Tag Archives: Brushless DC Gearmotor

Bodine Celebrates 120 Years - May 10th, 2025

Bodine Celebrates 120 Years – May 10th, 2025

Celebrating 120 Years of Excellence We are proud to celebrate 120 years of Bodine Electric Company! Bodine Electric was founded on May 10, 1905, and since then has remained family owned with 3rd and 4th generation family members actively working towards continued success for our company. The continued involvement of the Bodine family and the



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Bodine Electric Type WX Gearmotors Now Have Higher Torque Ratings

Bodine Electric Type WX Gearmotors Now Have Higher Torque Ratings

Bodine Electric Company recently upgraded the design of many of our type WX gearmotors to increase the output torque ratings while maintaining the same long-life rating. Two parts in the gearhead design were changed to accomplish the higher torque ratings: the rotor/armature shaft and the first stage gear. The rotor is the name for the



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BODINE ELECTRIC AT AUTOMATE 2024

BODINE ELECTRIC AT AUTOMATE 2024

Bodine Electric Company exhibited at the AUTOMATE 2024 trade show at McCormick Place in Chicago from Monday, May 6 through Thursday, May 9, 2024. A team of eight people from Bodine’s sales and marketing departments took turns greeting visitors to our booth number 2180 during the four days. AUTOMATE is the largest robotics and automation



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New 24VDC, 8-pole, 120°-Comm BLDC Speed Control for CI/D1 Gearmotors: Model 3917

New 24VDC, 8-pole, 120°-Comm BLDC Speed Control for CI/D1 Gearmotors: Model 3917

The new type ABL-3917 BLDC Control operates from a 24VDC power supply or battery. This control was designed to power our 24V brushless DC, 34B6-FX, Class I/Division 1, for Hazardous Locations, Parallel Shaft BLDC Gearmotor with 8-pole winding and 120° commutation. For more information, please visit: https://www.bodine-electric.com/products/brushless-dc-controls/low-voltage-brushless-dc-controls-120-commutation-8-pole/3917/ Copyright Bodine Electric Company © 05/2023. All rights reserved.



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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 Hazardous Locations

Gearmotors for Hazardous Locations

The National Electrical Code (NEC) categorizes areas that may contain explosive concentrations of dust or vapors into classes and divisions. Bodine now offers gearmotors and motors that meet either Class I, Division 2, (Groups A, B, C and D) or the more stringent Class I, Division 1 (Groups C and D) standards. Our Class I,



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Updated 34B/SR-WX Brushless DC Gearmotors - 12/24VDC, CI/D2

Updated 34B/SR-WX Brushless DC Gearmotors – 12/24VDC, CI/D2

Brushless DC Gearmotors with Built-In Speed Control. Easy Set-Up! These new 34B/SR-WX, brushless DC, 12 or 24VDC, INTEGRAmotor gearmotors are ideal for low-voltage applications in remote locations that operate off-grid, from battery or solar power. The new geared motors are also suitable for a wide range of industrial or medical applications that only allow low-voltage



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How to Select and Size Gearmotors for Conveyor Applications

How to Select and Size Gearmotors for Conveyor Applications

This post provides step-by-step instructions for how to size and select a gearmotor in a belt-driven conveyor application. Before sizing a gearmotor, we must first know the application requirements. For our example, the conveyor system requirements are as follows: Able to handle a 200lb (90kg) load Have adjustable speed, up to 12 inches/second Be able



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What is a Gearmotor?

What is a Gearmotor?

In our company history, we mention that Bodine Electric is one of the pioneers in the design and development of small (fractional HP = FHP, less than 1 HP) gearmotors in North America. Bodine Electric introduced the first integral gearmotors in the 1920s. Here is a brief discussion on how we define a gearmotor or



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