Tag Archives: Gearmotor

Bodine Electric at Motion Automation Summit

Bodine Electric Company participated in the Motion Automation Summit at Motion’s headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. While the event spanned the whole week for the approximately 30 product specialists at Motion, Bodine’s participation was limited to Wednesday, October 1, only. Mike Gschwind (VP of Sales & Marketing), Scott Seeley (Customer Service & Distribution Channel Manager), and



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Put an Encoder on it!

Author’s note: I contributed a column for the June 2025 issue of Tech Brief’s Motion Design supplement about putting encoders on motors. Because it was supposed to be a technical article, and not a sales pitch for Bodine Electric products, I had to keep the content “generic”. For our Bodine Blog, I created an extended



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120th Anniversary Celebration

On Saturday, June 21, 2025 – Bodine Electric Company held their 120th Anniversary Celebration at the company’s headquarters in Peosta, Iowa. Current and past employees from both the Peosta factory and the Northfield, Illinois factory – along with their family members – were invited to attend the event. Fun was had by all! Even in



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Introducing Ryan Powers

Join us in welcoming Ryan Powers to Bodine Electric’s Sales & Marketing Team. He is our new Territory Sales Engineer. Ryan comes to Bodine with over 17 years’ experience in B2B sales, primarily in the steel industry. In his previous positions, he worked directly with OEM customers that are similar to Bodine’s diverse customer and



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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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The Coolest Thing Made in Iowa

The Coolest Thing Made in Iowa Competition The Coolest Thing Made in Iowa is an annual competition sponsored by the Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) and Midwest One Bank. The competition was created to be a fun and lighthearted way to showcase the impressive diversity of products manufactured in Iowa and to promote



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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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Powerful, Efficient Hypoid Gearmotors

Right-angle gearmotors with hypoid gearsets have several advantages over standard worm and worm-gear gearmotors. While they cost more to manufacture, hypoid gearmotors are more efficient, produce less heat, provide higher torque, and are usually smaller than equivalent gearmotors with worm- and worm-gear reducers. More Efficient at Low Speeds and High Reductions Hypoid gears require less



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AC Inverters (VFDs) for Variable Speed Applications

Standard AC motors provide low-cost, low maintenance power for almost any industrial application. However, they have limitations. They run at only one (fixed) speed, meaning sprockets, pulleys or a gearbox are required for speed reduction. AC inverter-duty (variable speed) gearmotors feature either 230 VAC or 230/460 VAC AC 3-phase windings, specifically designed with inverter rated



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New Gearmotor Selection and Application Guide

We are celebrating our 115th Anniversary this month, and to celebrate this major milestone, our team developed a new Gearmotor Selection and Application Guide to share our many years of design and application engineering expertise with you. With millions of Bodine AC, PMDC and BLDC fractional horsepower (FHP) gearmotors, motors and speed controls in operation



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