Warner Electric Boston Gear TB Wood’s Formsprag Clutch Powering a Hospital’s Underground Monorail Wichita Clutch Marland Clutch Industrial Clutch Bauer Gear Motor Nuttall Gear Warner Linear Delroyd Worm Gear Stieber Clutch Ameridrives Couplings Inertia Dynamics Matrix International Huco Dynatork Bibby Turboflex Twiflex Limited Kilian Manufacturing Lamiflex Couplings Ameridrives Power Transmission As seen in Power Transmission Engineering August, 2013

Powering a Hospital’s Underground Monorail A large hospital complex can often resemble a small town in its size and complexity; many separate wards are joined by a narrow corridor system where the smooth transfer of supplies is often interrupted by busy doctors and nursing staff. One of Europe’s largest hospitals has solved the problem with an automated underground monorail that supplies medicine, food and linen with minimal effort and at low cost. Bauer geared motors drive the vehicles and operate the track points. The hospital in question, located in Southeastern Germany, now employs over 8,000...

in operation on a track with many points along the way. Some of the first Bauer drive units to be used are now nearly 40 years old and still running smoothly, it is very rare that they provide the team with a source of exercise, so it made sense to us to continue to specify Bauer units as the newer parts of the system were being developed.” To operate safely and efficiently, the vehicles need to accelerate smoothly to a pre-determined velocity, even when loaded with heavy supplies. Bauer’s BG series of helical geared motors were used as they offer torque values of up to 18,500 N-m with high output...

About Altra Industrial Motion Altra Industrial Motion (NASDAQ:AIMC) is a leading multinational designer, producer and marketer of a wide range of electromechanical power transmission products. The company brings together strong brands covering over 40 product lines with production facilities in nine countries. Altra’s leading brands include Boston Gear, Warner Electric, TB Wood’s, Formsprag Clutch, Wichita Clutch, Industrial Clutch, Ameridrives Couplings, Kilian Manufacturing, Marland Clutch, Nuttall Gear, Bauer Gear Motor, Stieber Clutch, Twiflex Limited, Bibby Turboflex, Matrix International,...