Posted to News on 16th Oct 2008, 19:03
Long-life AC parallel shaft gearmotors run quieter
To support growing OEM interest in designing equipment for export markets, Bison Gear is introducing its new VWDIR14 AC parallel shaft gearmotors which are designed as Von Weise Drop-In Replacements and are also compatible with most globally available AC power sources. Utilising 1/20HP (37.3W) AC motors that can be operated from either 115V or 230V, 60Hz or 50Hz power sources, the new gearmotors are available in six standard, off-the-shelf models. With gear ratios from 10:1 to 494:1, they offer corresponding output speeds from 181 to 4rpm, and continuous torque ratings up to 50in-lbs (5.65Nm). The totally enclosed non-ventilated (TENV) permanent split capacitor (PSC) AC motors and integral gear reducers are reversible and feature all-position face mounting with a 50lb (22.7kg) overhung load capability.
Clayton Hinkle, Bison Gear Application Engineering Supervisor, says: "These Bison drop-in replacements for VW14 AC gearmotors feature permanent split capacitor four-pole motors that operate at half the speed of the competitive units they replace. With corresponding gear ratio changes, this results in a quieter, longer-life gearmotor. An engineered resin first-stage gear further contributes to quiet operation, which makes these gearmotors ideal in such applications as foodservice equipment, automated displays, peristaltic pumps, business machines, ticket dispensers and even pellet stoves."
Bison Gear's VWDIR14 AC parallel shaft gearmotors are available with UL and CSA recognition as standard, and CE recognition can be provided for OEMs. In that regard, Bison Gear's Innopreneurial application and design engineering capabilities to customise standard models to meet specific OEM needs are readily available. Customers' shortened supply chain requirements are fulfilled by the units being manufactured in Bison Gear's facilities in St Charles, Illinois, to stringent quality standards that ensure dependable, long-life operation.
Bison's VWDIR14 AC gearmotors are one more addition to Bison Gear's rapidly expanding line of Von Weise Drop-In Replacement gearmotors, which is now made up of more than 80 standard models of AC and DC parallel shaft and right angle gearmotors.
