Welcome to Passport, the easy to use selection program for Baldor Dodge mechanical power transmission products. Dodge Passport leverages over 100 years of industry expertise to ensure consistent, reliable selections.

CBT partner, Martin Sprocket & Gear, has developed a comprehensive maintenance and troubleshooting guide for some of their most popular products. This multi-functional guide covers how to properly install, maintain, repair, and troubleshoot

• chain drives
• gear drives
• couplings
• synchronous drives
• v-belt drives
• screw conveyors
• drag conveyors
• bucket elevators
• heavy-duty conveyor pulleys
• belt conveyors

The Department of Energy’s revision to the 2007 EISA regulations requirements for minimum energy efficiency went into effect in June requiring most continuous duty, general purpose, commercial, and industrial electric motors to be at least premium efficient. Mandating higher motor efficiency levels is about managing resources and protecting the environment. 

An effective preventive maintenance program keeps your facility running safely and at optimum capacity. Properly maintained belt drives can be your most cost-effective and reliable power transmission solution. 

Today you are leaving for vacation – a little spot you found just a few hours away. It is early in the day, the roads are open, and the weather is great. You turn on the cruise control: there is no need to keep your foot on the pedal to keep the car moving. You let the electronics and mechanics of the vehicle do all the work. Now you can relax and enjoy the drive! Using a bypass contactor with your soft starter is very similar.

The importance of effective motor and motor circuit protection cannot be over emphasized. Motors are consistently the largest single cause of industrial and commercial fires, and in today’s highly automated commercial and industrial facilities, the failure of even one relatively minor motor may shut down an entire installation. As a result, it is vitally important that there is at least a basic understanding of how motors and their related electrical systems can be properly protected.

CBT partner,Baldor Reliance has recently announced the latest in motor technology – achieving efficiency performance two to four bands above NEMA premium® efficient levels (IE3) by utilizing a hybrid motor design. The new RPM XE platform can provide substantial energy savings and performance for most centrifugal load applications, at a lower operating cost by combining the starting attributes of an induction cage with permanent magnets.

Measuring multi-point belt drives can be tricky. When you have a drive with more than one sprocket, the standard two-point equation will not provide accurate results. CBT partner Gates Corporation demonstrates how to accurately measure your multi-point belt drive with a simple x-y chart.