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One of the most popular motor options for our Automation Series Conveyors is the versatile brushless DC motor. It’s an option we’ve never offered on any other conveyors.

They are extremely compact motors due to their brushless design and come with a digital operator that can be placed up to 65 feet away. They offer a number of advantages over our standard AC motors, including:

• Continuous torque at any motor speed from 80–3,000 rpm
• Accurate speed control with feedback to ensure a constant speed within ±.05% of the set speed (when using the digital controls) even when loads are being added or removed
• Eight set speeds that can be controlled automatically or manually
• Speed setting can be controlled using the internal or external potentiometers, the digital operator or by varying the external DC voltage
• Parallel shaft gearhead that’s ideal for stopping, starting and reversing
• IP65 motor, with an IP65 remote digital operator panel that can be placed up to 15 feet from the controller
• Multiple alarm and protection modes that prevent you from overpowering the motor

Our brushless DC motors are ideal for applications where you need accurate control of the speed or where a high number of starts and stops are involved. Consult our Sales Department for more information.

Today we’ll be checking in on foursquare at the Anaheim Convention Center for ATX West. We invite you to join us by checking in at our booth. If you do, show your checkin to our booth staff and we’ll reward you with a small token of our appreciation.

In addition, you can follow us on foursquare to get tips on our favorite places to relax near the convention center. We’ll also have tips on places you can find our conveyors in action at partner sites all over the world.

What is foursqare? It’s an application you install on your mobile phone that lets you “check in” at the places you go and share your location with your friends. Along the way you can unlock badges, tips from other users and rewards from the places you shop, eat and drink.

How to get started:

1. Download the foursquare app to your phone (available for iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm, Nokia and Windows Phone 7)
2. Launch the app and sign up for an account
3. Visit the places tab, click the place you visiting in the list (our booth is a good place to start!) and touch “check in here”

We recently returned from Pack Expo International in Chicago. We’ve been so busy following up on all the leads we received, we haven’t had time to write a proper blog post.

The show was a resounding success. We met with hundreds of attendees representing more than 22 countries all over the world. Many of them stopped to check out our Automation Series conveyors, which received lots of compliments when people saw the Tension Release tails in action. Others were interested in the InnerDrive conveyors, with the drive motor inside the drive pulley. With our broad range of products, we were able to find a solution for just about every visitors’ needs.

This years’ show was a little shorter than years past, going from five days to four. The new format worked well, keeping us busy right up until the end instead of waiting through a slow final day. Other exhibitors we spoke with were pleased with the new format, as well.

Our conveyors were well represented in other exhibitors’ booths on the show floor. We had 35 conveyors in 17 different booths. Below is a photo gallery with a few pictures we took during the show.

Did you make it to the show? Did the shorter show give you enough time to see everything you wanted?

QC Industries is now a part of the hottest new phenomenon in social networking: foursquare. You can check in at our booth at Pack Expo and add us as a friend. When you do, you’ll unlock tips on where to find our conveyors in action throughout the show.

What is foursquare? It’s a social network that lets you use your mobile phone to check in at the places you visit and share them with your friends. You’ll receive tips from other users, unlock badges for doing certain activities and even earn special discounts from certain retailers. If you check in at the same place often enough, you’ll become the mayor, which comes with its own perks at some businesses. Check out this overview for more information.

Our conveyors appear in at least 15 booths at Pack Expo:

Today marks the beginning of QC Days, our month-long customer and distributor education event. We’ve got lots of exciting things planned between now and June 4th. What are we most excited about?

• We’ll be releasing our Conveyor Configurator, an intelligent conveyor sizing and quoting tool. You’ll be able to configure your own conveyor — along with its drive, sides, stands and accessories — and request a quote directly from your local distributor
• We know your time is valuable, so we’re launching a new series of short support videos called Quick Clips
• Our distributors will be calling on customers both old and new to show you all our latest innovations