Clayton Controls inks new authorized distributor agreement with Dunkermotor

Complete portfolio of Dunkermotor linear motors as well as intelligent servo motor, brushed DC motor and gearmotor solutions now available through Clayton's Southern and Northern California locations.

Elgin, IL -- March 2, 2012 -- California automation and motion controls distributor, Clayton Controls, Inc. has expanded its product portfolio by entering a distribution agreement covering not only the Dunkermotor linear motor line, but also its fractional horsepower brushed and brushless DC motors and intelligent servo motors. With locations in Costa Mesa and Campbell, California, Clayton's team of eight sales engineers covers the machine builder and OEM markets in both Southern and Northern California.


"Clayton Controls is excited to be working with Dunkermotor in California," said John Allard, vice president, sales and marketing for Clayton Controls. "With their recent purchase of the linear motor product line from Copley Controls added to the many Dunkermotor brush and brushless products, we feel that this product offering will help our customers solve their application needs."

"Our complete line of components and systems for factory automation are carefully selected from the industry's leading manufacturers," said Allard. " And because we understand the urgency of having the right products at the right time, we maintain an extensive product inventory to assure quick deliveries and installation. In addition to our sales staff, we have several dedicated application engineers to help our customers both pre and post-sales support."

"Since 1967, Clayton Controls has developed an impressive body of knowledge working with just about every type of specialty machine builder and OEM that exists in the unique California market," said Dee Chatterjee, Dunkermotor western regional sales manager. "Their team has the knowledge and experience to provide solutions for applications ranging from simple mechanical components to complex machine and motion controls and our Dunkermotor TechCenter looks forward to working with them and their customers."

About Dunkermotor:

Headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, Dunkermotor is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, for 60 years the global quality and value leader in customized, configurable sole-source fractional horsepower motion control solutions composed of BLDC, PMDC and AC electric motors, gearmotors, controls, encoders and brakes, as well as linear motion solutions. With headquarters in the Black Forest in Bonndorf, Germany and production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and the U.S., Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produced over 3.4 million motors in 2011 for the factory and commercial automation, specialty machinery, medical, solar power, packaging, semiconductor, and mass transportation industries.

http://www.dunkermotor.com

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