SEW Eurodrive has launched an optional Premium Protection Package for its range of gearedmotors that includes an additional 12 months warranty on top of the statutory two year period the company already provides as standard. As well as the additional warranty the new Premium Protection Package (more...)

Schaeffler is entering the electric motor manufacturing sector with a modular, highly integrated technology platform. This family of electric motors is designed for efficiency and a good price/performance ratio, and potential applications range from hybrid modules and dedicated hybrid transmissions (more...)

UK-based OEMs, machine builders and end-users requiring NEMA motors now have access to a single source of products and expertise from a dedicated ABB provider. Betech is appointed the first UK ABB authorised value provider for low voltage motors covering the North American NEMA standard. The (more...)

Magnomatics, a world leader in magnetic gear technologies, together with partner Seaplace, a leading provider of engineering consultancy services to the shipbuilding and offshore industry, has been put forward for the Eureka Global Project of the Year Award 2019. The FTMC Turbine project involved (more...)

Two years from now, the US space agency NASA will send a new rover to the Red Planet. Included will be a small helicopter, which will take the first aerial photos of Mars. The rotors will be controlled by robust DC motors from Maxon Motor. The US space agency NASA has announced that their Jet (more...)

Still working after twenty-four shows spread over 12 years, during which it was sprayed continuously with water, a ‘Marlin’ stainless-steel motor from Lafert has demonstrated its durability and proven its IP69/66K qualities. It has outlasted two pumps that delivered water to the shower (more...)

Houghton International is a specialist in the repair, maintenance and life extension of rotating electrical machines. When engineers at the company carried out a HST alternator overhaul and rewind project for a rail industry customer, they applied their usual quality and verification procedures, (more...)

Wittenstein is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Cooper as managing director. Mark as he has worked within the industrial automation industry for over twenty years, and has worked for Wittenstein for over eleven years in various engineering and sales role. His leadership experience and (more...)

Worldwide an estimated 185 million people use a wheelchair daily. A company based in New Zealand has developed innovative robotic technology that helps people with mobility impairment get back on their feet: the robotic exoskeleton from Rex Bionics. DC motors are key to ensuring smooth limb (more...)

Since long before the industrial revolution, manufacturers have extracted water from local rivers and streams. The process is still widely used today, in applications from energy generation to paper making. Unlike their forebears, however, modern systems inevitably include various treatment (more...)