit within a confined space whilst providing parking and manual release braking functions to help increase manoeuvrability.
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ALTRA131
20 December 2011
Leading global supplier of power transmission components, Altra Industrial Motion, has invested in a new European manufacturing facility for its Warner Linear product range. In addition to manufacturing high quality linear actuators, such as the M-Track, B-Track and K2 products, the custom built premises will be used to hold stock which will reduce lead times for European customers.
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ALTRA149
13 December 2011
Following the company’s integration as a new and strategic part of the worldwide Altra Group of companies Bauer is going for global growth with its market- leading range of highly efficient geared motors. Supported by leading edge manufacturing facilities, in Germany and Slovakia, Bauer is set to leverage the synergies of existing Altra brands in the international power transmission market, and the facilities of Altra’s vast worldwide engineering support and distribution network in over 70 countries globally.
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ALTRA150
28 November 2011
We are pleased to announce that Altra Holdings Inc. was recently named in Forbes Magazine’s “100 Best Small Public Companies in America”. Altra was one of 27 newcomers to the 2011 list.
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ALTRA86
05 October 2011
Ameridrives U-joints are handling high degrees of misalignment, shock loads, temperatures that can reach to 800 degrees C and water spray, following their installation to improve the reliability of segment rolls on a continuous caster at a major integrated steel works in the USA.
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ALTRA142
22 August 2011
Stieber Clutch has expanded its range of load sharing backstops with the introduction of the RSRT releasable backstop. In the event of a blockage, belt jam or overload, the release facility allows the stored energy to be released in a controlled manner, enabling personnel to work on the belt after an incident.
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ALTRA139
03 August 2011
When Mount Milligan Mine in British Columbia, Canada, commences production in 2013, it is anticipated that it will produce 81 million pounds of copper and 194,000 ounces of gold annually – vital at a time when demand for copper in particular is at an all time high and likely to outstrip supply for years to come.
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ALTRA113
28 July 2011
As wind turbine designers look to get more and more from their systems, key areas of focus are improving efficiency and simplifying maintenance. Seen from a distance, the seemingly slow spin of a wind turbine’s rotor is almost hypnotic, belying the sophistication of the control systems needed to maintain the ideal speed in varying wind conditions, to lock down the rotor when maintenance is needed, and to improve the ergonomics for maintenance and service personnel.
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ALTRA66
21 July 2011
Compact oil immersed hydraulic brake units from Wichita are enabling renewable energy turbines to make the most of energy production from sub sea tidal flows. The Rotech Tidal Turbine (RTT) is a unique solution to the problem of providing renewable energy, one that is predictable, economical and has a minimal visual impact on the environment.
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ALTRA118
25 May 2011
The International Energy Agency has stated that the World must invest $26 trillion (£16.7 trillion) over the next two-decades to avert a global energy shock. Despite recent events, industry commentators still believe much of this investment will be directed at nuclear power.
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ALTRA136
27 April 2011
Altra Industrial Motion used the 2011 Hanover Fair to bring all of its brands together under the same roof for the first time.
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ALTRA138
01 April 2011
Acquisition of Leading Gearmotor Manufacturer Expands Altra's Scale in Europe and Enhances Geographic Presence
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ALTRA121
09 February 2011
Heavy duty brake manufacturer Twiflex, part of the global Altra industrial clutch, brake and couplings group, has moved to new manufacturing premises in Bedford, England.
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ALTRA116
19 January 2011
A new design of composite water jacket that enables seawater to be used to cool tensioning brakes has enabled Wichita Clutch, an Altra Industrial Motion company, to revolutionise the operation of marine-duty water cooled clutches and brakes used for tensioning on offshore oil and gas platforms and in other heavy-duty applications.
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ALTRA88
30 November 2010
Bibby Transmissions, a World- leader in the design and manufacture of high performance couplings for industrial, power generation and process applications, is making the case ‘for manufacturer repair is best’ in providing the highest possible safeguards and security for Bibby customers across the globe.
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ALTRA105
26 November 2010
Warner Linear’s new range of up to IP65-rated actuators provide the ideal solution for rugged to light duty linear motion tasks on agricultural vehicles.
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ALTRA117
24 November 2010
Protecting machinery and systems against expensive failures and costly downtime is critical in today’s competitive market. Neil English of Altra Industrial Motion looks at the technologies available to protect machinery against overloads and to provide safe stopping and holding.
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ALTRA106
02 November 2010
Altra Industrial Motion, through its Formsprag Clutch business, has received the first prototype order from a leading European helicopter manufacturer for sprag retainer assemblies for a new helicopter project.
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ALTRA98
05 October 2010
Bibby Transmissions, a World leader in the design and manufacture of couplings for use in industrial markets, has been appointed as the official European Repair Centre for the Ameridrives range of high performance diaphragm couplings. These couplings are widely used for demanding turbo machinery power transmission applications including, gas compression, power generation, and marine propulsion systems.
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ALTRA89
28 September 2010
Bibby’s UEP Modular Torque Limiters provide optimum protection against overloads, delivering maximum safeguarding against expensive failures and prolonged downtime on twin screw extruders and mixers.
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ALTRA17
23 September 2010
Looking for an affordable, effective and reliable motor for use in demanding washdown environments?
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ALTRA81
27 August 2010
Companies that upgrade their pumping systems, or install new systems, both with the objective of improving efficiency, commit themselves to substantial investment, not only in terms of the pumps themselves, but also with new energy efficient motors to drive them.
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ALTRA45
16 August 2010
Twiflex has launched a larger, enhanced version of its highly successful VMS2-SP safety brake, aimed specifically at the demanding Mine Hoist market. In common with the VMS-2, the VMS-3 is a spring applied, hydraulic released safety brake.
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ALTRA104
23 July 2010
With requirements for clean energy placing the focus ever more strongly on wind turbines, getting the greatest possible output from a given installation is becoming more and more important.
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ALTRA83
17 May 2010
Twiflex Limited’s new technologically advanced VCS MK 4 caliper brakes have been engineered to provide a 50% increase in pad area, providing improved stopping and holding in a wide range of critical applications, including mine hoists, conveyor drives, cranes, ship loaders, wind turbines, and drill rigs in industries including mining, steel, pulp and paper, and marine.
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ALTRA82
14 May 2010
Altra Industrial Motion has launched a new website: www.AltraFoodAndBeverage.com, which provides engineers and professionals in the global food and beverage industry with a comprehensive resource for application-specific power transmission and motion control products and solutions.
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ALTRA20
28 April 2010
The high torque, proven reliability and zero maintenance characteristics of Bibby’s HS series of Turboflex disc couplings have resulted in their specification as drive couplings on gas turbine power units with outputs up to 64MW.
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ALTRA64
19 April 2010
The new AquaMaKKs range of water-cooled clutches and brakes from Wichita Clutch sets a new standard in heavy duty continuous slip tensioning applications, for use in demanding sectors such as mining, logging and forestry operations, metal processing and metal forming, oil and gas, water/wastewater and offshore/marine.
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ALTRA51
12 March 2010
There are many deciding factors to consider when choosing a brake or clutch; heat dissipation being one of the most critical. In this article, Owen Anderson and Tony Griggs of Wichita Clutch offers some major pointers to guide you through the decision making process.
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ALTRA74
25 February 2010
New wind turbine brakes from Warner Electric increase efficiency and safety, helping to protect both the asset and the environment.
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ALTRA10
11 January 2010
Bibby Transmissions has integrated the high torque, high reliability and zero maintenance characteristics of its top-end Turboflex couplings into a new range of Torsiflex disc couplings for more general applications, on process pumps, compressors and motors.
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ALTRA05
08 January 2010
The Matrix Varistop variable torque brake comprehensively addresses the requirements of truck designers, who need trucks to get from point- to- point, fast, and with as small a turning circle as possible.
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ALTRA12
06 November 2009
Wichita Kopper Kooled brakes are being used to secure the mooring of semi-submersible oil drilling platforms, their excellent heat dissipation capability means they can stay cool and provide fine adjustment while withstanding the huge variable forces on the cable drums.
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ALTRA61
30 October 2009
Working closely with its customer, Sun Test Systems BV, Matrix has designed and manufactured a special, bearing-less, rotating cylinder clutch for use on an advanced multi-axis rolling road for testing trucks and buses.
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ALTRA06
29 October 2009
Electro-mechanical brakes for servomotors help to make machines safer, more reliable and more controllable. Peter Anderson explains their use.
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ALTRA66
10 August 2009
Compact oil immersed hydraulic brake units from Wichita are enabling renewable energy turbines to make the most of energy production from sub sea tidal flows. The Rotech Tidal Turbine (RTT) is a unique solution to the problem of providing renewable energy, one that is predictable, economical and has a minimal visual impact on the environment.
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ALTRA44
06 August 2009
Twiflex modular brakes are providing up to 35 MNm of total braking torque on two 8-metre ball mills, which are part of South Africa's - and probably the world's - biggest platinum concentrator, at Anglo Platinum's Mogalakwena (previously PPRust) mine near Mokopane.
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ALTRA55
06 August 2009
Bibby has developed composite, carbon fibre versions of its market-leading Torsiflex shaft couplings for use on equipment such as cooling tower fans, large vertical pumps, marine drives, high speed test beds and performance car engine dynamometers.
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ALTRA45
06 August 2010
Twiflex has launched a larger, enhanced version of its highly successful VMS2-SP safety brake, aimed specifically at the demanding Mine Hoist market. In common with the VMS-2, the VMS-3 is a spring applied, hydraulic released safety brake.
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ALTRA52
06 August 2009
Warner Electric has provided both stabilising clutches and door actuators for the 48 observation carriages on the Great Wheel of China.
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ALTRA11
06 August 2009
Building the world’s largest man made island is a demanding task for both people and equipment, and the dredging contractor Van Oord responsible for the construction of the Palm Deira project
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ALTRA22
06 August 2009
Advanced one-way clutch technology from Stieber, part of the Altra Industrial Motion Group, is helping sausage makers to produce a wider range of tasty products more reliably and more easily than ever before.
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ALTRA01
06 August 2009
Warner Electric’s ability to provide a bespoke solution to a brake problem on hoists for stage and theatre applications has enabled Prolyte in the Netherlands.
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ALTRA09
05 August 2009
Warner Electric’s magnetic headsets with Smooth Torque Technology are revolutionising the global capping industry. Smooth Torque Technology enables the magnetic headsets to provide constant torque, eliminating the over tightened caps that result from pulsating torque heads, therefore delivering major reduction in variation of removal torque.
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