Electric motors are available to suit most conveying  applications.  Electric Motors have multiple variables to consider when making a selection. Understanding the terms used with electric motors is important to making a selection.

Basic Electric Motor Terms:

• Horsepower: Determined by the equipment requirements, total load, operating conditions, and speed.
• Voltage: The voltage of a motor is determined by the supply to which it is attached. The common voltages are 115, 200, 208, 230, 460, 575.
• Phase: The most common power supplies are either single- or three-phase.
• Common Motor Types: Totally Enclosed(TE), Totally Enclosed Non-Ventilated(TENV), Energy Efficient (EE or XL), or Totally Enclosed Fan Cooled (TEFC).
• Cycles: 60 Hz (cycles per second) AC power is common throughout the US and 50 Hz is common in many foreign countries.

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It isn’t news that the U.S. has been in a recession for most of the last year. It also isn’t news that you can utilize certain equipment and process improvements to upgrade at lower costs, and even return your investment more quickly in an environment like this one. Here are some ideas.

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Shipping by motor freight

It’s common for websites that ship products via parcel services to calculate shipping costs, making it easy for buyers to learn total costs before ordering. Very few sites can calculate LTL or motor freight shipments for heavy, bulky equipment like industrial shelving, wire security partitions, warehouse racks, or conveyors.

That changes recently, as www.cisco-eagle.com can now provide instant shipping costs.

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Cisco-Eagle President Steve Strifler has been elected to serve as a Director of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA).

“I get involved with MHEDA because it makes us better at what we do,” Strifler said. “Cisco-Eagle can serve our customers better because of the increased industry knowledge, education, training, networking and other resources it gives us.”

Strifler added that MHEDA company members know more about the material handling industry and what it has to offer to customers. “MHEDA companies really do lead this industry. Most manufacturers’ top distributors are in MHEDA. They operate better organizations so they can be low cost high value providers.

The Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association (MHEDA) is the only national trade association dedicated solely to improving the proficiency of the independent material handling distributor. MHEDA represents over 600 companies in the material handling equipment business. Located in suburban Chicago, the association provides services to companies seeking to improve their business through education, networking, benchmarking and best practices. For more information, visit www.mheda.org.

For complete information on Strifler’s election, plus downloadable MS Word and PDF press releases, please visit our press release area.

Transferring onto belt conveyors isn’t recommended due to box tracking issues. When you use belt conveyor, boxes will probably drag the belt as they enter, which will push the belt toward the far side. (Above: boxes may cause tracking problems)

If you can’t avoid using belt conveyors to transfer, the transferring conveyor should be positioned so that it overhangs the belt conveyor, as shown above. Boxes will drop onto the conveyor. If your load cannot be dropped, another solution may be necessary. For assistance with these kinds of transfers, contact us.