Odawara’s Service and Support: Keeping Your Production Line Running

When a winding machine goes down unexpectedly, the costs add up fast, and economic uncertainty only makes it harder to justify big capital purchases. Production stops, deliveries get delayed, and your team is stuck waiting on parts. If those parts are coming from overseas, you’re also dealing with unpredictable lead times, tariffs, and pricing that… Continue reading Odawara’s Service and Support: Keeping Your Production Line Running

Build for Scale with Odawara DFM and New Tax Incentives

The difference between a successful design and a production nightmare often comes down to one critical decision: when you bring in your automation partner. At Odawara Automation, we have seen for ourselves that manufacturers who work with us early in the design phase save time, reduce costs and bring their products to market faster. Design… Continue reading Build for Scale with Odawara DFM and New Tax Incentives

How We Apply Our Motor Winding Expertise to Your Vision

In electric motor manufacturing, the difference between a good motor and an exceptional one often comes down to a single critical factor: the winding process. Yet most manufacturers approach winding as an afterthought—a final step to figure out once the design is complete. At Odawara Automation, we’ve discovered that this traditional approach leaves performance and… Continue reading How We Apply Our Motor Winding Expertise to Your Vision

Revolutionizing Electric Motors: Brushed to Brushless DC (BLDC)

Electric motors range from an alternate current (AC) motor to a direct current (DC) motor.  Focusing on DC motors consisting of brushed motors and brushless direct current (BLDC) motors, these technologies represent the historical evolution and modern advancements in electric motor design.  Motor Designs and Operations A brushed motor comprises four essential parts: carbon brushes,… Continue reading Revolutionizing Electric Motors: Brushed to Brushless DC (BLDC)

The Future of Automation: AI and Vision Technologies at Odawara Automation

Artificial intelligence (AI) has substantially evolved over the years.  Since Chat-GPT launched, numerous other AI software, such as Claude, Google Bard, Microsoft Copilot, and more, have been released.  AI is “technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities.” ¹ Artificial Intelligence can be further broken down into sub-divisions, which include… Continue reading The Future of Automation: AI and Vision Technologies at Odawara Automation

The Impact of Design for Manufacturing

The Impact of Design for Manufacturing   There is wonderful electromagnetic software, CAD, on the market that aids engineers in designing new motors, but that software does not know how to make the motors.  In the past few years, Odawara Automation began offering Design for Manufacturing (DFM) services to customers to ensure manufacturability in the… Continue reading The Impact of Design for Manufacturing

IOW vs. SPW: What’s the Difference

Various industries rely on electric motors, considering them vital components for numerous appliances. Coil winding is the primary process in making an electric motor. The winding of an armature or stator will depend on the type of motor. The concentrated winding of BLDC stators is accomplished with needle winding. Continue reading below to learn how… Continue reading IOW vs. SPW: What’s the Difference