Dunkermotoren GmbH, headquartered in Bonndorf, Germany, is a leading manufacturer of precision electric motors and drive systems. The company's product portfolio includes brushless DC motors, brushed DC motors, linear systems, and integrated drive solutions, catering to industries such as automation, medical technology, agriculture, and transportation. Dunkermotoren emphasizes innovation and customization, offering modular designs that allow for tailored solutions to meet specific application requirements. With a global presence, including production facilities and sales offices worldwide, Dunkermotoren delivers high-quality, energy-efficient drive solutions to customers across various sectors.
Stepper motors are currently experiencing a true renaissance. Many still think of Far East products that are more noticeable for their typical noise than for their performance. Yet sophisticated stepper motor controllers nowadays not only compensate for the supposed weaknesses.
There is now no way around real-time capable machine communication via industrial Ethernet. Dunkermotoren recognized this early on and expanded its BG series to include the PROFINET and EtherCAT interfaces.
In the past, the growth curve in the intralogistics sector knew only one direction. Year after year increasing growth rates could be communicated. This is not likely to change in the foreseeable future. The extent to which the Covid-19 crisis will give this trend a further boost cannot yet be estimated. It will definitely influence the market and possibly create new sales markets.
It was during the first lockdown in April 2020 when one of the MAE’s engineers was sitting at home in Germany and following the news reporting the dramatic situation in Italy’s hospitals. They were showing the lack of respirator system used to treat the corona patients. As a manufacturer of motors and blowers, the MAE engineer asked himself – ‘Why not design and manufacture a blower needed for a respirator?’