To all of our valued customers, suppliers, friends and acquaintances.
It is with a heavy heart that I convey confirmation of the very sad news of the passing of our esteemed friend and past work colleague, Mr. Robert Allan (Rob).
Rob passed away peacefully in his sleep last Thursday, 1st July aged 72 years.
Words are difficult to find at this point, but as most of us will remember, Rob was a Power Transmission stalwart (Guru) in the industry for near on 50 years.
I am sure we will all have stories to tell about our time knowing Rob, but personally, here’s part of mine.
I worked with Rob for 13 years at Victorian Transmission in the early days, where I caught the train & bus to work for a couple of those years as a young bloke, without a drivers license before I turned 18.
Rob offered back then to pick me up & give me a lift to work every morning, then drop me off every evening for 18 months or so, so lots of history there and lots of discussion between us that can’t be repeated here in this piece! I remember when Rob became “9 fingers” at Vic Trans during that period, and I remember the client, the phone enquiry, the parts we both checked stock on physically and the mishap that we both joked about for years later, after that most unfortunate incident.
Climbing shelving to perform stock checks wasn’t so much frowned upon back in those days. Thanks goodness things have changed for the better.
The laughter we all had about losing that ring finger, about ordering 10 beers and only getting 9, and even his email address included rob9fingers, so it was like water off a ducks back.
When I worked 9+ years at Genat & Wood, Vic Trans were a distributor of ours and Rob was a regular client of mine, so we had dealings for almost 10 years there.
Fast track to 1996 when All Torque started, Rob joined me as a 50% partner 9 months later, and retired from us after 20+ years of loyal service, business partnership and friendship.
Rob was in his 3rd year of retirement and in the throws of building a big work shed at home to allow himself time to “tinker” with his vintage cars and other “stuff” whilst living out his well earned rest.
Our sincere condolences to Gail and the boys Jeremy, Daniel and Sam.
A Power Transmission Industry stalwart who will not be forgotten.
RIP Bob.
Craig Mighell
Director
All Torque Transmissions A’sia Pty Ltd
The funeral service for Rob will be webcast live on Monday, 12th July 2021 with a service commencing at 2.00pm.
Please go to this website:
https://tobinbrothers.com.au/tribute/details/20755/Robert-Allan/obituary.html#tribute-start
All Torque Transmissions has been distributing ConInTec torque limiters for decades. Our relationship with the Bologna manufacturer of torque limiters and overload protection devices is one that we are proud. We are continuing to add to the stock levels that we keep in Australia.
We recently supplied a ComInTec 7.280 DSR/GEC Roller Device torque limiter coupling, with bores of 120 and 100mm. The 7.280 DSR/GEC provides excellent design flexibility. The limiter pictured below is rated for settings between 2,000 – 12,000Nm torque range, and is employed in a sewerage treatment application.
For comparison, below is our smallest stocked model.
Ask us about how ComInTec torque limiters can be used for your mechanical overload protection application.
The W22 range from WEG was introduced to offer a high-quality, IP66-rated series of electric motors for a reasonable price. We like to specify W22 motors when applications are more demanding than normal, or where machine reliability is paramount.
To download the WEG W22 series catalogue, click here…WEG-w22-three-phase-motor-technical-australia-new-zealand-market-50025541-brochure-english
To download the WEG W22 series catalogue, click here…WEG-w22-three-phase-motor-technical-australia-new-zealand-market-50025541-brochure-english
Ribbon blenders are renowned for their versatility in blending many forms of powders and bulk solids. Industries range from fertilisers, ceramics, polymers, food and beverage, and pharmaceuticals, and the quantities involved can also vary greatly.
For many years, ribbon blenders utilised a gear reducer with a male input shaft, belt driven (or chain driven in higher load, lower speed applications) from the electric motor. Inherent issues with the requirements of machine guarding, belt (or chain) tensioning, and maintenance have always been factored in to this gear reducer layout.
With the constant development of variable speed drives (VSDs) for electric motor control, ribbon blender manufacturers have been able to reduce their reliance on intermediate power transmission and are now using direct-drive gearmotors.
The type of reducer used in ribbon blenders varies dependent upon the usual machine design requirements, as well as the powders and bulk solids being blended. Space considerations, torque demands, and duty cycles all help to determine whether a bevel-helical, parallel shaft, inline helical, or planetary gearbox is the best option.
