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Anaheim Automation Brushless Motors with Encoders
Anaheim Automation Brushless Motors with Encoders
Jan 2026 Anaheim Automation
Why Use a BLDC Motor with an Encoder?
In today's world of industrial automation and motion control, closed-loop feedback is often essential for achieving high accuracy, repeatability, and reliability. Optical encoders deliver high-resolution feedback by detecting shaft rotation through light-based sensing, making them ideal for precision-driven systems. Motors paired with encoders provide real-time position and speed feedback, allowing engineers to detect errors, maintain tight tolerances, and optimize overall performance.
While stepper motors with encoders are commonly used in applications requiring precise positioning at lower speeds, Brushless DC (BLDC) motors with mounted optical rotary encoders are ideal for applications that demand higher speeds, greater efficiency, longer life, and smoother motion control. In many cases, a brushless DC motor with encoder may be a suitable, lower-cost alternative to a servo motor.
Anaheim Automation offers a broad selection of BLDC motors with mounted encoders designed for seamless integration into industrial equipment. With multiple frame sizes, torque ranges, encoder resolutions, and mounting options available, our solutions support everything from compact machines to heavy-duty platforms. Backed by decades of motion control expertise, Anaheim Automation provides both standard and custom-engineered encoder-equipped BLDC motors to meet exact application requirements.
NEMA 17 Brushless Motors with Encoders
42mm BLDC Motors with Optical Rotary Encoders
NEMA 23 Brushless Motors with Encoders
57mm BLDC Motors with Optical Rotary Encoders
NEMA 34 Brushless Motors with Encoders
86mm BLDC Motors with Optical Rotary Encoders
Common Applications for BLDC Motors with Optical Rotary Encoders
Brushless motors with optical rotary encoders are widely used in automation systems where precise speed and position control are critical. Typical applications include:
- Robotics and Collaborative Robots (Cobots)
- Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) and Mobile Robots
- Industrial Conveyors and Material Handling Systems
- CNC and Machine Tools Equipment
- Medical and Laboratory Automation
- Semiconductor and Electronics Manufacturing
Applications such as these typically benefit from the high efficiency, low maintenance, and long service life of BLDC motors paired with precision feedback from optical encoders.
All-in-One Integrated BLDC Motor Solutions
In addition to our standalone brushless motors and BLDC motors with mounted encoders, Anaheim Automation offers a broad portfolio of integrated brushless DC motor solutions. These integrated BLDC motor solutions are ideal for engineers seeking to reduce system complexity, improve reliability, and accelerate time to market.
BLDC Gearmotors
BLDC Motors with Controllers
BLDC Linear Actuators
Anaheim Automation's all-in-one Brushless DC Motor solutions are designed to streamline system integration while delivering high performance and reliability. By combining motors, encoders, gearboxes, and controllers into a single optimized unit, engineers can reduce engineering time, minimize compatibility issues, and lower total system cost.
Many of our BLDC motors with encoders and integrated BLDC motor solutions are in stock and ready-to-ship, helping OEMs and system integrators avoid long lead times and keeping projects on schedule.
For specialized applications, Anaheim Automation offers custom OEM motor solutions, including custom windings, shaft modifications, connector options, encoder resolutions, and mechanical integrations. Our value-added services - cable assemblies, connector customization, motor/drive pairing, and more - ensure you receive a tailored motion control solution optimized for your exact performance requirements. Contact our applications engineers to discuss your project requirements today!