Industrial motors
Spec the right motor. Source it in hours.
AC induction, DC permanent-magnet, servo, stepper, and gear motors live across Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Baldor, Yaskawa, Oriental Motor, Bodine, Moog, and Kollmorgen — and a single kW / encoder / backlash mismatch on a replaced motor strands a line while the bench re-verifies the rating. Specsmithparts reads the motor body — frame, encoder orientation, gearbox backlash — lands the verified MPN with form factor + rating, and closes the procurement loop on a verified in-stock supplier before the shift change.
The procurement problem
01kW + rating mismatch across replacements
A 1.5 kW IEC-frame induction driven by a 0.4 kW PowerFlex 4M drive spec, and a 1.5 kW replacement motor spec, both read as 'AC induction 1.5 kW' on a paper list — but the IEC frame size, the flange mount, and the encoder cutout all diverge. Specsmithparts reads the motor body and pins kW + frame + flange from the photo, so the procurement list collapses to the verified MPN with the same footprint instead of three near-misses that look interchangeable on paper.
02Encoder orientation + feedback mismatch
Servo and stepper MPNs are differentiated by encoder orientation (radial vs axial), ppr count, and feedback cable length. A 24-bit Sigma-5 servo replaced with a 17-bit encoder and a different cable gland strands the line for a shift while the bench sources the matching connector. Specsmithparts reads the encoder body and pins the feedback spec from the photo, so a re-spec lands the encoder the panel was wired for.
03Gearbox backlash + frame mismatch
Gearmotors and right-angle drives carry a backlash spec (arc-min) and a frame / shaft-mount pattern that varies per vendor. A NEMA 17 / planetary gearbox replaced with a NEMA 23 / right-angle housing strands a label cell for a shift while the team sources a different bracket. Specsmithparts reads the gearbox output and pins the backlash + frame from the photo, so the next replacement lands with the same mechanical carry-over.
Product preview
Photo of the motor → MPN + frame + in-stock supplier in <2s.
The same Identify workflow that runs the homepage, pinned to industrial motors — read the motor body, land the verified MPN with frame + encoder orientation + gearbox, and route a verified supplier with stock today.
Commonly sourced motors
Six to eight motor SKUs procurement reaches for every week — each card links into the live /catalog page.
Stop hunting the right motor by hand.
Free tier covers your first batch. Premium rolls the workflow out across the bench and the supplier regions.