Tag Archives: Application Tips

Put an Encoder on it!

Put an Encoder on it!

I contributed a column for the June 2025 issue of Tech Brief’s Motion Design supplement about putting encoders on motors. Titled “Encoders on Motors Fix Motion Disorders”, the column summarized several options for adding an encoder to a motor. For this blog article, I created an extended version of that column that includes additional photos,



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What Does IP-69K Mean for Stainless Steel Gearmotors?

What Does IP-69K Mean for Stainless Steel Gearmotors?

Gearmotors rated for IP-69K are typically designed to operate in wet, dusty, washdown environments, or where equipment is subject to particularly intensive high-pressure cleaning such as in food or pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. This new Tech Note explains what IP-69K means for your geared motor application, as well as how to mount and wire one of



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Typical Operating Conditions for AC Gearmotors and Motors

Typical Operating Conditions for AC Gearmotors and Motors

Read our latest Tech Note on Typical Operating Conditions for AC Gearmotors and Motors! With this new Tech Note from our engineering team, you’ll learn how operating a gearmotor or motor above or below the ratings shown on its product nameplate can affect performance. For standard gearmotors, the torque rating shown on the product nameplate



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