Why Hollow Shaft Gearmotors?

Engineers face mounting pressure to decrease machine size, component count, assembly time, and costs. There are also strong motivations to eliminate maintenance in industrial products. These factors are driving many engineers to consider hollow shaft gearmotor solutions in a wide variety of applications, from conveyors to printing and packaging... (read more)

Bodine Electric Company supplies gearmotors to manufacturers of material handling equipment used in warehouses. Some of the many applications include truck dock restraints, conveyors, motorized lift trucks, and high density storage systems. (read more)

Designers of MedTech products understand that the patients using them are undergoing a stressful situation. Noisy equipment would make that situation even more unnerving. Bodine Electric Company manufactures gearmotors that are recognized for being quiet. And our application engineers understand when to recommend worm gearing instead of spur gearing, and when to recommend a brushless DC... (read more)

Bodine Electric Company stocks a wide variety of motors and gearmotors with provisions for easy field installation of commonly available encoders and brakes. They include Brush DC models, Brushless DC models, and AC Inverter-Duty models. Some models have a high-speed motor shaft at the opposite end of the motor as the drive shaft, along with mounting holes in the motor endshield. Other m... (read more)

Motor University: Episode 8

This video provide tips for the engineer designing a new machine with a gearmotor in it. Make the end user's life easier by allowing for maintenance later. For example, if a brush DC gearmotor is used, don't make it impossible for the end user to replace the brushes. Allow adequate space. (read more)

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Motor University: Episode 6

When selecting a gearmotor for a machine design, the primary considerations are usually voltage, speed, and torque. But some applications require careful consideration of the environment where the machine will be operated when in use. Will it be used indoors or outdoors? If indoors, will it be used in a clean and dry area, or will it be subjected... (read more)

Bodine Electric Company offers over 1,000 catalog models of AC induction, brush DC, and brushless DC fractional horsepower motors, gearmotors, and electronic speed controls. The range of catalog products allows design engineers to evaluate quickly which technology best meets their application needs. Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) can access models for immediate del... (read more)

Motor University: Episode 5

When choosing which gearmotor to use in your machine design, a basic consideration is whether to use a right angle gearmotor or a parallel shaft gearmotor. Factors in the decision include space constraints, efficiency, mounting orientation, and the need for a hollow driveshaft. Watch this video and learn how to choose the best type of gearmotor f... (read more)

Four stock models from Bodine Electric Company provide simple and reliable speed control for low-voltage 12 or 24V Brush DC motors and gearmotors rated up to 1/3 HP (250 Watts).

The controls utilize pulse width modulation (PWM) technology to insure quiet operation, low operating temperature and optimal brush life. The controls feature five trim pots to adjust min/max... (read more)

Bodine Electric type ABL-3906C BLDC motor speed controls provide variable speed control for low-voltage BLDC motors and gearmotors rated up to 3/8 HP (280 Watts). The electronic controls operate from a DC power supply or from a battery (12 VDC or 24 VDC, depending on the control model). They are Ideal for portable or remote applications where connection to an AC line is not... (read more)

Motor University: Episode 1

Learn why AC gearmotors are selected for some applications and DC gearmotors for others. In Episode 1, Bodine Electric explains what gearmotors are and what kinds of machinery use them. We then proceed to describe some basic reasons why some applications are powered by AC and some are powered by DC, and how that influences the machi... (read more)

Motor University: Episode 2

Learn tips on how to choose between an AC or DC gearmotor for your machine design. In Episode 2, Bodine Electric lists six design parameters and explains how each influences the machine designers selection of the best gearmotor for their application. (read more)

Motor University: Episode 3

Learn how to obtain different combinations of torque and speed from the same motor using different gearboxes. (read more)

Motor University: Episode 4

Knowing what you want in a gearmotor is not the same as specifying what you want in that solution. Online tools, like the parameter search tool on www.bodine-electric.com, simplify and clarify that process. But where do you begin? And what if you are early in the design process, and expect changes with future design iteration... (read more)

Bodine Electric Company supplies quiet, reliable, and long-lasting motors and gearmotors to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who make equipment, devices, and instruments for medical diagnosis and treatment. Typical applications include rotating the CT Scanners, raising a patient bed for x-ray imaging, spinning blood samples in a high-speed centrifuge, positioning a mammography sca... (read more)

Bodine Electric Company supplies custom versions of stock model 3317 for use in a high-pressure pump for hydrosurgery and for use in a high-speed centrifuge for blood donation systems. (read more)

Bodine Electric Company supplies rugged, high-performance gearmotor solutions to many Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who make machinery for each stage of the packaging line: Primary, Secondary, and End-of-Line. In primary packaging, gearmotors can be in close or direct content with the contents. When the contents are liquid, as with bottling machinery, Bodine's water-protected g... (read more)

Bodine Electric Company offers a wide variety of three phase AC motors and gearmotors designed to operate with variable frequency drives. The high voltage spikes inherent with the high-speed switching of PWM electronics demands a more robust insulation system in the motor. Bodine Electric inverter-duty motors feature a special UL recognized insulation system that provides long life despi... (read more)

Hot pizza is great! But hot motors are not - unless the motor is designed to run hot. Bodine Electric gearmotors are rated for continuous operation inside environments that are up to 104 degrees F. They feature Class F insulation that allows the motor winding to operate at up to 300 degrees F, making them the ideal choice for applications that require dependable operation inside hot spac... (read more)

Bodine Electric Company supplies durable, long-lasting gearmotors to many Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) who make food service equipment for restaurants and the hospitality industry. Some of these restaurants are open for business every day, all day and all night. They need a gearmotor inside their equipment that won't let them down during the lunchtime or dinnertime rushes, or... (read more)

Available from stock with gear ratios from 200:1 up to 3600:1, the type "3RD" gearmotors are designed for applications that require very slow rotation and high torque. Typical applications include pizza ovens, conveyor systems, food service equipment, medical equipment and factory automation. (read more)

Bodine Electric Company now boasts seven different configurations of hollow shaft gearmotors, each with either an AC induction motor, or a brushed permanent magnet DC motor, or a brushless DC motor - available as stock products. (read more)

Bodine Electric Company, a leading US manufacturer of small (fractional horsepower) gearmotors, motors, and motor speed controls offers over 600 cataloged Brushed Permanent Magnet DC Motors. Bodine's superior design and rugged construction set the industry standard for performance, reliability, long life, and quiet operation. (read more)

Each year for the last 19 years, beginning in 2007, Design World magazine has celebrated outstanding manufacturers with their "Leadership in Engineering" awards. Nominees are announced each January and Design World readers are given the opportunity to vote online at any time during the year. There are currently 17 product categories and the winner in each category is the company who garn... (read more)

Bodine Electric Company exhibited for the second time at the MD&M West trade show in Anaheim, California from February 3 to 5, 2026. Our objective was to emphasize our longstanding involvement in the MedTech industry. Therefore, we displayed six different products that showed different reasons why MedTech design engineers specify Bodine Electric motors and gearmotors for their produc... (read more)

Bodine Electric Company increased the torque rating of half of their type WX gearmotors in 2024 by strengthening the first stage gearing cluster of the gearbox. (read more)

Bodine Electric's type 34B/SR-WX gearmotor is certified for hazardous locations and combines a 1/4 HP 24 volt brushless DC motor with a parallel shaft gearbox and a built-in speed control. (read more)

Bodine Electric's type 33A-25H and 33A-30H gearmotors combine a high performance 1/3 HP permanent magnet brush type DC motor with a high efficiency hypoid type right angle hollow shaft gearbox in one versatile product. (read more)

This brochure describes the Bodine Electric gearmotors used in packaging machinery and explains why each type of gearmotor is best for the specific application it is used in. (read more)

Bodine Electric Company stocks many gearmotor models that are certified by UL for either Class 1 Division 2 Hazardous Locations or Class 1 Division 1 Hazardous Locations (explosion-proof). (read more)

From food service equipment to washdown and outdoor applications, Bodine Electric Company stocks gearmotors, motors and controls with IP ratings from IP-44 to IP-69K. (read more)