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Introduction to Motor Constants for Fractional Horsepower Gearmotors

Introduction to Motor Constants for Fractional Horsepower Gearmotors

Motor constants are needed to calculate permanent magnet DC (PMDC) or brushless DC (BLDC or EC) motor specifications and ratings, or to match the motor properly to an amplifier. The motor constants are required in order to predict the PMDC or BLDC motor’s performance with changing variables, such as different input voltages or different loads. (See below PDF

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Custom Gearmotors Solve AGV / AMR Challenge

Custom Gearmotors Solve AGV / AMR Challenge

Large distribution warehouses operated by wholesalers, retailers, or large manufacturers have turned to Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) or Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) to keep up with ever-increasing demand for faster and more economical deliveries. A major original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for AGVs contacted Bodine Electric Company to help develop two new custom gearmotors for their

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Gearmotors for Commercial Food Equipment

Gearmotors for Commercial Food Equipment

Bodine Electric is a proud supplier to many OEMs in the food equipment industry. Our engineers have designed gearmotor solutions for applications in pizza conveyor ovens, pita bread production, mixers, pumps, and beverage dispensers. Some of our newer gearmotors are rated IP-66 and can withstand moisture, grime and water jets. For more info, please visit:

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PMDC Gearmotors for Stairlift Applications

PMDC Gearmotors for Stairlift Applications

We manufacture right-angle, single-stage type -6RX gearmotors with three different permanent magnet DC motor options. The 6RX gearmotor can be configured with single drive shaft, double drive shaft or hollow shaft option. Shaft diameters for solid output shafts range from 0.5 to 0.75 inch O.D., and hollow shaft versions are available up to 5/8 inch

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Molecular Distillation Equipment for the Cannabis Industry

Molecular Distillation Equipment for the Cannabis Industry

A manufacturer of CBD distillation equipment required a gearmotor to precisely control the flow and speed of liquid material through their new distillation apparatus. Working with an authorized Bodine distributor and our sales team, the manufacturer selected several of our variable speed AC inverter duty gearmotors, combined with inverter drives (VFDs) and a PLC control

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Powerful, Efficient Hypoid Gearmotors

Powerful, Efficient Hypoid Gearmotors

Right-angle gearmotors with hypoid gearsets have several advantages over standard worm and worm-gear gearmotors. While they cost more to manufacture, hypoid gearmotors are more efficient, produce less heat, provide higher torque, and are usually smaller than equivalent gearmotors with worm- and worm-gear reducers. More Efficient at Low Speeds and High Reductions Hypoid gears require less

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AC Inverters (VFDs) for Variable Speed Applications

AC Inverters (VFDs) for Variable Speed Applications

Standard AC motors provide low-cost, low maintenance power for almost any industrial application. However, they have limitations. They run at only one (fixed) speed, meaning sprockets, pulleys or a gearbox are required for speed reduction. AC inverter-duty (variable speed) gearmotors feature either 230 VAC or 230/460 VAC AC 3-phase windings, specifically designed with inverter rated

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New Gearmotor Selection and Application Guide

New Gearmotor Selection and Application Guide

We are celebrating our 115th Anniversary this month, and to celebrate this major milestone, our team developed a new Gearmotor Selection and Application Guide to share our many years of design and application engineering expertise with you. With millions of Bodine AC, PMDC and BLDC fractional horsepower (FHP) gearmotors, motors and speed controls in operation

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Gearmotor Winding Options - AC, PMDC, and BLDC (EC)

Gearmotor Winding Options – AC, PMDC, and BLDC (EC)

Winding design is one of the major factors that determines gearmotor performance. For example, the windings may be driven by AC or DC current. They may require a capacitor, or a control to run, and may be configured as single, split- or three-phase systems. Some motor types provide precise speed and position control, while others

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Bodine Gearmotors for Packaging Applications

Bodine Gearmotors for Packaging Applications

We have decades of experience with supplying rugged, high-performance gearmotor solutions to many OEMs in the packaging industry. Our design team understands the demanding performance requirements for packaging machines where downtime is not an option. Bodine offers over 1,400 standard/stock products with gear ratios from 4:1 to 3600:1, torque to 1000 lb-in (113Nm) and horsepower

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