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In virtually every manufacturing industry
today, the pressures have never been greater to streamline
work flow and move products with extreme efficiency between
processes. Altra material handling solutions are at the
forefront of those challenges, maximizing uptime, increasing
motion control accuracy and reducing overall MRO costs of
ownership in a wide range of unique applications. Driven
by the Voice of The Customer (VOC), Altra brings you the
competitive edge of a culture which emphasizes complete support
from initial application engineering to follow-through training
and world class customer service assistance.
Take full advantage of extensive Altra
resources which benefit all areas of the material handling
supply chain. Our quick ship programs for distributors, innovative
and proven product designs for material handling OEM's and
end users, plus a comprehensive customer service program
are just some of the many ways that Altra is committed to
delivering unsurpassed performance in power transmission.
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We’re committed to the Material
Handling Industry
Boston Gear,Warner Electric, and Formsprag
Clutch products are reliable solutions for a variety of material
handling applications:
- Lifting/Raising
- Tilting
- Moving/Transporting
- Positioning
- Handling/Picking/Placing
- Accumulating/Buffering
- Braking/Holding
- Starting/Stopping
- Sensing
- Reversing
- Turning
- Lowering
- Inclining/Declining
- Indexing
- Controlling
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Conveyors & Conveying Systems
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Altra’s proven power transmission
solutions are preferred and applied in a variety of conveyor
applications and harsh or special environments. Our gear
reducers are robust and ideally suited for use in unit handling
conveying applications while our clutch/brakes provide controlled
starts & stops, indexing, backstopping and zone control.
Unit Handling: Live
roller, roller, indexing, belt, accumulating palletizing,
power & free, table-top chain, skate-wheel
Bulk Handling: Inclined,
aggregate, bucket, spiral, screw/auger, trough, vibratory,
metering, pneumatic
Other: Sortation,
Sanitary (FDA), Magnetic (Chip), gravity, slat, lift & turn,
overhead, under-floor
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Cranes, Hoists & Monorail Systems
Heavy-duty, overhead lifting and transport
applications are no problem. Our gear reducers provide controlled
lifting and lowering at the right speed and torque. Our cluth/brakes
ensure a safe and repeatable operation to meet vertical lift
and hold requirements.
Cranes: Articulating,
boom, bridge, cantilever, double girder, jib, mobile
Hoists: Air,
chain, electric, wire-rope, winches, ratchet lever, telescopic
Monorails: Electrified
overhead, trolley, power & free, I-beam roller
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Material Handling Automation Systems
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We’ve been helping engineers automate
plants for over 50 years. Automation programs require accurate,
repeatable and reliable products. Our packages of reducers
and clutch/brake product attach to standard NEMA C-face motors.These
matching packages are designed for durable, high torque capacity,
high cycle operations.We also offer a comprehensive line
of sensors, electrical controls and variable speed drives.
MH Automation
Systems: Baggage handling systems, packaged automation,
assembly automation, automated guide vehicles (AGV’s),
warehouse automation (WMS), automated storage & retrieval
systems (AS/RS), postal and mail package automation, robots & robotic
systems (linear, polar, articulated).
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