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Shepherd Controls becomes latest Dunkermotor Motion control channel partner

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Established industrial automation distributor augments Dunkermotor linear motors with complete line of intelligent servo motors, brushed DC motors and gearmotor solutions for southwestern U.S. machinery OEMs.

Elgin, IL, May 03, 2012 – Texas-based automation and motion controls distributor, Shepherd Controls & Associates has expanded beyond the Dunkermotor linear motor line to become a full line authorized channel partner for the Dunkermotor fractional horsepower brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors. With offices located in the Dallas – Ft. Worth, Houston and El Paso areas Shepherd Controls covers Texas, including the maquiladoras, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas.

“Shepherd Controls is very excited about joining forces with Dunkermotor to provide quality automation solutions to our marketing area” said Bill Benko, partner in Shepherd Controls. “As a value-added distributor, Shepherd Controls is dedicated to providing not only high-quality service, but also the finest products in the automation industry to our customers.”

Founded in 1985, Shepherd Controls & Associates covers the southwestern market with nine strategically located sales engineers.

“Shepherd’s sales engineers undergo rigorous training on all products they represent, and they are qualified to assist customers in choosing cost-effective solutions that meet their application needs,” said Don Gallaway, Dunkermotor central regional sales manager. “In addition, our Dunkermotor TechCenter stands ready to work with the Shepherd team on particularly challenging applications.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA, Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com
http://www.dunkermotoren.com

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Cymatix Complements Portfolio with Dunkermotor Subfractional DC and BLDC motors

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Value-added motion control distributor expands beyond Dunkermotor linear motors to serve industrial automation customers in California and Northern Nevada.

Elgin, IL, April 24, 2012 – Cymatix, Inc., a distributor dedicated to the motion control industrial market since its inception in 1983, has complemented its existing product offering through a new channel partner agreement covering not only the Dunkermotor linear motor line, but also its subfractional horsepower brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors. With sales engineers covering the state of California, as well as Northern Nevada, Cymatix offers a wide range of motion control products, as well as value-added services to a diverse customer base.

Headquartered in Petaluma, with a staff of 14 long-term associates, the Cymatix customer base includes original equipment manufacturers in a multitude of industries including factory automation, material handling, data storage, industrial, medical, research and semiconductor. Cymatix also supports end-user’s in-house applications.

“The Cymatix team is enthusiastic to be entering this new relationship with Dunkermotor,” said Randy Getz, sales manager. “Dunkermotor perfectly complements our existing product line, especially with their subfractional horsepower brushed and brushless dc motors, gearmotors and smart servo motors. We’re already experienced selling their linear motor products to our customers in California and Northern Nevada and look forward to introducing them as well to Dunkermotor’s rotary electric motor products that may meet their application requirements.”

“We value the long-term relationship Cymatix has built with its customers, principals and employees,” said Tom Brown, Dunkermotor vice president, sales. “Their team has been dedicated to the motion control industrial market for almost 30 years and they provide their customers with a total system approach, encompassing overall system design, design review, sizing and component selection. Our dedicated Dunkermotor TechCenter here in Illinois looks forward to working with them to provide best performance, quality and value solutions to their customers.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
225 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com
http://www.dunkermotor.com

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Dunkermotor Intelligent Servo Motor Size Reduced 25%, While Retaining Full Power

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Dunkermotor reduces size of its 45mm iBLDC™ (Intelligent Brushless) motors with integral 4-quadrant speed controls by 25%, while maintaining power, torque and efficiency.

Elgin, IL, April 16, 2012 – Responding to customer requirements for smaller size, higher power density intelligent servo motors, Dunkermotor has been able to shorten its iBLDC™ (Intelligent Brushless DC) motors with integral 4-quadrant speed controls in the 45mm frame size by 25%, while maintaining the same power and torque capabilities and motor efficiencies.

The length of the new BG45x15SI was reduced from 120mm to 88mm (4.7 to 3.5 in.) and the length of the more powerful BG45x30SI was reduced from 135mm to 103mm (5.3 to 4.0 in.)

Under the banner of “everything on board” these high power density, under 100 watt, compact intelligent servo motors offer true 4-quadrant digital speed control with programmable features.

The new BG45SI motors, with a height and width dimension of 44 mm (1.73 in.) feature newly designed digital control and power electronics that offer a significant overall package size reduction of over 25% compared to its predecessors. In addition, the motor connector design has been updated for further space saving and convenience in mounting and connection.

With a 12 or 24 volt power source, at a nominal speed of 3000 rpm, the longer of the two units, the BG45x30SI is continuous duty rated for 80 watts (1/10 hp) power output. Based on the improved design, however, the motors can achieve peak powers of four times the continuous duty rating and, therefore, a starting torque of up to 100 N-cm (142 oz-in) is possible.

The motor target speed can be set using an analog +/-10VDC input signal. Alternatively, different set speeds can be selected via digital inputs using simple start-up software.

The drive has a total of 4 digital inputs. Of these, two are for selecting the four operating conditions: rotation clockwise/counter-clockwise, stop with free running, and stop with holding torque. The other two digital inputs are designed for the selection of the fixed motor speed with acceleration and deceleration ramps.

In addition, there are 3 digital outputs with pulse output functions (12 pulses per revolution), the direction of rotation – assigned and fault output signal.

Other than long-life ball bearings, the motors contain no other wear-prone mechanical components and are, therefore, ideally suited for continuous duty applications.

“These versatile, intelligent brushless motors are designed for dependable, long-life use in a wide variety of factory and commercial automation, as well as medical and laboratory equipment, applications,” said John Morehead, vice president, business development for Dunkermotor. “Next to reducing parts count, being able to reduce size is one of our top customer interests and that has driven this improved new design.”

The BG45SI motors are part of a complete family of modular components such as planetary and worm gearboxes, encoders, and brakes which offer virtually infinitely variable configurations to meet most application requirements.

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60178
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com
http://www.dunkermotor.com

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iAutomation Becomes Latest Dunkermotor Channel Partner

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Engineering-focused automation solutions provider adds Dunkermotor intelligent servo motors, brushed DC motors and gearmotors, as well as linear motors, to its motion control portfolio.

Elgin, IL, March 20, 2012 – East Coast automation solutions provider iAutomation has expanded its product portfolio through a new channel partner agreement covering Dunkermotor’s fractional horsepower brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors, as well as its Thrust Tube linear motors. Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts, iAutomation has seven offices, plus five satellite office locations covering the East Coast from Maine to South Carolina.

“iAutomation exists to deliver high-quality, strategic solutions for clients. Dunkermotor fits into our strategy quite well,” said Nick King, executive vice president, sales and marketing for iAutomation. “Our customers consistently ask us for more complete and better integrated automation solutions at lower cost. Dunkermotor’s brushed and brushless motors and intelligent servo motors help us do that.”

Introduced to the market in 2011, iAutomation is the new name for the previously merged Integrated Motion and Automation Solutions entities. With a staff that includes 50 engineers, iAutomation’s unique approach unifies engineering and technology to provide complimentary solutions within the entire machine line, allowing for consistent evolution of performance. The high level of engineering integration is designed to improve processes with faster development and implementation cycles, with the least risk.

“With roots going back to 1984, iAutomation’s customers are OEM machine builders and end users spanning the mid to upper East Coast,” said Ken Remis, Dunkermotor eastern regional sales manager. “We like the fact that they measure their success by their customers’ complete satisfaction: defined by when an automation project delivers a meaningful competitive advantage to their customers. At Dunkermotor we share that objective and we look forward to our TechCenter actively working with iAutomation’s engineers and customers.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com
http://www.dunkermotor.com

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Clayton Controls inks New authorized distributor agreement with Dunkermotor

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Complete portfolio of Dunkermotor linear motors as well as intelligent servo motor, brushed DC motor and gearmotor solutions now available through Clayton’s Southern and Northern California locations.

Elgin, IL, March 02, 2012 – California automation and motion controls distributor, Clayton Controls, Inc. has expanded its product portfolio by entering a distribution agreement covering not only the Dunkermotor linear motor line, but also its fractional horsepower brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors. With locations in Costa Mesa and Campbell, California, Clayton’s team of eight sales engineers covers the machine builder and OEM markets in both Southern and Northern California.

“Clayton Controls is excited to be working with Dunkermotor in California,” said John Allard, vice president, sales and marketing for Clayton Controls. “With their recent purchase of the linear motor product line from Copley Controls added to the many Dunkermotor brush and brushless products, we feel that this product offering will help our customers solve their application needs.”

“Our complete line of components and systems for factory automation are carefully selected from the industry’s leading manufacturers,” said Allard. ” And because we understand the urgency of having the right products at the right time, we maintain an extensive product inventory to assure quick deliveries and installation. In addition to our sales staff, we have several dedicated application engineers to help our customers both pre and post-sales support.”

“Since 1967, Clayton Controls has developed an impressive body of knowledge working with just about every type of specialty machine builder and OEM that exists in the unique California market,” said Dee Chatterjee, Dunkermotor western regional sales manager. “Their team has the knowledge and experience to provide solutions for applications ranging from simple mechanical components to complex machine and motion controls and our Dunkermotor TechCenter looks forward to working with them and their customers.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com
http://www.dunkermotor.com

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G&G Technical enters Distribution agreement with Dunkermotor

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Addition of Dunkermotor intelligent servo motor, brushed DC motor and gearmotor solutions to complete South Eastern Pennsylvania distributor’s motion control portfolio.

Elgin, IL, February 22, 2012 – G&G Technical, Inc. of Paoli, Pennsylvania has entered into a new authorized distributor agreement with rotary and linear motor and motion control manufacturer, Dunkermotor. Previously a distributor of the Copley Motion Systems linear motors which were acquired by Dunkermotor’s parent, G&G Technical now also becomes an authorized distributor of Dunkermotor brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors. With locations in Paoli and Reading, Pennsylvania, as well as Columbia Maryland, G&G sales engineers cover the Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia and Delaware markets.

“Though we have succeeded in assembling a comprehensive array of motion control products, there are always holes that appear in our product offering that need to be filled,” said Dan Vicario, president of G&G Technical. “The integrated servo motor/drive/control technology was a big hole — and getting bigger, as this technology’s time has definitely arrived, and could likely represent a large part of the servo market in the not too distant future. We feel that the Dunkermotor line rounds out our offering well and have no doubt that our companies will be mutually very successful in our territory.”

G&G Technical, Inc. was founded in 1988, having evolved from a manufacturers’ representative firm originally established in 1948. Today, G&G is a value added automation components and systems distribution company that prides itself on knowing intimately the products they offer for sale so that they may help their customers integrate those products into their motion control or vision applications. G&G’s team of five outside sales engineers possess a variety of engineering degrees and many years experience in a wide variety of machine automation and motion control applications.

“We know that G&G is particularly strong technically as a value-added distributor,” said Tom Brown, Dunkermotor vice president, sales. “We like teaming up with a channel partner who has a reputation for successfully handling challenging technical applications and being the right company to call when an OEM or machine builder needs competent technical assistance. It is a fact that G&G is known for providing first class application support for their customers. They are the guys that can often be found out on their customer’s factory floor on weekends helping them through technical challenges.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1,000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA, Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com
http://www.dunkermotor.com

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CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne Grows Dunkermotor relationship to become Authorized Distributor

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Successful working relationship with OEMs leads to signing of new authorized distributor agreement covering Dunkermotor’s linear and rotary motion control solutions.

Elgin, IL, February 17, 2012 – Intelligent servo motor manufacturer, Dunkermotor, announces that, after a successful multi-year relationship, CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne (CMAFH) has become an authorized distributor for its complete line of brushed and brushless rotary and linear motion products. CMAFH is a full service industrial distributor serving machine builders and industrial end users primarily located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. With a team of over 100 employees, four branch offices and two distribution centers located in Hanover Park, IL and Brookfield, WI, CMAFH is well positioned to serve the needs of the Central Great Lakes Region.

“We have used Dunkermotor solutions for many years with a great respect for the quality of the product line as well as their exceptional engineering support,” said Harry Aghjian, CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne CEO. “We are excited to announce that we are now an authorized Dunkermotor distributor. One of CMAFH’s strengths lies in engineering and programming automation systems, and Dunkermotor is a key provider of low voltage brushed and brushless DC intelligent servo motor solutions.”

Founded in 1974, CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne offers complete machine automation and control solutions for machine builders and industrial end users, as well as value-added engineered systems found in a wide variety of industrial applications ranging from process control to wind and solar energy. With an experienced staff of over 20 system engineers, field engineers, programmers, CAD designers and assembly technicians specializing in integrating motion control, fluid power, and assembly components into single-source, cost-effective solutions, CMAFH offers a unique resource in its market.

“Our relationship with CMA/Flodyne/Hydradyne began by working together to serve one of their OEM customer’s unique application requirements and it has grown from there,” said John Morehead, Dunkermotor vice president, business development. “CMAFH has a 38-year track record of success distributing some of the leading lines in motion control, hydraulics and pneumatics and we are proud to be able to expand our relationship with them through this new authorized distributor agreement.”

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in Bonndorf, Germany in the Black Forest and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1,000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, packaging, semiconductor, medical, solar power, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com
http://www.dunkermotor.com

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Dunkermotor Releases New Brushless DC and Intelligent Servo Motor Catalog

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Industrial and commercial electric motor manufacturer, Dunkermotor, has released its 2012 catalog of low voltage Brushless DC and Intelligent Servo Motors with new Profibus, EtherCAT interfaces to complement CANopen BLDC motors and gearmotors.

Elgin, IL, January 12, 2012 – Industrial and commercial automation motor manufacturer, Dunkermotor, has released its 2012 catalog of low voltage Brushless DC and Intelligent Servo Motors. The expanded catalog includes detailed specifications on custom configurable BLDC motors, controls, gearheads, brakes, encoders and accessories and is now available for complimentary download at the Dunkermotor website or by email request for hard copies.

The Dunkermotor 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 features in the 114-page catalog include:

• Addition of integral commutation electronics option to 32 and 42 mm BLDC motors to permit simple two-wire operation in many commercial 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 new 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

• New 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 which are possible with our fully integrated product line, ” said John Morehead, Dunkermotor vice president, business development. “OEMs are increasingly looking for sole source responsibility solutions and Dunkermotor strives to achieve that in the fractional horsepower motion control market.”

“It’s surprising how many OEMs today have to work with their motor suppliers like an audiophile did 25 years ago,” said Morehead. “They’re still trying to put together motors, encoders, controls, amplifiers, gears and brakes, often from different sources, just like when you had to try to coordinate tuners, preamps, amplifiers, tape decks, speakers and who knows what else, along with the requisite rats nest of wires and cables. Today, thanks to digital technology and products like the iPod, the component audio market exists only for those with the most fanatical tastes and a lot of disposable income. Similarly, an all-in-one integrated intelligence servo motor can rotate a shaft exactly the way the OEM wants, much more easily, in a smaller space and with a significantly better value proposition than the old way of specifying and achieving motion control.”

The new Dunkermotor Brushless DC Motor Catalog can be downloaded from the company’s website at http://www.dunkermotor.com/2012_BLDC_catalog or by emailing a request for a hard copy with name, company and address to info@dunkermotor.com.

About Dunkermotor:
Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the world market leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.3 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, medical and laboratory, solar power, specialty machinery, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

Contact:
John Morehead
Dunkermotoren USA Inc.
2511 Technology Drive, Suite 105
Elgin, IL 60124
224-293-1300
john.morehead@dunkermotoren.com
http://www.dunkermotor.com