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3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing in Gearmotor Design and Manufacturing

3D Printing/Additive Manufacturing in Gearmotor Design and Manufacturing

In keeping with our Quality Policy and our dedication to Continuous Improvement, Bodine Electric’s manufacturing and engineering teams joined forces in 2013 to identify and source a 3D printing solution that fits our needs. The creation of physical prototypes of new castings or moldings or any new part has traditionally been a challenge in the



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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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Bodine 2014 Distributor Training Conference a Great Success!

Bodine 2014 Distributor Training Conference a Great Success!

We would like to thank all attendees for joining us at this year’s Distributor Conference in Northeast Iowa. Attendees came from all regions of the U.S. and from as far away as England. Besides the classroom sessions and the hands-on training, this 2-day event concluded with a number of factory tours at our Peosta, IA plant. Bodine’s



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Bodine 34B-WX Gearmotors Now Comply with Class I, Division 2 Standards for Use in Hazardous Locations

Bodine 34B-WX Gearmotors Now Comply with Class I, Division 2 Standards for Use in Hazardous Locations

We now offer versions of our 34B4-WX brushless DC (EC) gearmotors that are ETL listed and comply with National Electrical Code Class I, Division 2 safety standards. Designed to reduce the risk of accidental fires or explosions in hazardous locations, these gearmotors can be used safely in environments such as petroleum refineries, dry cleaning plants



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New 3-Wire-Reversible AC Fixed Speed Gearmotors

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 at



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Senior ME Design Team wins Purdue Mallot Award for “P.E.T.”

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 to



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Low-Voltage, Right-Angle Brushless DC Gearmotor Combines Four Drive Components in One Compact Package

Low-Voltage, Right-Angle Brushless DC Gearmotor Combines Four Drive Components in One Compact Package

The new type 34B4/FV-5N gearmotors combine Bodine’s 34B brushless DC motor with a compact and cost competitive right-angle gearhead, a built-in PWM speed control, and an optical encoder. Together, they create a high-performance drive package that radically simplifies design, wiring, and assembly. The 24 VDC 34B/FV-5N gearmotors are ideal for a wide range of low-voltage



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Impressions from the National Farm Machinery Show & The Farm Progress Show

Terry Auchstetter, Business Development Manager at Bodine Electric Company, shares his views of the National Farm Machinery Show and the Farm Progress Show.



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Introduction to Brushless DC (EC) Motor and Gearmotor Technology

Introduction to Brushless DC (EC) Motor and Gearmotor Technology

Brushless DC Gearmotors and Motors In Section 3.1 of the Bodine Electric Handbook we discuss how motor action is achieved in a conventional permanent magnet DC (PMDC) motor. A segmented commutator rotating within a stationary magnetic field causes mechanical switching of the armature current. In a brushless DC (BLDC) gearmotor or motor, the magnetic field



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Advantages and Disadvantages of Planetary Gearmotors

Advantages and Disadvantages of Planetary Gearmotors

We design all our standard parallel shaft (helical or helical/spur) and right angle (worm or helical/worm) gearboxes in-house, and all gearheads are manufactured and assembled in our main factory in Iowa. Occasionally, we’ll receive a request to mate one of our standard AC, DC or BLDC motors to a planetary gearhead. To identify the best gearmotor option for our customer’s



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