Every machine on the floor asks something different of the drive
A warehouse runs many machines, and no two ask the same thing of a motor.
A belt conveyor holds a steady speed for hours. A parcel sorter has to index fast and stop accurately, thousands of times a shift. An AGV needs a compact, efficient traction drive that protects battery endurance. A pallet shuttle accelerates and brakes hard in a confined rack. The motor, gearbox, and controller have to be matched to that exact duty cycle, not pulled off a shelf. Since the online-shopping surge from 2020, that work has moved to high-throughput distribution hubs where the drive runs near-continuously and downtime stops the whole line.
DNH supplies Parvalux geared motors and maxon drive systems into Southern Africa and works with engineers to size the component to the machine.
Common challenges
Conveyors and sorters run for hours without a break.
Mobile robots need efficient drives and battery endurance.
E-commerce volumes demand speed without inflating build cost.
One failed drive can halt a whole fulfilment line.
Products and solutions
Two brands in the DNH portfolio have a documented fit for warehouse materials handling.
Gearboxes and controllers are supplied alongside the motors as part of the same drive system.
AC, brushed, and brushless DC geared motors
Standard and custom gear motor drives for conveyor belt systems, parcel sorting equipment, picking systems, pallet and tray shuttles, ASRS, warehouse tugs, packaging machines, and shrink-wrapping equipment.
Conveyors & sorting machines | ASRS storage & retrieval | Pallet & tray shuttles | Packaging automation | Warehouse tugs | Automated shrink wrapping | AGVs
Wheel drives, robot joints, and brushless DC drive systems
Compact, efficient drive systems for AGVs, autonomous shuttles, and logistics robots, including the maxon wheel drive for self-driving vehicles in intralogistics.
AGVs | Pallet & tray shuttles
Proven in the field
Intralogistics equipment manufacturers
Parvalux | Warehouse automation
Parvalux supplies standard and custom geared motors to some of the largest and most innovative intralogistics equipment manufacturers for use in their conveyor, sorting, shuttle, and ASRS equipment. Parvalux backs them with a broad standard motor range that can be modified quickly, or a drive designed and built from scratch to a specific requirement.
E-commerce fulfilment growth
Parvalux | Warehousing & distribution
As online shopping grew rapidly from 2020, Parvalux responded with standard and custom gear motor designs for conveyor belt systems, picking systems, parcel sorting equipment, pallet shuttles, and ASRS across large, complex distribution hubs. DNH supplies these Parvalux motors into Southern Africa for the OEMs building that equipment.
maxon wheel drive for AGVs
maxon | Intralogistics mobile robots
The maxon wheel drive is a compact, modular drive for AGVs and self-driving vehicles in intralogistics, pairing efficient, reliable operation with adaptable components so the same platform can be matched to different vehicle designs for Industry 4.0 smart logistics systems.
Heavy-duty handling drives
Parvalux | Materials handling equipment
Parvalux AC, brushed, and brushless DC motors drive materials handling equipment ranging from motor-assisted tow trucks and barrel lifters to robotic vehicles and high-capacity parcel sorting hubs. Each standard motor can be customised to the application, and a fully custom drive can be designed and built where the requirement demands it.
