Bluffton Motor Works marketing and engineering identify food processing as a target market requiring improved motor performance

Bluffton Motor Works HydroDuty team worked with industry partners to identify weaknesses and strengths in competitive washdown duty motors to design a motor that will deliver extended life

• Poultry Processor
• Tomato Canner
• Meat Processor
• Ice Cream Maker
• Paper Recycler
• Snack Food Producer

Based on the data, Bluffton Motor Works developed features that ensure long life

• Protected windings and bearings
• Applied Bluffton Motor Works submersible motor expertise
• Applied explosionproof motor experience

Key Design Requirements

• Stator Encapsulation
  
• Bearing Protection

First HydroDuty prototypes installed, motors still in operation

HydroDuty production scale-up

U.S. HydroDuty introduction

HydroDuty Feather Picker motor launched

HydroWash Washdown motor introduced