Woodward designs and manufactures a line of fractional horsepower, permanent magnet, Brush DC electric motors for aerospace and defense motion-control applications. Woodward began producing Brush DC motors to support our own actuation group—in a variety of cost-effective, low-weight, durable-performance products for a range of small aircraft and helicopter applications.
Woodward’s Brush DC motors are available in a variety of magnet materials including Neodymium and Samarium-Cobalt alloys. The size range includes both round and square frames in popular inch-series diameter codes from Size 8 to Size 15 (.75” to 1.5”) and a variety of core lengths.
Applications
Woodward’s Brush DC motors are commonly used in target and navigation servos, cabin pressure, utility actuation, valve drive, and trim controls.
Accessories
Woodward also supplies integral accessory devices such as tachometers, leadscrew output shafts, brakes, and gearheads.