The drum motor is a totally enclosed electric driven pulley and replaces the traditional external gear-motors and gear speed reducer.

As a self-contained component without protruding parts and with fixed external shafts,drum motors are probably the safest drive unit for material handing equipment, and much cleaner in food processing as its totally enclosed sealed design.It reduce the risk of food contamination.In additional,because the motor,planetary gearbox and bearings all are enclosed in the drum shell,the drum motor takes up much less space.

GPG roller drum motors can be found primarily in airport logistics,in the parcel,postal and courier sector,in distribution,in the food industry,and in various other industries. Both DC brushless drum motor and AC drum motor are available.