Fort Smith, Ark.— FlexDrive, Flex+Drive, and MintDrive are a new family of servo and positioning drives. FlexDrive is a compact digital servo featuring autoptuning software and Microsoft Windows-based front end. Standard features include limited PLC functionality and pulse follower mode. Master encoder input allows software gearbox operation. Flex+Drive adds point-to-point positioning. Programming is via switches or serial commands. MintDrive integrates a Baldor Mint motion control card within an amplifier eliminating the need for separate external motion controller or PLC.Baldor Electric Co.