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WEG Electric Corp adds Helwig Bearing Protector Kits to their Standard Products Catalog
WEG Electric Corp added Helwig Carbon bearing protector kits to their 2020 catalog. Check out page A-400 it is now standard on their in-house modification for the bearings B-250 style.
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Magnetek Collision Avoidance Systems
Limiting the risk of collisions means increased operator safety, lower maintenance costs, and improved productivity and uptime.
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Magnetek’s New Intelli-Protect™ No-Fly Zone Technology Leverages Automation to Protect Personnel and Improve Facility Safety
The Magnetek-brand Intelli-Protect System allows you to designate locations where a crane is programmed to slow down or stop, using motion control products such as variable frequency drives, radio remote controls, limit switches, and sensors. These versatile systems — ranging from simple configurations to the more complex — can be added to existing crane controls or included…
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HELWIG CARBON PRODUCTS ACQUIRES J. REAM MANUFACTURING
Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. recently announced the acquisition and integration of the carbon brush holder product line of J. Ream Manufacturing, Inc.
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Magnetek IMPULSE®·Link 5 Professional Drive Software
The new IMPULSE®·Link 5 is the next-generation of Magnetek’s Windows-based interactive drive software. Available in two versions, Professional and Viewer. IMPULSE®·Link 5 provides easy-to-access system monitoring and diagnostics information no matter where you are –whether operating a single or multiple cranes. Plus, Ethernet communication is 50% faster than previous models, providing actionable information quickly. IMPULSE·Link 5 Professional also offers…
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CMCO Easy Installation Wire Rope Hoist Crane Kits
Learn more about Yale YK and Shaw-Box SK.
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Magnetek Announces the New 200S General Purpose Industrial Brakes
Designed with a minimum number of moving parts, Magnetek’s new line of AST and IST and the enhanced MSA and MST 200S General Purpose Industrial brakes offer: Long service life Reduced downtime and maintenance Are ideal for high-duty cycle industrial applications The two new brake models are joining their existing 200S Mondel brake family, which…
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Helwig Carbon Blog: 3 Reasons for Rapid Brush Wear
A common question from those handling DC motor maintenance is, “why are my carbon brushes wearing so quickly?”. Rapid brush wear is a problem that can be caused from a multitude of factors. There isn’t one easy answer to this question, as each situation can be different. A natural answer to this question that many…
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CMCO Link Newsletter
In this edition of Columbus McKinnon’s The Link newsletter are featured Lodestar, large and small frame, with videos showing all of its features and their training schedule for their safety programs being offered in May. Also featured are Magnetek’s radio remote controls from basic options to complex customizable systems.
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Helwig Carbon’s Silver Graphite Brushes
Helwig Carbon Products manufactures a variety of silver graphite brushes used on sliding electric contact applications. Their silver graphite specialty grades are designed to handle the stringent requirements of critical applications. Common applications: MEDICAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT/CT SCANNERS SLIP RING APPLICATIONS: POWER/SIGNAL/DATA MARINE APPLICATIONS SECURITY IMAGING EQUIPMENT BEARING PROTECTION KITS DEFENSE APPLICATIONS RADAR & ANTENNA SYSTEMS AEROSPACE…
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Magnetek’s New Regen AC Energy Savings Calculator
Try Magnetek’s new Regen AC Energy Savings Calculator If you use AC elevator drives, Magnetek’s new Regen AC Energy Savings Calculator will give you the most accurate energy use estimate possible for geared and gearless applications. This innovative AC-specific tool is also tailored to give you results specifically for your AC drive applications, as well as…
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Magnetek Brakes in Columbus McKinnon’s Compass Configurator
Magnetek announced Wednesday, October 17th, that Mondel™ 300M and 200S series brakes are available to configure in Columbus McKinnon’s Compass™ online configuration tool. This tool, available through Columbus McKinnon’s Distributor Web, provides distributors with 24/7 access to the data and documentation needed for a complete quotation package. This is the first Magnetek product line to be configurable…
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Magnetek Offering Replacement Battery for Obsolete BT10KP-0 Battery
Magnetek will no longer be offering the BT10KP-0 battery for the following radio products: SLTX (black model) Transmitters Pendant-Style Transmitters The BT10KP-0 will be replaced by the rechargeable BT10KP-4 battery. Chargers are available for purchase for the BT10KP-4, reducing the cost for replacement batteries. Bt10KP-0 batteries can be ordered while supplies last.
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Installing Helwig Carbons Bearing Protector in Less than One Minute
It takes less than one minute to install a Helwig Bearing protector onto your motor.
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Modernize Your DC Cranes With Magnetek’s Next Generation Omnipulse™ DDC Series 2
Magnetek brings you the OmniPulse DDC Series 2 Digital DC Driveto improve performance, safety, and reliability of your DC-operated material handing applications, while minimizing downtime, maintenance, expenses, and energy costs. Explore the benefits of OmniPulse DDC Series 2
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Magnetek’s Latest Solution with Cable Reels
Magnetek’s mill duty cable reels are a solid solution to effectively and compactly manage large lengths of cable. Cable reels are mounted on your hoist and built to reliably manage the constant winding of heavy gauge cables that power magnets and other below-the-hook devices. Learn more about Magnetek’s line of cable reels
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Magnetek Offers DC Crane Modernization Solution with OmniPulse DDC Series 2 Drives
Magnetek’s newly released OmniPulse DDC Series 2 drives offers improved performance, safety and reliability of DC-operated material handling applications, while minimizing downtime, maintenance expense and energy costs. OmniPulse DDC Series 2 features Magnetek’s DataLogger Series 4 Keypad (DLS4), which allows users to access run, fault, and alarm histories, enables drive configuration without the need to…
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Magnetek Product Training Spots Still Available
Magnetek is offering FREE Radio Remote Control and Impulse Drive Training at their state-of-the-art facility just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Whether you use a handheld or bellybox style radio transmitter, or one of their IMPULSE® adjustable frequency drives, their training sessions offer the experience and hands-on training you’ve been looking for. The next sessions for Radio Training…
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Magnetek FLEX EX to EX2 Pairing Guide
Magnetek is transitioning their FLEX EX radios to the next generation FLEX EX2. If you need to order a spare transmitter for an existing FLEX EX system, Magnetek is now supplying the next generation EX2’s which are backwards compatible. The FLEX EX2 Pairing Guide gives step-by-step instruction using the I-Chip, FLEX EX2 to FLEX EX2…
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