Miles Budimir Senior Editor Gearmotors, a well-established technology, are motors designed with an integrated gear reducer. Gearmotors are most common in applications that need a lot of force to move heavy objects. Most industrial gearmotors incorporate fixed-speed ac motors. However, some gearmotors use dc motors, which are common in automotive applications. Gearmotors continue to improve. In […]
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Brother Gearmotors launches new website
Brother Gearmotors, a division of Brother International Corporation, has launched a new interactive website at http://www.brother-usa.com/GearMotors. The new site provides visitors with a clean, user-friendly interface, making it easy for them to learn about products and browse information based on their needs. The visually appealing website provides information under tabs dedicated to Industries, Products, Applications […]
Top gear trend: Industry demands varied designs faster
Gearsets and gearmotors are more customized than ever, following a general trend toward application-specific machine builds. Increasingly common are tailored versions of standard gear offerings featuring engineered metal and plastic subsections in an array of ratios and flange geometries, as well as bearing and housing options to right-size reducer builds. “General trends in machine design are […]
Electric motor miniaturization, connectivity, and customization
Updated November 2019 ⚙️ Leading trends in electric motors for motion designs are migration to custom solutions; heightening emphasis on efficiency; and (where suitable) more use of motors that allow for miniaturization (with power-dense designs) and connectivity for IoT capabilities. “As reshoring picks up steam, we see more mass-customization,” said Scott Evans, director of product […]
Motion systems application examples: Gearmotors
By Miles Budimir • Gearmotors are most common in applications that need a lot of force to move heavy objects. Most industrial gearmotors incorporate fixed-speed ac motors. However, some gearmotors use dc motors, which are common in automotive applications in adjustable side-view mirrors and automatic seat adjustments. Though it’s possible to combine many different motors […]
Gearsets in action — Real-world motion systems applications
Updated November 2018 by Lisa Eitel • Motion applications for gearing are as varied as the motors with which these power-transmission devices pair. Just consider how designs ranging from amusement rides to consumer-grade beard trimmers make use of spur gears. These mostly roll through meshing, so can be 98% or more efficient per reduction, though […]
New ANG Active Next Generation Servo Inverter Series
Bonfiglioli Riduttori S.p.A., a global designer and manufacturer of gearmotors, drive systems and planetary gearboxes, announces the addition of a servo inverter series, ANG Active Next Generation, which provides higher performance for machine builders. With this new servo inverter series, Bonfiglioli offers the broadest connectivity with the most advanced control technology and the highest power […]
New ACU 8 cabinet expands Bonfiglioli drive portfolio
Bonfiglioli Riduttori S.p.A., a global designer and manufacturer of gearmotors, drive systems and planetary gearboxes, announces a new frequency inverter series, the ACU8 Cabinet Solution, which expands its drive portfolio.Specially designed to meet the customer requirements with a wide range of options, such as PLC functions and feedback sensors, ACU 8 Cabinet solution can be […]
Bison introduces new 1/2 HP PowerSTAR 730
Bison Gear and Engineering is further expanding their PowerSTAR hypoid gearmotor product line with the addition of the 1/2 HP 730 Gearmotor. This new gearmotor improves torque output and energy efficiency while offering the same flexibility in mounting orientation and compact right-angle design footprint that is ideal for space constrained industrial equipment. The 1/2 HP […]
Bonfiglioli will help develop O&K Antriebstechnik — manufacturer of planetary gears
An agreement to develop German company O&K Antriebstechnik was recently announced in Milan by Sonia Bonfiglioli, Bonfiglioli Riduttori SpA Chairman, and Enrico Carraro, Carraro SpA Chairman. O&K Antriebstechnik specializes in the design and manufacture of components (large planetary gears) for track machines and cranes, mining machines, and marine applications. According to this agreement, in which two Italian industrial families […]