New compact permanent magnet, parallel shaft gearmotors available .

St. Charles, IL - Whether the rotary motion of an OEM’s equipment is run by low voltage, battery power or from a stationary DC power source, the new fractional horsepower parallel shaft VWDIR83 gearmotors from Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. represent a versatile, long life, value solution. Designed as Von Weise Drop-In Replacements, the Bison VWDIR83 gearmotors are available in 12 standard models; 6 each for 12 volt and 90 volt DC inputs. With gear ratios from 32:1 to 430:1, fixed output speeds range from 6 to 93 RPM, with output torques from 50 to 13 in-lbs.

These Bison drop-in replacements for VW83 gearmotors feature 1/30 hp permanent magnet DC motors with replaceable brushes, grease lubrication for long life and all-position face mounting with a 50 lb. overhung load rating. Bison is also introducing a similar line of dual voltage, dual frequency AC gearmotors, powered by 1/20 hp induction motors.

“This is a low profile, excellent value gearmotor design that fits perfectly into such applications as peristaltic pumps, commercial floor care appliances, door operators, lamination, binding and other types of office and document handling equipment,” said Andy Szpak, Bison Gear Regional Sales Director. “The permanent magnet DC motor offers high starting torque capability and we can even mount a Bison speed control directly to these gearmotors for even more versatility, as well as energy savings.”

Manufactured in Bison Gear’s St. Charles, Illinois facilities to the highest quality standards to ensure dependable, long-life operation, Bison’s new VWDIR83 gearmotors are available with U.L. and CSA recognition and are supported by Bison’s Innopreneurial(TM) application and design engineering capabilities to customize standard models to meet specific OEM needs.

The VWDIR83 PMDC gearmotors are part of the expanding Bison Gear line of Von Weise Drop-In Replacement gearmotors, which encompasses over 75 standard models.

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 (TM) 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 motors, for applications where dependability and long lifetimes are important. www.bisongear.com.

The DYMAX “3000” series plastic-bonding adhesives make high-speed, high-volume bonding of plastic appliances, subcomponents, housings, and enclosures possible. These adhesives cure in seconds upon exposure to ultraviolet light and/or visible light, even through UV-blocked plastics.

These no-VOC, worker-friendly adhesives from DYMAX form high-strength, environmentally-resistant bonds to plastics and other substrates including polycarbonate, PVC, phenolic, acrylic, metal, glass, and ceramic. They are exceptional adhesives for bonding dissimilar materials, something that cannot be done with traditional welding methods and other types of adhesives. These adhesives also offer low moisture absorption as well as low viscosity for easy dispensing.

These plastic-bonding adhesives are compatible with the new DYMAX BlueWave® LED visible light, high-intensity spot curing system, utilizing the visible light spectrum to cure completely in seconds. The BlueWave LED spot curing offers many advantages over traditional UV spot curing systems including no bulbs to change, cool cures, no warm-up, and constant intensity for thousands of hours. The BlueWave LED generates light using an array of surface-mount LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) instead of traditional metal halide or mercury bulbs.

The LEDs produce visible light energy in a relatively narrow wavelength band centered at 410 nm, as contrasted to a typical broad-band, high-pressure UV bulb (300-500 nm). This system emits a maximum visible light intensity output of over 2,500 mW/cm2 from an 8 mm diameter lightguide, and allows users to adjust intensity output from 0% to 100%.

The relatively narrow band produced by LEDs generates cooler curing temperatures. The BlueWave LED is excellent for curing gaskets and adhesives designed to bond to polycarbonate, PVC, PET, metal, glass, and many other substrates.

DYMAX Corporation is a technology-based company specializing in the formulation, manufacture and service of advanced assembly adhesives, coatings, epoxies, masking resins, and light curing systems.

For more information, contact DYMAX Corp., 318 Industrial Lane, Torrington, CT 06790; Phone: 860-482-1010; Fax: 860-496-0608; Toll Free: 1-877-DYMAX-UV (1-877-396-2988); e-mail: info@dymax.com or visit our Web site at www.dymax.com.

Portable solution for determining corrosion problem areas in pipelines and vessels based on geometry and installation locations.

TWINSBURG, OH – Pepperl+Fuchs introduces the CorrTran® Corrosion Data Logging System. This Division 2 / Zone 2 corrosion data logging system complements the CorrTran® MV online corrosion monitoring transmitter, allowing users to access real-time corrosion data via Ethernet, USB, SD card, or locally via videographic chart recorder. The corrosion data logging system is packaged in a portable, stainless steel enclosure weighing less than 20 lbs.

“CorrTran MV represents a major advancement in internal corrosion monitoring by detecting and measuring, online and in real-time, the presence of general corrosion, as well as pitting corrosion and conductance. The transmitter outputs a 4-20 mA HART signal that is used to scale the corrosion rate in a PLC or DCS system. The key advantage here is that the rate of corrosion can now be evaluated with all other relevant process signals,” says Jason Norris, Product Manager.

“It has always been known that specific process conditions will cause increased rates of corrosion but often this is known after-the-fact. Imagine controlling corrosion inhibitors, and thus, controlling costs, by viewing corrosion data online, and in real time. CorrTran MV makes it possible,” he says.

The corrosion data logging system includes Pepperl+Fuchs’ new KFD2-HLC-EX1.D HART loop converter. This device receives HART data from the CorrTran MV corrosion monitor and delivers three distinct 4-20 mA outputs that represent general corrosion, localized corrosion, and conductance. These three variables can then be recorded and displayed on a paperless data recorder that features a full color touch screen display, up to 16 analog inputs, multiple types of media retrieval, and a Class I/Div 2, Zone 2 Ex-hazardous rating. A Type 4X stainless steel enclosure allows for the most severe of installations. The lightweight construction also permits easy mobility for the system to be moved from one location to another, where a PLC/DCS might not be available.

About Pepperl+Fuchs

Pepperl+Fuchs has nearly 4,000 employees in more than 30 countries and is a world leader in the design, manufacture, application and support of a broad range of automation solutions. Pepperl+Fuchs is the market leader for intrinsic safety interfaces and hazardous location equipment. Our FieldConnex® fieldbus installation system for Profibus and FOUNDATION fieldbus provides maximum flexibility to modern process automation applications.

Additionally, P+F’s Bebco EPS purge & pressurization system provides rugged protection for any type of instrumentation. This comprehensive range of explosion protection systems and interface equipment is complemented by technologies such as EXTEC visualization & operation systems, as well as on-line corrosion monitoring transmitters and level sensing instruments.

Pepperl+Fuchs, 1600 Enterprise Parkway, Twinsburg, OH 44087; (330) 486-0002; fax: (330) 425-4607; pa-info@us.pepperl-fuchs.com; www.pepperl-fuchs.com.