Alabama Power Upgrades 90 Damper Drives on Two 720-MW Generators

Alabama Power Upgrades 90 Damper Drives on Two 720-MW Generators

Replacing vintage actuators with new smart electric drives eliminates high maintenance costs and offers large fuel savings on coal-fired boilers Warminster, PA, -- Alabama Power has modernized drives for most major air dampers on two, coal-fired generating units -- 90 drives in all. Installations took place at the company's 25-year old, James H. Miller, Jr. plant near West Jefferson, AL. Each...

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Linear Actuators have low-profile narrow positioning stages.

Linear Actuators have low-profile narrow positioning stages.

Model LSMA-175 precision linear actuators feature compact, fully-enclosed stages that measure 25 x 50 mm. Stages have travel ranges between 50 and 200 mm, with positioning repeatability of 0.31 micron, and maximum speed of 10 mm/sec with 8 kg payload. Micrometer-grade screw with lead pitch of 0.5 mm, miniature linear bearing, and non-contact limit switches with stepper or DC servo motor are...

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Single-Axis Linear Actuator achieves speed to 200 mm/sec.

Single-Axis Linear Actuator achieves speed to 200 mm/sec.

As motorized ball-screw carriage guided by linear bearing, BSMA-058 has aluminum stage base supplied with dust-proof strip to prevent particle ingress/egress. Single or double carriage versions are available, stroke ranges from 050-600 mm, and repeatability is 5 microns. Suited for high-speed single-axis or multi-axis motion automation application, actuator is offers 2.5 and 5 mm ball screw...

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Pneumatic Bellow Actuators resist weather/acids/chemicals.

Pneumatic Bellow Actuators resist weather/acids/chemicals.

Cylinders in BCS series are equipped with 1.4301 SS passivated plate, and are resistant to corrosion and acids as well as many detergents. Units have working diameters of 150-400 mm and, depending on series, strokes up to 273 mm are possible. Featuring diameters of 150-385 mm and operating temperatures of -20 to +130Â-

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Serapid, Inc to Exhibit at First NDIA Detroit Industrial Base Expo

Serapid, Inc will exhibit at the first NDIA Detroit Industrial Base Expo, March 10th and 11th in Sterling Heights, Mich. They will exhibit their line of horizontal and vertical actuators, powered by their Rigid Chain Technology. The Rigid Chain is a telescopic mechanical actuator that is flexible in one direction and forms a steel beam in the other. It has been used in a variety of industries -...

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BEI Kimco Magnetics' Voice Coil Actuator Solves Challenging Application Requirements for Near Zero Outgassing Capabilities

BEI Kimco Magnetics' Voice Coil Actuator Solves Challenging Application Requirements for Near Zero Outgassing Capabilities

VISTA, Calif., − BEI Kimco Magnetics, a company of Custom Sensors & Technologies (CST), Inc., recently met the challenging voice coil actuator (VCA) requirements utilized in an Optical positioning control application. High quality optical devices demand low outgassing levels to minimize contamination. The devices also require high precision actuation for exact motion control positioning. Key to...

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ATL series

The ATL series is a compact acme screw linear actuator, with an integral electric motor, suitable for push and pull motions. The ATL is manufactured in a monoblock housing in hardened aluminium alloy, with a rolled and hardened ball screw, and case hardened/ground ball nut. The drive system consists of a worm drive and acme leadscrew. The ATL can be used with both 1-phase and 3-phase A.C. motors,...

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Norgren Quality and Pricing

ON TARGET QUALITY & PRICING Our pneumatic actuators offer a wide range of sizes and options, aggressive pricing and Norgren quality. ROUNDLINE PLUS Norgren has greatly expanded our stainless steel round body pneumatic cylinders to include a full range of bore sizes, mountings, and options. Fully interchangeable with other leading brands, the laser etched part number enhances the products to...

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Electro-Mechanical Actuators featrue AC-powered design.

Electro-Mechanical Actuators featrue AC-powered design.

Tritex(TM) II Series, offering 1,500 W, AC-powered operation and digital position control, combine brushless servomotor with rotary or linear (output) actuation in one sealed housing. Operating from 100-240 Vac, actuators provide multiple I/O and feedback choices as well as software features such as 16 programmable indexes, linked moves, and firmware flash upgrades. Modbus port, via RS/485...

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Telescopic Linear Actuator has non-magnetic design.

Made of 2 reinforced plastic belts that interlock together to form rigid telescopic column, RigiBelt is totally mechanical and can provide horizontal or vertical motion. RigiBelt SD (Standard Drive) is self-contained, off-the-shelf actuator driven by 24 Vdc motor. Supporting capacities from 10 N to 85 daN and speeds from 25-50 mm/sec, actuator weighs 2 kg and is suited for use in medical,...

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