Brushless and brushed DC motors, gearboxes, linear drives and brakes from 1 to 5,000 watts.
Dunkermotoren GmbH
Bonndorf im Schwarzwald · Subotica · Taicang · Mount Prospect, IllinoisNew on Amplifa
About Dunkermotoren
Dunkermotoren GmbH develops and produces rotary and linear drive solutions with power ratings from 1 to 5,000 watts. The portfolio comprises brushless and brushed DC motors, planetary, worm, bevel and Spirotec gearboxes, linear servo drives, controllers, brakes and encoder systems. On a modular platform, motors, integrated electronics, gearboxes and communication interfaces are combined into application-specific complete drive solutions, also with engineering support and customization for shaft, mounting and housing adaptations. The main customer industries are industrial automation, building automation, medical and laboratory technology, logistics and transportation, agriculture, as well as pump applications and sun-blind drives. Founded in 1950 and headquartered in Bonndorf in the Black Forest, the company is a subsidiary of the American Ametek Group (Advanced Motion Solutions) and operates additional production facilities in Subotica (Serbia) and Taicang (China) as well as a branch office in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
- Site
- Bonndorf im Schwarzwald
- Processes
- Application-specific drive configuration, Engineering support (mechanical & electrical), Customization (shaft, mounting and housing adaptations), System solutions, nexofox – solution offering for commissioning and networking of the motors
- Materials
- Brushless DC Motors, Brushed DC Motors, Planetary Gearboxes, Linear Systems, Controllers and Encoder Systems
- Founded
- 1950
- Industries
- Industrial Automation, Building Automation, Medical Technology / Healthcare & Lab, Logistics / Transportation, Agriculture, Pump Technology
- 01
Engineering and application-specific drive configuration
- 02
Motor and gearbox manufacturing
- 03
Integration of electronics and encoder systems
- 04
Assembly and system solutions
- 05
nexofox – networking and commissioning support
Products and Technologies
Brushless DC Motors
Electronically commutated motors with optionally integrated electronics for precise speed and torque control.
Brushed DC Motors
Classic direct-current motors for rotary drive applications.
Planetary Gearboxes
In the product range since 1977, combined with motors into integrated gearmotors.
Linear Systems
Linear servo drives, produced since 2015 at the Bonndorf headquarters.
Controllers and Encoder Systems
Control and feedback components for drive solutions, including the Motor Control Platform.
Locations
Bonndorf im Schwarzwald
DEHeadquarters and production, including Linear Systems
- Materials
- DC motors, gearboxes, linear systems
Subotica
RSProduction facility, competence center for sun-blind drives
- Materials
- Sun-blind drives
Taicang
CNProduction facility
Mount Prospect, Illinois
USUS branch office
Components and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
History
- 1950
Foundation of Christian Dunker Präzisions-Kleinstmotoren by Christian Dunker (Oberbreisig/Bonn)
- 1955
Relocation to Bonndorf in the Black Forest, renamed Dunkermotoren
- 1963
Sale of the majority stake to Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), conversion into a GmbH
- 1969
Acquisition by ITT, placed under Standard Elektrik Lorenz (SEL)
- 1977
Market launch of the planetary gearboxes
- 1985
Presentation of the 4-phase brushless DC motors
- 1999
First brushless DC motor with integrated electronics
- 2007
Production facility opened in Taicang (China); affiliation with Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland
- 2008
Site founded in Crystal Lake, USA
- 2009
Acquisition by Triton (€145 million); HeDu training pact with Hectronic
- 2011
Production facility opened in Subotica (Serbia); acquisition of Copley Motion Systems (UK)
- 2012
Sale by Triton to Ametek, Inc. (€250 million)
- 2015
Relocation of Linear Systems production to Bonndorf; competence center for sun-blind drives in Subotica
- 2016
Subotica expanded by 900 m²; market launch of BG 95 dPro (1,100 W at 24 VDC) and axial flux motor BGA22
- 2018
Introduction of the Motor Control Platform
- 2019
Joined MindSphere World e.V. and the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance
- 2021
Acquisition of EGS Automation (Donaueschingen); market launch of nexofox
- 2024
Andres Keve takes over management from Uwe Lorenz