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Solutions for Material Handling

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



Conveyors & Conveying Systems

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



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



Material Handling Automation Systems

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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