Elco Motors

The Group’s origins date back to 1954, when the Colombo family founded Elettromeccanica F.lli Colombo di Vittorio, initially manufacturing electric motors for small electrical appliances in Italy.

Through the years the Group made a name for itself as a leading manufacturer of electric motors for the commercial refrigeration. Now the group has emerged also in the sector of the HVAC-R products.

In 1982 the first assembling plant was established abroad, in Spain. Subsequently a manufacturing plant was set up in Brazil in 1998 and in China in 2002.

Presently, the Group employs approximately 800 people of which about 160 employed at the plant of Inzago, located between Bergamo and Milan, whose area is of about 40.000 m² and holds the manufacturing plant, as well as the top management, the sales, the administration and R&D departments.

Elco’s core business is dedicated to finding personalized solutions for OEM’s operating in the Refrigeration sector seeking for high quality motors. The wide range of alternatives are coupled with a range of accessories in plastic, steel or aluminium and grants the best performance for any kind of application and market. The products are VDE or UL/CSA approved and are manufactured close to our customers in our factories in Italy, China or Brazil. In 1998, the very first prototype of our Energy Saving (ECM) motor was presented, using Elco protected intellectual property – a highly efficient alternative to the traditional shaded pole motors. The standard applications for these motors are in Refrigerated Supermarket Counters, refrigerated cells, ice cream/slush machines and small evaporating/condensing units.

1.) SHADED POLE

Powered from 2W to 34W for usage mainly in the commercial refrigeration market, they are produced in 3 different continents in order to face the diverse requirements of our clients and the highest possible customization possible.

2.) ECM

These units distinguish themselves from standard shaded pole series for the usage of a BLDC motor with integrated drivers – guaranteeing huge advantages, the most evident of which is the reduction in consumption, heat dissipation, life expectancy, IP66 upon request and a market in continuous expansion where in some cases has become the standard.

3.) ECM HC

This new and more compact Energy Saving motor is a true Innovation for the Refrigerating market and contains a series of advantages, especially for our most demanding OEM clients. This new series allows to Wirelessly program up to two separate Rpm speeds via RF, reversible speed possibility or continuous speed control 0-10Vdc.

4.) AXIAL FANS

A.) Asynchronous Axial Fans (CF) – The Elco range of Compact Axial Fans, widely used in Industrial Refrigeration and adapt for use particularly in Evaporating and Condensing units. The CF series ranges from 300mm to 400mm and comes with metal finger guards. Possibility of choosing also Plastic Fan blades for higher efficiency and noise reduction.

B.) EC Axial Fans (CFE) – The Elco range of Compact EC Axial Fans differ from the Asynchronous version for the usage of a BLDC motor with integrated drivers – guaranteeing the same performances but with significantly reduced consumptions. The CF series ranges from 300mm to 400mm and comes with metal finger guards.

GPI STOCKS SHADED POLE AND SOME ELECTRONIC ECM/MA58 MOTORS

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