Guides for choosing, sizing and replacing motors

Selection guides, plain-language definitions, standards and the data interfaces behind the catalog.

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Selection guide · 2026-10-05 Choosing a motor for a roller shutter How tube size, curtain weight, supply and limit setting narrow down a roller shutter motor, with what the catalog lists today.
Selection guide · 2026-10-05 Choosing an operator for garage and industrial doors Door operators are chosen on door type, balance, shaft torque and supply, and the safety rules for moving doors weigh as much as the drive.
Selection guide · 2026-10-05 Connecting motorised shades and shutters to a smart home Matter, Zigbee, Thread, Z-Wave, RTS, io-homecontrol and KNX compared for motorised coverings, with how to check a protocol claim.
Selection guide · 2026-10-05 Replacing or retrofitting a tubular motor To replace an old tubular motor, match body diameter, torque, speed, adapters, limits and control. A checklist, and the motors that publish the data.

Selection guides Original guides to choosing motors and drives.
What is… Plain-language definitions of motion and drive terms.
Standards Safety, EMC and radio standards: who needs them and who holds certificates.
Protocols RTS, io-homecontrol, Zigbee, Matter, KNX: how they work and which products list them.
Regulations The EU, UK and US rules behind CE, UKCA and FCC marking.
Market-access guides Step-by-step certification checklists per market and product line.
Methodology How we collect, check and grade product data.
Editorial policy Our sourcing, independence and correction rules.
Neutrality policy What payment buys and never buys: six rules.
Corrections Public log of corrected values.
API & agents Read-only API, MCP server and llms.txt.