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Learn More About Our New PMDC Planetary Gearmotors. 90/130, 24, 12VDC

Learn More About Our New PMDC Planetary Gearmotors. 90/130, 24, 12VDC

Tom reviews the features and benefits of integral, planetary PMDC gearmotors, and then walks you through the wiring steps for connecting our 24A-60P gearmotors to a basic motor speed control.



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New Planetary PMDC Gearmotors Provide up to Twice the Torque!

New Planetary PMDC Gearmotors Provide up to Twice the Torque!

We are excited to introduce our new type 24A4-60P planetary gearmotors. This integral gearmotor design combines our high-performance type 24A PMDC motor with the all-new 60P (60mm) planetary gearhead. It is ideal for applications that require higher torque than conventional helical/spur gearheads of a similar size can provide, and where very low backlash gearhead is



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Bodine at Automate Show Chicago - Booth 253

Bodine at Automate Show Chicago – Booth 253

We had a great opening day at the Automate Show in Chicago (McCormick Place). Stop on by if you are in the area. This week only.



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New Accessory Kits for Hollow Shaft Gearmotors

New Accessory Kits for Hollow Shaft Gearmotors

Our new accessory kits for hollow shaft gearmotors add more versatility and flexibility to this growing product line. We offer stainless steel single shaft and double shaft kits, as well as aluminum shaft covers and mounting flanges.



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Impressions from our plant in Iowa, USA

Impressions from our plant in Iowa, USA

Bodine Electric is headquartered in Northfield, Illinois (20 miles north of Chicago) with manufacturing and assembly operations in Peosta, Iowa, U.S.A.



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Choosing the Right Gearmotor for Your Application

Choosing the Right Gearmotor for Your Application

What is a gearmotor? A gearmotor consists of a small motor designed specifically with an integrated gear reducer (gearhead). The end shield on the drive end of the motor provides a dual function. The side facing the motor provides the armature/rotor bearing support and a sealing provision through which the integral rotor or armature shaft



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Bodine Electric Gearmotors and Speed Controls

Bodine Electric Gearmotors and Speed Controls

From our recent photo shoot: Bodine type 42R-GB/H, Hollow Shaft, AC 3-phase, Inverter Duty gearmotor, our type 24A4-P, 24VDC and 42A-FX, PMDC gearmotors. System matched to our selection of AC and PMDC motor speed controls – offered as chassis boards, NEMA-1 or NEMA-4. When a gearmotor and control are purchased as a set, enjoy our



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Model 2999 New Rugged AC Motor Speed Control

Model 2999 New Rugged AC Motor Speed Control

Bodine expands its extensive line of AC, PMDC, and BLDC speed controls with the new Model 2999. Featuring an industrial-grade NEMA-4X/IP-65 watertight aluminum die-cast enclosure, the model 2999 drives 230 VAC, 50 or 60 Hz, inverter-duty, 3-phase gearmotors rated up to 1 HP (746 W). It operates from single-phase 115 or 230 VAC, and it



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Answers to the Most Common Customer Service Questions

1. Where and how can I learn more about Bodine Electric Company and your products? bodine-electric.com – Our web site provides all critical information with just a few clicks! Enter a serial number on our support page, or a model number in our ‘item search’ tool to start. Online Store – Do you need a quick



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Introduction to AC Gearmotors and Motors

Introduction to AC Gearmotors and Motors

This blog post is from an updated section of Bodine Electric’s Small Motors Handbook. To download this article as a PDF, please click here. Although commutator and brush assemblies may be used in some types of alternating current (AC) gearmotors and motors (series-/universal wound), brushless induction-type designs are by far the most common and most reliable for industrial AC



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