Application Profile
A major U.S. manufacturer of automated warehouse systems needed a reliable electric brake solution for use on its robotic order sorting system.
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A major global manufacturer of mammography systems contacted Altra Motion for braking solutions it needed for various applications within its machines. Altra worked closely with the OEMs engineering team to identify and confirm the torque requirements and space limitations of each different brake application.
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A leading U.S. smoke and fire curtain manufacturer, needed a small, reliable electric clutch solution for use on its elevator smoke curtains. The roll-up transparent screens are connected to a smoke detector near the elevators.
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A global medical imaging systems manufacturer needed a reliable electric holding brake solution for use on its newest mobile X-ray cart. The machine has many vertical, horizontal and pivot movements including a collapsible tower, travel tube and scanning head that a technician adjusts around the patient during set up.
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Inertia Dynamics and Ameridrives Couplings were selected to provide clutch/brake and gear coupling solutions for use on the advanced gun system aboard the U.S. Navy’s new DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers.
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