New Literature Features Power Transmission Solutions for the Mining Industry

Altra Industrial Motion has published a new Mining Industry brochure that gives engineers and technical professionals in the mining and aggregate industries an application-specific resource for power transmission and motion control solutions.

The brochure is organized in three sections: underground mining, surface mining, and processing operations. Application categories include shovels, draglines, conveyors, ball and SAG mills, longwall miners, winders, stackers and reclaimers, fans, pumps, sedimentation tanks and more.

Specific Altra brand products listed include clutches and brakes, belted drives and couplings, overrunning clutches, enclosed gearing, overload clutches and torque limiters – all can be applied to improve efficiency, productivity and safety in mining operations. Altra brands presented in the brochure include Wichita Clutch, Industrial Clutch, Formsprag Clutch, Marland Clutch, Twiflex Limited, Bibby Transmissions, TB Wood’s, Nuttall Gear, Ameridrives Couplings, and more.

Access the new literature at Altra’s mining industry website, www.AltraMining.com, click on the Literature Portal to download a pdf. The site also contains web links to all 14 Altra brands that support the mining and aggregate industries.