Dodge Motorised Torque Arm (MTA) gear reducers are designed and manufactured in the US for extreme-duty applications, but until now have not been available in a complete range of sizes. All Torque is pleased to announce that the MTA range has now been expanded, encompassing seven sizes, from 3 to 100 HP.
The main features of the Dodge Motorised Torque Arm are a direct-coupled motor and the Dodge patented twin tapered bushing system. These features enable the MTA to be mounted in positions that belt-driven speed reducers cannot fit, as well as be installed and removed quickly and easily.
A full range of metric and imperial shaft sizes are available, thanks to the flexibility of the twin tapered bushings. This means that the MTA can be used in existing applications that call for weird output shaft sizes, which gives added flexibility and shortens downtime during breakdowns.
Gearing design is all AGMA-rated, and all units come standard with tapered-roller bearings. This fact alone offers twice the bearing design life versus competitors’ units.
All Torque Transmissions is the Victorian distributor for Dodge Torque Arm (TAII) and Motorised Torque Arm (MTA) gear reducers. Stock is available in Australia, so lead times are kept to a minimum.
Click here to download the Dodge MTA Catalogue.
The term ‘Wash Down’ usually refers to applications such as food processing, where electric motors are constantly exposed to an environment requiring high-pressure wash down to maintain cleanliness. Motors in these applications normally require a few special features. In the case of ‘Wash-Down’ AC units, some of these features include:
Baldor have a complete range of motors designed for wash down duty, in both AC and DC. These include ‘Stainless Steel’, ‘Paint-Free’, ‘DirtyDutyWD’, and ‘Wash-Down’ variants. The wash down specialty motors are epoxy powder coated utilising electrostatic application both inside and out, whilst conduit boxes feature full neoprene gaskets to ensure a tight, waterproof seal.
Caustic solutions and other cleaning agents can wreak havoc with aluminium stators and cooling fans so it is normally best to avoid using aluminium motors in wash down applications.
Baldor’s range of wash down motors starts at 0.37kW and extends to 7.5kW, in both IEC foot mount and IEC flange mount. Motor speeds are all 1440 rpm.
As WEG Australia’s Victorian distributor since 2000, All Torque Transmissions has had a significant shared history with the Brazilian electric motor manufacturer. That’s why we are pleased to announce the new WEG W21 electric motor catalogue is now available electronically.
The new catalogue for the Australian and New Zealand markets can be downloaded by following the link (2.12Mb) W21 Australia.
The W21 electric motor series is IP55 rated across the range, with sizes starting at 0.12kW and extending to 355kW. We keep up to 75kW in stock.
WEG’s influence in the global electric motor market continues to grow, to the point where they now have 26,000 employees. When added to All Torque’s expanding roster, we have 26,015 employees between us!
The Dodge UltraKleen range of stainless steel reduction gearboxes has been around for a while now, solving problems in various applications requiring a hardy construction and the ultimate in washdown protection. In Australia, UltraKleens have been utilised extensively in the pharmaceutical, chemical and food processing industries, where aluminium or cast iron gearboxes are unable to withstand the inherent corrosive environmental properties.
All Torque has been specifiying UltraKleen gearboxes both in a new design capacity as well as a problem-solver. Our experience is that the main issues to contend with are the imperial dimensions of the units and the requirement for NEMA motors. In most cases, we have supplied Baldor’s stainless steel NEMA motors in the same application, which negates this issue.
Every feature of the design of the UltraKleen range goes towards increased capacity and operation life: Housings are made out of 316 stainless steel, all seals are of heavy-duty two-piece construction, and gearboxes are ‘sealed for life’ with USDA H1 food grade Klubersynth UH1-6-460.
All orders are shipped direct from the US on short lead times, and the range we bring in extends to 5Hp across three sizes, with both solid and hollow output shaft options. We can have stock on our shelves in Braeside or Preston within 10 days.
All Torque Transmissions stocks electric motor slide rails and motor bases, which are for the quick tension of belt drives and other motor positioning requirements. Made from cast iron, slide rails come complete with all motor mounting hardware and are ready for immediate installation.
For information regarding sizing, dimensions and motor suitability, please follow the link to the ATT Motor Slide Rails page on our website.