The IPMax is a line of efficient, lightweight, compact interior permanent magnet (IPM) gearmotors with a wide synchronous speed range. These gearmotors incorporate magnets embedded within the rotor, as opposed to on the surface. No copper losses are experienced in the rotor, and considerably less copper losses occur in stator winding. The gearmotors can operate…
Energy efficient motors for fixed and variable speed applications
Known as electronically commutated motors, this line of brushless dc electric gearmotors are ideal for environments requiring virtually maintenance-free operation and accurate speed control as well as operation over a wide speed range. They are also desirable for settings where brush dust contamination is to be avoided or brush contact arcing could affect electronically sensitive…
Brother Gearmotors offers new variable frequency drives
Brother Gearmotors (of Brother International Corp.) offers sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for industrial equipment manufacturers … including the food & beverage, packaging and material handling industries. It has partnered with American Control Electronics (ACE) in an agreement that lets Brother Gearmotors offer ACE’s premium selection of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) as a product add-on to its gearmotors portfolio. A […]
Brother Gearmotors Website Introduces 3D CAD Drawings of 1-3 Horsepower Gearmotors
Brother Gearmotors now offers 3D Computer-aided Design (CAD) drawings of its 1-3 horsepower gearmotors on the company’s website. With the new online tool, customers can easily access and search Brother Gearmotors’ product catalog, using 3D technology to pan, zoom and rotate images of the 1-3 HP gearmotors. Offering realistic, high quality visuals and details, the […]
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…
Gearmotors deliver efficiency in packaging applications
In packaging, the demand for smaller, lighter, reliable and energy-efficient power transmission components is constant. A new entrant into the efficient power transmission market is the ie3 premium efficiency gearmotors, which offer increased efficiency over standard IE1 models throughout the speed range and initiate less mechanical stress, which directly translates into long-term energy savings. The…
Brother Gearmotors partners with Applied Mechatronics in California
Brother Gearmotors of Brother International Corp. (which sells sub-fractional AC gearmotors and reducers for the food & beverage, packaging and material handling industries) is now partnered with Applied Mechatronics (a California-based manufacturers’ representative). …
Gearmotors safe to use around food and beverage
Special greases or lubricants are needed if industrial equipment could incidentally contact food at any point in a food and beverage application. H1 grease is a food-grade lubricant used in food processing environments and as part of the Class H1 lubricants, is approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and may be used on…