Medical equipment and laboratory automation motor manufacturer, Dunkermotor, has released its 2012 catalog of low voltage brushless DC and intelligent servo motors. The catalog includes detailed specifications on custom configurable BLDC motors, controls, gearheads, brakes, encoders and accessories and is now available for download at the Dunkermotor website or by email request for hard copies.

The product line is based on five frame sizes of high power density low voltage BLDC motors, ranging from 32 to 75 mm (1.26 to 2.95 inches) with continuous output power ratings up to 530 W (0.7 hp). They are available as motors only or can be configured in infinite varieties with separate or integral controls, incremental or absolute encoders, matched parallel shaft and right angle gearing, as well as power-off or power-on brakes.

New product line features detailed in the 144-page catalog include:

· Addition of integral commutation electronics option to 32 and 42 mm BLDC motors to permit simple two-wire operation in many medical and industrial pump applications.

· Profibus and EtherCAT interface options added to integral control 45, 65 and 75 mm BLDC motors to allow slave operation in motion control networks.

· 20 pages of information and specifications on 5 sizes of planetary gearheads, including special low noise versions, with continuous torque ratings to 160 Nm (1416 in-lbs), as well as 4 sizes of right angle worm gear reducers.

·  BGE 30100 stand-alone control added for use with battery powered brushless motors up to 500 W

· Compact new CANopen-Profibus gateway to allow CANopen motors slave operation in a Profibus network.

"This new catalog had to have one-third more pages in order to fully cover the variety of custom configurations that are possible with our fully integrated product line," said John Morehead, vice president, business development.