MST Soft Starter with six SCR three-phase voltage controls protects the motor, soft starter and load. Available from 7.5 to 1000 hp at 208 to 575 Vac, the soft starter is suitable for a variety of applications including pumps, compressors, fans, conveyors, mixers and stirrers. Featuring programmable torque control, with linear acceleration during start. This…
Expanded Line of DC Motors from Baldor
Fort Smith, Ark. – Baldor Electric Company now offers the widest variety of permanent magnet and wound field industrial DC motors in the world. Both IEC and NEMA frame motors are available from stock from 1/50 to 500 hp, and Baldor meets specific application needs with custom-designed motors up to 3000 hp. ABB and Baldor […]
Controller Simplifies Plasma Tube Cutter Development
An innovative new plasma-cutting machine for flue pipes by Techserv Cutting Systems, a specialist manufacturer of CNC profile cutting systems, uses advanced interpolated motion in the cutting system to dramatically increase production throughput. Helping to deliver the interpolated motion is a real-time machine control module from Baldor. The machine cuts aluminum and stainless steel flue…
Energy Savings & Green Considerations in Motion Control Webinar
Everybody is talking more and more about “green” engineering these days. While its beginning to become clearer what this means in the fields of alternative energy and consumer energy usage, it’s still not at all clear what this means for the world of motion control. Some of the leading motion control companies discuss and explore…
Powerlink Motion Control for Winding
The Ethernet-compatible Powerlink motion control network is helping the Swiss company Carbo-Link to create carbon fiber components for rigging for racing yachts. The company has used a Powerlink compatible controller and drives from Baldor Electric Co. to build a machine that winds carbon fibers to form lightweight yet strong tubes or rods of up to…
Linear Stepper X-Y Positioning Base
Baldor Electric Company launches a ready-engineered linear stepper X-Y positioning base that is capable of dramatically increasing productivity in a wide range of machinery applications. A novel honeycomb-structured composite material used on the base greatly reduces the cost of applying advanced linear motor technology ‚— to prices starting from $7000 – providing machinery builders with…
Baldor’s Dodge MagnaGear XTR Reducer Brochure
Fort Smith, Arkansas – Baldor Electric Company has published a new brochure introducing its Dodge MagnaGear XTR reducer. This reducer has been engineered to offer maximum reliability and superior performance in tough, high torque applications. The six-page, four-color brochure features photographs, drawings and technical details that help outline the capabilities of the new product. The…