Electric Motor Sizes

On this page, you will find the various motor types and their basic uses in the industrial world, how they differ from other motors, and what they do. You can also read about some major companies in electric motors.

AC Electric motors are some of the more common household motors on the market, with nearly every house in America having at least one. You can find them in a number of common household appliances, like fans, fridges and washing machines

Brushless DC electric motors run cooler than AC motors, are very efficient and are excellent where precise speed is necessary like CD-ROM drives. They are generally small and do not perform heavier or faster processes.

Baldor is a company that makes NEMA electric motors and NEMA Premium motors to improve output and energy efficiency and to reduce pollution. Buying an electric motor from Baldor would be a good decision for high energy cost programs.

Electric air compressors build compression inside a metal casing to enable air to be forced through to areas of lower concentration, such as a car tire. They are found in a good number of homes, body shops, and gas stations across the country.

General Electric is one of the most popular of motor companies in the world, and many of their motors fit the standards of NEMA. They sell their motors in a variety of different machines, but mainly appliances like washers and dryers.

Lincoln is a leading producer of electric motors and has expanded in leaps and bounds in the last 15 years. In there second century of business, they are looking to expand even further and have acquired many companies and expanded their global market to China, Phillipines, South Africa, and Germany.

Leeson electric motors are customer-focused motors that rate up to NEMA standards and specifications in energy conservation and output. Leeson motors are a good buy, as long as you are focused more on customer service for if/when it breaks down and not on overall average performance of the engine.

Small electric motors are used on everything from game consoles like the XBox to remote control cars and have energy standards as well. NEMA sets standards for these and puts them forth to become government standards.