Allient Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNT) (“Allient” or the “Company”), a global designer and manufacturer of speciality Motion, Controls, Power and lightweighting composite / advanced materials products and solutions for targeted industries and applications, has today announced the publication of its new whitepaper, An Engineering Guide to Motors for Drone Systems, which provides guidance on selecting and applying motors in UAV systems.

Read the whitepaper here.

The drone market is expanding as platforms take on increasingly complex missions across a wide range of applications. As these systems evolve, motor performance, efficiency, and reliability become key drivers of overall system success, making careful selection and design essential.

This whitepaper details the selection and application of motors in drone systems, covering the growth of drone applications, how motors support propulsion and payload stabilization, and the types of motors commonly used. It also addresses key performance and thermal considerations, engineering challenges, guidance for choosing motors for specific mission profiles, example use cases, and emerging trends shaping UAV motor design.

Allient combines decades of motor and motion engineering expertise with high-volume U.S. manufacturing to support drone and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The company provides COTS/MOTS propulsion motors, ESCs, gimbals, propellers, and complete mission-ready kits. Designed for defense applications, these components can be tailored to meet the specific performance and integration needs of each platform.

“Selecting the right motor directly affects a drone’s performance and the reliability of its mission,” said Robert Mastromattei, Chief Commercial Officer & Group President at Allient. “This whitepaper presents the technical factors that influence motor performance in drone systems and provides guidance for engineers to make informed choices.”

For more information about Allient’s drone capabilities, click here.

ABOUT ALLIENT INC.

Allient (Nasdaq: ALNT) is a global engineering and manufacturing enterprise that develops solutions to drive the future of market-moving industries, including medical, life sciences, aerospace and defense, industrial automation, robotics, semi-conductor, transportation, agriculture, construction and facility infrastructure. A family of globally responsible companies, Allient takes a One-Team approach to “Connect What Matters” and provides the most robust, reliable, and high-value products and systems by utilizing its core Motion, Controls, and Power technologies and platforms.

Headquartered in Buffalo, N.Y., Allient employs more than 2,500 team members around the world.