St. Charles, IL - October 9, 2007 - Bison Gear & Engineering promoted Bruce Ashe to Manager, Electrical Engineering. Bruce will be responsible for the maintenance of AC and DC product lines and will manage product development for the motor lines. Bruce joined Bison in January 2006 with twelve years of experience in AC motor design for HVACR markets. He has innovated a highly efficient sensorless electronically commutated BLDC motor for the commercial refrigeration industry and designed the axial flux BLDC prototype motor for Bison's SBIR grant from the National Science Foundation.
Bruce graduated from Purdue University with a Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. About Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. Founded in 1960, Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. designs and manufactures fractional horsepower electric motors, gearmotors and gear reducers used in industrial and commercial OEM applications worldwide. Bison's strong engineering tradition and designs, based on Robusticity principles, offer products with up to twice as much torque in the same package size as competitors.
Bison employs over 240 associates in its St. Charles, Illinois facility which produces gearmotors and reducers in parallel shaft and right angle configurations, as well as AC and DC motors, for applications where dependability and long lifetimes are important.
