Altra is a leading multinational designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of mechanical power transmission products. Altra also provides products for use in a wide variety of high-volume manufacturing processes, where the reliability and accuracy of our products are critical in both avoiding costly down time and enhancing the overall efficiency of manufacturing operations. The Altra product portfolio includes industrial clutches and brakes, enclosed gear drives, open gearing, couplings, machined-race bearings, variable frequency and belted drives, linear actuators and other related products.
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Altra power transmission solutions BAUMA 2019
March 18, 2019 3:28pmFrom the 8th – 14th April, Altra Industrial Motion Corp. will be exhibiting at BAUMA 2019 in Messe München, Munich. A range of premier brands will be present, displaying solutions for vertical lift, mining and mobile power equipment applications. Guardian Couplings, Stieber, Stromag, Svendborg Brakes, Thomson Industries, Warner Electric and Warner Linear will be represented […]
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Webinar: Higher plant efficiency due to optimal backstop design
October 22, 2018 12:01pmThis webinar was presented live on Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Click below to watch it on demand. Backstops are a fundamental safety component for preventing an uncontrolled change of direction and speed under the influence of gravity. A fully loaded, blocked belt conveyor system can impose huge torques on the drive. However, with the right… [Read More]
Coupling cleans up challenges for construction sweepers
June 26, 2018 10:33amEdited by Mike Santora A manufacturer of industrial sweepers and brooms required an economical coupling solution for a line of road construction sweepers. Dual hydraulic pumps, horizontally mounted to each other off the rear of the machine’s 74 HP Tier 4 engine, drive the propulsion of the machine and control the operation and speed of… [Read More]