Bison Gear introduces 107 series verdant duty gearmotors

December 4, 2008 - Bison Gear & Engineering introduces its 107 series Verdant Duty gearmotors in 5 standard, off-the-shelf models. Rated at 1/20 horsepower (37.3 watt) at 230 volt, 60 Hz, 3-phase, they feature an operating range from 6 to 90 Hz to provide a 15:1 range of adjustable output speeds in applications requiring no maintenance. The gearmotors feature totally enclosed, non-ventilated (TENV) AC motors constructed with special insulation systems to ensure long life when driven by compact, economic frequency inverters that convert conventional AC single phase to three phase power. Employing integral gear reducers with gear ratios from 6.7:1 to 95.5:1 they offer output speeds from 368 to 1.7 RPM with output torques up to 100 in-lbs. (11.3 N-m). The RoHS compliant gearmotors feature UL, cRUus and CE recognition and are supported by Bison's Innopreneurial application and design engineering capabilities to customize standard models to meet specific OEM needs. Customers' shortened supply chain requirements are fulfilled by the units being manufactured in Bison Gear's St. Charles, Illinois facilities to the highest quality standards to ensure dependable, long-life operation. "Our customers require more efficient products and being able to utilize three phase over single phase fractional horsepower gearmotors provides an immediate payback in reduced energy consumption with improved efficiency," said Matt Hanson, Bison Gear VP, Portfolio Management. "These new Verdant Duty products are a wise choice for variable speed applications, such as packaging equipment, machine drives and conveyors. Used in conjunction with Bison's matched inverter drives, customers can also increase their process efficiency and control by employing such features as adjustable acceleration and deceleration, minimum and maximum speed levels and current limiting, as well as DC injection braking."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, based on Robusticity principles, offers products with up to twice as much torque in the same package size as competitors. Bison employs over 270 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 electric motors, for applications where dependability and long lifetimes are important.

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