Frank Tracy Division Energy Efficient Solutions

For years, our Frank Tracy Division has been a leading distributor of bearings and industrial power transmission products to New York City’s standard-setting commercial office buildings, medical centers, and educational and cultural institutions.

Through our Energy Efficient Solutions project with ABB Baldor®, RegalRexnord®, SKF® and others, we offer buildings proven solutions for improved mechanical belt drive efficiency.

Upgrade Belt Construction
Upgrading from wrapped to notched v-belts can increase energy efficiency by 2%, with a payback measured in weeks.
– We stock in our Brooklyn warehouse almost all series of BX and 5VX belts.
Replace Worn Sheaves
Worn sheaves can cause efficiency losses of up to 5%
– We stock in our Brooklyn warehouse almost all standard cast iron FHP sheaves, one and two groove, and QD sheaves, two through six grooves, up to 36” diameter in the larger series.
Properly Align and Tension Belts
SKF® TKBA Series Laser Belt Alignment Tools
Browning® Tension Checker for Initial Installation
Browning® Tenso-set™ Self-Tensioning Motor Bases to Maintain Tension
– Under tensioned belts are estimated to result in energy efficiency losses of as much as 20%.

Replacing a Drive? Consider Optimized Drive Selection

In many instances – especially with older B and C-section belt drives – optimized drive selection permits retrofits to a smaller drive with lower initial cost, less bearing load, and higher energy efficiency.
– In a recent project we were able to retrofit a 6-groove, C section drive to a 3-groove, 5V section drive at an initial cost savings to the end-user of over 56%.

Read more……Recapturing the Lost Efficiency of a V-Belt Drive

Replacing a Motor? Consider Best-in-Class, Energy Efficient Baldor® EM-G and EHM Motors

In stock at North Side, up to 50HP, ODP and TEFC, 200V and 230/460V.

A technical note: In the past most motors were nameplated 208-230/460. With limited exceptions, under current DOE regulations, motors are now nameplated either 200V or 230/460V.

Why does this matter? NEMA MG 1 – 2021 in section 12.44.1 states that “alternating-current motors shall operate successfully under running conditions at rated load with a variation in the voltage up to ±10 percent of rated voltage …”, allowing a motor to operate in locations that may have an inconsistent voltage supply or susceptible to a voltage drop or voltage spike.

So, if you have a building with 208V service and replace an existing 208-230/460 motor with a 230/460 motor, the new motor will only be able to handle voltage drops down to 207V (the -10%). When voltage drops below this, as is often the case in parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, especially in summer, the result will be either significantly reduced motor life or catastrophic failure. A 200V motor, on the other hand, is designed by DOE rule and NEMA standard to handle drops down to 180V (their -10%).

Training

We are pleased to offer, at no cost, product demonstrations and training to larger New York City commercial and institutional accounts.

For senior property and engineering management, this may simply involve an overview of each of these new products and technologies, and how they can impact the energy footprint of a building. For supervisory and maintenance staff, we offer, again at no charge, detailed introductions to these products as well as hands-on training on belt installation, belt tensioning, belt alignment, and worn sheave identification, all key drivers of energy efficiency.

Please contact us to discuss training opportunities appropriate to your organization, or see Frank Tracy Division Training Solutions for more detail on available programs.

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