The Drum motor from Van Der Graaf, Shelby Township, Mich. is a one-component conveyor drive with the ac-induction motor, gear drive, and all moving parts enclosed in a rugged drum. The motor and gears ...

Conveyor Technology on Tuesday announced plans at an industry conference in Chicago to begin production of a new cutting-edge electric drum motor that includes sensor technology. The company said the ...

Engineers at Mechatronic Techniques, Plano, Tex., recently designed a motor-powered stopper to replace pneumatic and solenoid stoppers on some custom conveyors. Upon start-up, two signals are ...

An important part of determining the correct replacement motor for a particular application is understanding motor speed. In this article, I’ll discuss some of the basic concepts behind ac induction ...

Electric motors, which convert electrical energy into mechanical energy, play an essential role in a variety of industrial and robotics applications. Given that electric motors account for ...