# Parvalux > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Parvalux > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Parvalux.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvalux > Source revision: 1272783241 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|British motor company}} {{coord|50.7455|-1.9936|display=title}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox company | name = Parvalux | logo = | logo_caption = | logo_upright = | logo_alt = | type = | industry = Manufacturing | predecessor = | founded = | founder = | defunct = | fate = | successor = | hq_location_city = | hq_location_country = | area_served = | key_people = | products = {{hlist|[fractional horsepower](/source/fractional_horsepower)|[gear](/source/gear)ed|[electric motors](/source/electric_motors)}} | owner = | num_employees = | num_employees_year = | parent = | website = }} thumb|Company Logo 2007 '''Parvalux Electric Motors Ltd''' is a British manufacturer of [fractional horsepower](/source/fractional_horsepower) [gear](/source/gear)ed [electric motors](/source/electric_motors). Based in [Poole](/source/Poole) in Southern [England](/source/England). In December 2018, Parvalux was acquired by [maxon motor AG](/source/Maxon_Group). ==History== The name ‘Parvalux’ derives from the [Latin](/source/Latin) '[parvulus](/source/parvulus_(disambiguation))' and '[lux](/source/lux)' and means 'young light', alluding to the hopes that founder Leslie J. Clark had for the [Romford](/source/Romford)-based business where he first began selling motor rewinds in 1947. After relocating to [Bournemouth](/source/Bournemouth) in 1957, the company moved from simply re-winding motors to designing and manufacturing complete gear-motor units for industrial applications. Parvalux prospered for forty years through continued expansion of its product offer to cover a broad range of AC/DC electric motors and gearboxes, enabling the business to sell into a diverse range of markets and applications ― all over the world. In 2003, Steven Clark took over as Chief Executive. In 2008 Parvalux acquired rival firm and DC motor application specialist EMD Drives Systems of Halstead, thereby creating the UK’s largest privately owned manufacturer of sub 1 kW electric motors and gearboxes. Until that time EMD had shared a similar history to Parvalux, initially winning recognition in the 1960s as volume AC motor supplier to household names such as Qualcast and Hotpoint, but then moved exclusively into DC products by the 1980s where they would compete directly with Parvalux for some 30 years. EMD was relocated in its entirety to the Bournemouth headquarters during 2009, with key members of the EMD staff relocating to join the newly merged business. The merger allowed Parvalux to offer products in much higher quantities than previously possible and cemented this position with a new 'product development and design' function (PDD). The company has 185 employees in three production sites in Bournemouth, Dorset. Parvalux generates revenues of 23 million British pounds annually, with just over 40% being exported around the world. ==Applications== One notable application of a Parvalux product was documented as under test at the university of California in 1966 for inclusion on the cancelled [Voyager program (Mars)](/source/Voyager_program_(Mars)) mission.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100525062155/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19670008707_1967008707.pdf NASA technical reports]
The Brayebrook Observatory in Cambridgeshire uses two Parvalux AC induction gear-motor units to operate dome and shutter functions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.brayebrookobservatory.org/BrayObsWebSite/HOMEPAGE/BRAOBSENG.html#Dome%20&%20Shutter%20Design|title = Brayebrook Observatory - Engineering Drawings}}
In 2006 Team Joker used a Parvalux unit as a servo motor on their combat robot 'Joker'.{{cite web |url=http://www.team-joker.com/joker.htm |title=Team Joker Home Page |accessdate=2009-05-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081206091644/http://www.team-joker.com/joker.htm |archivedate=2008-12-06 }}
Classic Flight cite Parvalux's PM60LWS as a component in a build-your-own motion base for flight simulation.{{Cite web |url=http://www.classicflight.co.uk/Guides/BYOPage1.htm |title=Classic Flight - BYO Guide Page1 |access-date=2009-05-20 |archive-date=2009-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404050436/http://www.classicflight.co.uk/Guides/BYOPage1.htm |url-status=dead }} ==Current Products== *Motors **[Brushless DC electric motor](/source/Brushless_DC_electric_motor)s **AC [Induction motor](/source/Induction_motor)s **Variable speed AC/DC series wound or DC shunt wound motors (see [Torque and speed of a DC motor](/source/Torque_and_speed_of_a_DC_motor)) **[Brushed DC electric motor](/source/Brushed_DC_electric_motor)s (Permanent Magnet) *Gearboxes **[Worm drive](/source/Worm_drive) **[Epicyclic gearing](/source/Epicyclic_gearing) - (planetary gearheads with integrated Permanent Magnet motors) New stand-alone 'HP' range released Autumn 2008 **inline/right-angle [gear](/source/gear)s **helical/spur [gear](/source/gear)s **double reduction [gear](/source/gear)s Parvalux also now offers a fully bespoke OEM product design service for quantities over 5,000 units. ==External links== * [http://www.parvalux.com Parvalux UK] * [http://www.parvalux.com Parvalux USA] * [http://www.parvalux.fr Parvalux France] * [http://www.parvalux.de Parvalux Germany] * [http://www.parvalux.pl Parvalux Poland] * [http://www.parvalux.co.za Parvalux South Africa] * [http://www.ermec.es/parvalux Parvalux Spain distr.] ==References== {{Reflist}}{{Citation |last = Sacks |first = Tony |title = Parvalux sets up Chinese factory - and expands in the UK |journal = Drives & Controls |volume = 2006 |issue = November |year = 2006 |page = 1 |url = http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=61 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071218234449/http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=61 |archivedate = 2007-12-18 }}. {{Citation |last = Sacks |first = Tony |title = Parvalux aims to double in size within five years |journal = Drives & Controls |volume = 2007 |issue = November |year = 2007 |page = 1 |url = http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2131 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20071213121818/http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2131 |archivedate = 2007-12-13 }}. {{Citation |last = Severn |first = Jonathan |title = Electric motors and gearboxes may never look the same again |journal = European Design Engineer Magazine |volume = 2008 |issue = March |year = 2008 |page = 1 |url = http://www.engineerlive.com/in-our-opinion/20019/electric-motors-and-gearboxes-may-never-look-the-same-again.thtml |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080423134820/http://www.engineerlive.com/in-our-opinion/20019/electric-motors-and-gearboxes-may-never-look-the-same-again.thtml |archivedate = 2008-04-23 }}. {{Citation |last = Sacks |first = Tony |title = Parvalux buys EMD to create UK's largest gear-motor maker |journal = Drives & Controls |volume = 2008 |issue = September |year = 2008 |page = 1 |url = http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2364 |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110725050539/http://www.drives.co.uk/fullstory.asp?id=2364 |archivedate = 2011-07-25 }}. Category:Electrical engineering companies of the United Kingdom Category:Companies based in Bournemouth Category:Electric motor manufacturers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Parvalux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvalux) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parvalux?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.