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BOOM Lift Meets
HAzArdOus
eNvirONMeNt
stANdArds
Man & Material Lift
Engineering LLC, Cudahy,
Wisc has introduced a
boom lift designed to be
safe in hazardous environ-
ments. The Model A80EX
has a 53-foot (16.2-m) hori-
zontal reach and 80-foot
(24.4-m) platform height.
Optional features include
three-way bump protec-
ALpHA wire Offers tHree-CONduCtOr CABLe tion, movement alarm, fall
V Series cables, meant for variable frequency drives, now come in a three-conductor ver- arrest anchorage system
sion that is designed to offer similar performance as the four-conductor cables but are and 750 amp-hour bat-
smaller and less expensive. Alpha Wire, Elizabeth, N.J., recently introduced the new cable tery with charger. The new
variant, which has cross-linked polyethylene insulation for corona resistance, low capaci- boom lift was designed in
tance for longer runs and low temperature priorities. The three-conductor cables feature a accordance with National
symmetrical design with bare copper ground wires placed in the interstices of the conduc- Fluid Power Association
tors for uniform conductor-to-ground capacitance and impedance. They also use a shield (NFPA) 70 Class 1, Division
to provide electromagnetic interference (EMI) protection over a wide frequency range. Oil 1, Group D standards for
and sunlight resistant, the cables come in sizes ranging from 16 to 4/0 AWG. hazardous environments.
BrusHLess MOtOr desigNed COALesCer LOwers
tO iMprOve eMi CONsuMptiON
A brushless DC fractional HP motor, rAtes, COsts
designed for improved electromagnetic Zebra Skimmers Corp.,
interference (EMI) characteristics, has Cleveland, Ohio, a manu-
been introduced by Circor Aerospace, facturer of oil skimmers
Dayton, Ohio. The motor eliminates and fluid maintenance
sparking, which is typical of brush equipment, recently
motors with commutators. Circor fore- placed on the market its
sees the motor used for such items Oasis portable coalescer,
as electromagnetic (EM) actuators, which separates tramp oil
high-performance blowers and motor- and fine particles from
operated valves on aircraft and ground water-based fluids. It fea-
vehicles. The brushless motor design tures an on/off lever that
features six pole-18 slot rotor and stator activates power to the air
assembly, integral hall-effect sensors pump, indicator gaug-
for feedback to controller and three- es, an odor-control cap-
phase Wye configuration winding. It sule that eliminates foul
is designed for minimal vibration and coolant smells and the
mechanical noise as well as for smooth Sidewinder tube skimmer
acceleration and continuous duty. for oil removal.
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