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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 shaftVIEW
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 ourVIEW
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 itVIEW
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 quickVIEW
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 ACVIEW
New DC Motor Speed Control with Dynamic Braking
Our new stock control, model 0794, features a Forward-Brake-Reverse (FBR) switch for dynamic braking. The new control is ideal for use in bi-directional applications such as conveyors, packaging machines, screen-printing equipment, food processing applications, medical devices, lab instrumentation and labeling equipment. Housed in a NEMA 1/IP-20 enclosure, the new model 0794 provides smooth speed control for PMDCVIEW
New 3-Wire-Reversible AC Fixed Speed Gearmotors
We expanded our popular FX line of parallel shaft gearmotors by adding (9) new AC models. The all-new 42R6-FX combines our new 3-wire reversible 42R frame AC induction motor with our completely redesigned and updated FX gearhead. The new gearmotor provides up to 40% more torque than previous E/F models. New synthetic lubricant allows the FX gearhead to operate atVIEW
Senior ME Design Team wins Purdue Mallot Award for “P.E.T.”
We want to congratulate the “Purdue Prop Pullers” for their success with their Fall 2013 senior design project! P.E.T. is a portable electric tow-bar for a small plane. The purpose of this device is to enable the pilot to pull his/her plane short distances around a hangar with minimal effort. The team’s objective was toVIEW