Adapter ball bearings cut maintenance costs (24th September 2008)

Dodge-brand Grip Tight bearings from Baldor offer a lower cost of ownership than conventional ball bearing systems, because they feature a patented 'easy-off' adapter system, and housing designs that accept as many as seven sizes of fully concentric, 360° shaft rings...

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Metric mounted bearings catalogue makes its debut (29th July 2008)

Dodge-brand metric mounted bearings are detailed in a new catalogue from Baldor. Its 380 pages are a reference work on one of the most comprehensive ranges of mounted bearings available...

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Money-saving washdown drives for common applications (28th May 2008)

A new frequency inverter drive range from Baldor includes a full washdown duty (IP66/NEMA 4X) version — even for lower-power applications. A very simple user interface provides 'out of the box' solutions for most common variable speed motor control applications such as pumps, fans and conveyors...

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  Motor range (1st May 2008)

Baldor has published its first catalogue of stocked electric motor products following its acquisition of Reliance.

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NEMA motors, from the NEMA specialists (29th April 2008)

Baldor holds considerable stocks of NEMA electric motors in Europe, and can eliminate the long supply chain delays that many machinery OEMs face when building equipment for US markets...

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Custom electric motors – fast! (28th February 2008)

Baldor says it will customise motors to meet your exact need, ranging from application-specific enclosures, conduit boxes, base and face mounts, to special windings, bearings and shafts...

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Expands servo control (4th February 2008)

Offering control for servo and stepper motor axes, together with onboard I/O and fieldbus connectivity, the new NextMove-ESB2 from Baldor expands servo control capability from three to four axes. Combined with control for 4 stepper motor axes, and I/O for material handling and general machine control functions, the NextMove-ESB2 module offers an economic standalone solution that can be used for a wide range of machinery applications...

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Bearings that last and last (and last) (23rd January 2008)

Bearing failures can result in major maintenance and plant downtime costs. These costs can be excessive in plants processing aggressive materials...

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  Expands servo control (1st January 2008)

Offering control for servo and stepper motor axes, together with onboard I/O and fieldbus connectivity, the new NextMove- ESB2 from Baldor expands servo control capability from three to four axes. Combined with control

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Baldor introduces washdown range (22nd November 2007)

Baldor now has washdown versions of its adapter-mounted ball bearing range, Dodge Grip Tight...

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  Uptime doubled (1st November 2007)

An adaptor-mounted ball bearing system has transformed the economics of maintaining Sapphire Energy Recovery's tyre shredding machines. Switching to the Dodge Grip Tight bearing, which features a flinger seal and a built-in m

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Custom electric motors - fast (18th September 2007)

Why compromise by using a motor that's nearly right or over-specced, says Baldor, when it will create the optimal solution...

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  Added bearing (1st September 2007)

Baldor has launched washdown versions of its adapter ball bearing range, the Dodge Grip Tight. Now offered in polymer and stainless steel housings, in addition to cast iron, the maintenance friendly features of these ba

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Bearings that last (20th July 2007)

Bearing failures can result in major maintenance and plant downtime costs which can be excessive in plants processing aggressive materials...

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  Free guide to linear motor technology (1st May 2007)

Linear motors provides speed and positioning advantages for machine builders, and Baldor has published a useful guide to the technology.

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  Stainless AC motors for washdown and corrosive environments (1st May 2007)

Baldor has added IEC-frame models to its range of all-stainless-steel washdown-duty AC motors. Offering high energy efficiency, combined with special construction features that assure users of extended life and reliabil

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Custom electric motors - fast (19th March 2007)

Why compromise by using a motor that's nearly right or over-specced, says Baldor, when it will create the optimal solution...

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More flexible machine building (25th January 2007)

Large machinery builders can now enjoy greater flexibility thanks to Baldor's new 3-phase AC motor drives...

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  Ethernet-compatible motor drives (1st January 2007)

Baldor has introduced a new range of three-phase AC motor drives. In addition to providing the flexibility of Ethernet Powerlink and TCP/IP connectivity to the high-power machine building sector, a focus on modularity, combin

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  Free motion control catalogue (1st November 2006)

Baldor has published a series of motion control product catalogues designed to make life easier for OEMs and machine builders implementing automation systems.

Comprising nine separate publications, each dedicated to a specif

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  Ethernet compatible machine controller (1st September 2006)

The dynamic control of motion delivered by the high-speed Ethernet Powerlink machine network, is behind a new generation of aircraft door trainer that is said to offer exceptional flexibility to simulate emergency conditions.

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High-reliability AC drive range (23rd August 2006)

Baldor says its H2 range of AC drives are configurable for every motor control application, from simple speed adjustment to advanced positioning. According to the company, reliability is built in. Protection modes guard against mis-use, and the manufacturing process embraces stress testing and full-load final testing.

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Build a better machine (22nd June 2006)

Thinking about adopting the Ethernet Powerlink standard for motion-related machine control applications? This feedback on electrical system building - from one of Baldor's first Powerlink customers - might help:

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  Driving a point home (1st May 2006)

At Hannover Fair in April 2006, Baldor has greatly extended its H2 family of AC motor drives for adjustable speed applications - with new higher power options, washdown-duty variants, and more plug-in expansion cards

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  Motors and drives (1st November 2005)

A free interactive CD-ROM catalogue, Version 10, from Baldor UK is designed to simplify the selection of motors and drives.

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  Versatile platform for motor speed control (1st September 2005)

Anew family of advanced, adjustable-speed AC drives is available from Baldor with a choice of low power drives covering applications to 45kw.

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  Constant use (1st May 2005)

Baldor has launched two new families of three-phase brake motors based on its Super-E efficiency motor technology.

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  AC MOTOR RANGE EXTENDED (1st March 2005)

Baldor has extended its highpower AC motor line and now offers IEC frame versions rated to 1100kW. These motors, designed to meet the demanding specifications of process industry users, are available in low and medium voltages.

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  Accuracy up (1st March 2005)

By equipping a high speed, cut-tolength machine with an advanced digital servo drive, Baldor has doubled its accuracy.

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  Versatility (1st September 2004)

Baldor has extended the versatility of its low-cost brushless AC servo drive, MicroFlex, with the addition of configurable anti-resonance filters.

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  Dirty duty (1st July 2004)

A new grade of electric motor from Baldor is for dirty duty applications and has a range of protection measures to withstand severe and corrosive applications in the processing industry, and intense high-pressure washdown.

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  Starting to cut costs (1st March 2004)

New AC electric motor soft-starters from Baldor are designed to reduce motor maintenance and electricity costs. Two types are offered: an intelligent soft starter with keypad control that offers a high degree of programmability so that the starting p

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