A couple of months ago, I attended the annual Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) Trade Show in Duluth as a part of the L&S Electric team. I walked the exhibition hall and came upon the LUDECA booth and discovered a truly well-done brochure regarding the role shaft alignment plays in equipment reliability. I'd like to thank LUDECA for their permission to share this information. Why Alignment Reliability starts with precision shaft alignment Extend machine availability and efficiency Precision alignment pays back Rotating machinery is susceptible to misalignmen

Bauer Gear Motor has been a source of solutions within geared motors for more than three-quarters of a century. They offer products of the highest quality with emphasis on flexible solutions and reliability. Bauer Gear Motor has a strong foothold especially within Food & Beverage, Alternative Energies, Waste Water, Steel Industry and Material Handling. Quiet operation and high-efficiency are trademarks of all Bauer geared motors. PM Synchronous Geared Motors The Bauer Gear Motor range of motors offers trend-setting technologies for energy-efficient drives and for motor designs tai

TB Wood's is an industry leading designer and manufacturer of mechanical power transmission equipment for industrial control. Their mechanical product lines include: clutch and brake, synchronous and belted variable speed drives; grid, disk, jaw, gear coupling and elastomeric coupling products; sheaves, and bushings.   Couplings TB Wood’s offers a solution for any coupling application with several lines of high-performance couplings. Wood’s lines of elastomeric, disc and gear couplings have a reputation of reliability and flexibility. You can be sure you’re getting the very best of

Warner Electric is a leading manufacturer and supplier of Industrial Power Transmission products that include Clutches and Brakes with specially designed Controls, providing an unparalleled ability to solve the majority of Material Handling, Packaging, and Plant Productivity applications. Warner Linear product line offers Linear Actuators and Guideways, which are used for a variety of applications such as lift truck lift, adjustable height work table, and conveyor lateral guide positioning. Other major product lines include the broadest range of Tension Brakes and Controls available from

Boston Gear is a leading global supplier of quality power transmission products to most significant industrial markets including, but not limited to food processing, packaging machinery, material handling and most others - including yours. The company started in 1877 as a machine shop making gear-cutting machines and lead the growth of the power transmission industry for over 125 years. Worm Gear Speed Reducers Recognized as a pioneer among OEM and MRO manufacturers, Boston Gear has been producing reliable products over 100 years and at the top of the list is their 700 Series worm gear speed

Recently, L&S Electric proudly added four companies to our stable of outstanding manufacturing partners ensuring you the very best equipment to keep your business running. Altra Industrial Motion is a leading multinational designer, producer, and marketer of many mechanical power transmission products available in over 70 countries. Altra products are found in critical applications, such as brakes for elevators, wheelchairs and forklifts and include: Industrial clutches and brakes Enclosed gear drives Open gearing Couplings Machined-race bearings Belted drives Linear

Courtesy of Mining IQ, here's an infographic that shows how much mining has played a major part in societies throughout the world. Mining IQ is proud to present The Weird and Wonderful World of Mining. This mining infograph contains loads of interesting and valuable facts to be shared and enjoyed throughout the mining industry and community.    

It's always simply a matter of time. Regardless of manufacturer, maintenance, environment, rotating equipment eventually fails. Your rotating equipment may be on the road to a failure if any of the following items present themselves: Unbalance Cavitation Bent shaft and/or Shaft misalignment Misaligned bearing (cocked on shaft) Loose rotor bars Broken rotor bars or end rings Loose stator coils on synchronous motors Broken field windings on DC motors Sleeve bearing wear/clearance problems, oil whirl/instability, or oil whip  Mechanical looseness Mechanical looseness

GE's Power Conversion line presents a much faster lead time than before without losing any reliability and durability. Lead times for their DC CD6000 line are reduced by two weeks. Kinamatic® 4-Pole lead time is reduced to seven days!  DC Production Lead Times Kinamatic II 2-Pole > 6 weeks 4=Pole > 8 weeks CD6000 > 14 weeks MD800Mill Duty Motors MD802 - MD812 > 10 weeks MD814 - MD826 > 15 weeks For details on GE's improved lead times and stock motor availability, contact L&S Electric.  

Motors are susceptible to various faults in industrial applications. A motor failure cannot be identified in an initial stage but may become disastrous and the motor may suffer severe damage if not identified earlier. Therefore, undetected motor faults may cause motor failure which may lead to production shutdown. Nobody wants to keep the motors humming as this is a warning to a potential threat. Diagnostics can let you know when a motor is having problems. If a motor fails, it could shut your process down for days causing a great financial loss to your industry. Motor failure includes inte