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The traction challenge in intralogistics 4.0: Keys to optimizing AGVs and AMRs

The success of these fleets does not rely solely on their navigation intelligence, but on their mechanical reliability

Brushless vs. Brushed geared motors: A total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis

Brushless or Brushed Geared Motor? We analyze the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for your project. Discover when higher efficiency offsets the initial investment and helps optimize your costs.

Transmission solutions for professional hospitality equipment: Success cases in demanding environments

Discover how our CLR80 gearmotors solve the most demanding challenges in the HoReCa sector: high temperature, intensive cycles and absolute reliability. Real cases.

Power transmission systems in logistics automation: Insights from logistics & automation Madrid 2025

We are at IFEMA Madrid on October 15—16, participating in Logistics & Automation, the leading event for the logistics sector in Spain. Conversations with automated systems manufacturers reveal a clear trend: power transmission is a critical factor in the performance and reliability of advanced intralogistics solutions

10 questions to Roberto Rubio, Commercial Director of CLR, after his time at Advanced Factories

After the recent edition of Advanced Factories, we spoke with Roberto Rubio, Commercial Director of CLR (Compañía Levantina de Reductores S.L.), to learn his impressions of the event and the role of CLR in the sector.

Interview with Jordi Palacios: The anechoic chamber in reducing the noise of our reducers

At CLR, every detail counts when it comes to quality and to continuously improve our product. One of the aspects where we do the most research is the sound level of our gearmotors, a key factor in many applications where sound can make a difference in the user experience. To guarantee the best results, we have an anechoic chamber where we accurately analyze the sound of our products.

CLR to Present Its Latest Innovations at Advanced Factories 2025

As a leading company in the design and manufacture of high-precision gearmotors, CLR is pleased to announce our participation in the next edition of Advanced Factories 2025.

CLR acquires its best assets from its most important competitor Kelvin Motor, SA.

We have just completed the acquisition of the main assets of the company Kelvin, Motor SA. This firm established in 1927 has always been the great reference in Spain and one of the main players in Europe in the manufacture of motor reducers.

The Importance of Reducers in Vending Machines: Movement and Reliability in Product Dispensing

Vending machines, also known as vending machines, are part of our daily lives and have evolved over time to offer a variety of products that go beyond traditional snacks and beverages.

The IMOP project develops a pioneering system to automate work in factories

Grants for the consolidation of the business value chain

Reducers and Servomotors: Competence or Complementary Components in Motion Systems?

The importance of automation in modern farms: Air conditioning and food dispensers

Tips for selecting a linear bearing

Purchase of the latest generation of toothing machines and installation of auxiliary modules for chain assembly

CLR obtains support from the Internationalization Checks of the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE)

Single-phase gearmotors: features and benefits

Mechanical strength: Heat treatments for mechanical components

Success story: actuators for perfume dispenser

Noustique Perfumes was born from a joint venture between two large multinationals from different sectors. On the one hand, BSH Group, a German manufacturer of white goods that includes the brands Bosch, Siemens and Balay, among others. On the other hand, Puig, a Catalan company dedicated to the creation of perfumes that includes brands such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, Paco Rabanne and Carolina Herrera, among others.

Success story: reducers for industrial juice squeezers

Electronic security locks: how to improve them

Safety locks: guidelines for choosing the most suitable one

Success Story: Improving the performance of recreational machines

CLR obtains approval for aid to improve competitiveness and sustainability.

Gear motors for the manufacture of magnetotherapy equipment

Success story: small actuators for locksmiths

Electric gates: what systems are there and how to optimize them

CLR obtains a grant from IVACE that is co-financed by FEDER funds for a Product Innovation project

Everything you need to know about gearmotors and their components

Steps and tips for developing your mechanical engineering projects

Fundamentals of Gear Drives

CLR gear machining: what it is and what parts are obtained

Safer and stronger rotary cooking equipment

A company dedicated to the manufacture and sale of machinery for hospitality, with more than 25 years of experience in its sector, wants to continuously benefit from new technological advances and, at the same time maintaining a tight relationship between quality and price, to achieve maximum customer satisfaction.

Types of gears and their applications

Success Story: More Reliable Vending Machines

Steps to calculate the gear transmission ratio

The use of gears in countless current machines and devices makes it necessary to use them with maximum efficiency, so that they can take full advantage of their advantages.

Success story: higher quality and quieter automatic doors

Tips to keep in mind when buying gears

Buying gears can be a complex task if you don't have a basic understanding of what type of devices exist on the market and what characteristics differentiate each one. There is a wide variety of gears that can be distinguished by the material in which they are made, their design or their functionality.

What is a bevel gear and how does it work?

Gears or racks are devices made up of toothed wheels that serve to transfer mechanical power between two elements.

CLR celebrates 25 years as a drive solutions partner

Variable speed drives: everything you need to know about gearboxes

Success story: differential reconnectors in industrial switches

CLR obtains aid from IVACE for the implementation of international promotion plans with the support of the European Regional Development Fund ERDF

CLR presented its Powerfold with Lift technology at the IZB Fair

The last edition of the IZB Fair was a success, with 838 exhibitors from 34 different countries, 38 world premieres and more than 50,000 visitors. With these recorded data, the 10th edition of the International Suppliers Fair has become the most important event on a continental level for suppliers in the automotive sector.

Single-phase, two-phase and three-phase motors: everything you need to know

Electric motors allow us to obtain mechanical energy in a simpler and more efficient way. Depending on the number of power supply phases, we can find single-phase, two-phase, three-phase motors, with wind-wound auxiliary start and with wind-wound auxiliary starter and with condenser. And the choice of one engine or another will depend on the power needed.

Lift and double detent technology in actuators for electric mirrors

The automotive sector is constantly evolving and offering numerous drive solutions in order to provide greater comfort and safety to the driver of the vehicle.

Success Story: Differential reconnectors in industrial switches

Linear or rotary actuators

With advances in technology and the transition to the era of automation, the operation of devices based on human labor force has been left behind to result in the automation of these elements using actuators.

CLR will present its engineering capabilities at the IZB Fair

Solenoid-operated vs. motor-operated solenoid valves

CLR receives support from the CDTI for a new research project

Using Actuators with Arduino

If we take a look around us, we can see how the field of robotics is undergoing a great transformation, technology is evolving by leaps and bounds and with its help the automation of the most everyday objects.

How to calculate the reduction ratio in your gear projects

In a multitude of projects on motion control mechanisms, mechanical or electromechanical transmissions, gears become the essential component, so for their optimal functioning, it is essential to know how to calculate the reduction ratio.

What are friction bearings and how do they work

CLR obtains new aid for the development of R+D+i and has the support of the European Regional Development Fund FEDER

CLR obtains aid for the development of R+D+i and has the support of the European Regional Development Fund FEDER

Learn about CLR's project management methodology

Do you work in the industrial sector? Do you operate with different suppliers of actuators and mechanical parts? At CLR, we have been helping our clients achieve the perfect movement for decades, with an efficient and effective project management methodology.

Why improve your safety mechanisms with fireproof plastics

Mechanism for the orientation of solar panels

Vandal-proof components and materials for bill dispensers

The “modus operandi” of blowing up banknote dispensers with explosives is increasingly common among criminals. For this reason, many ATM manufacturers have focused on improving the security of these equipment to prevent theft and other damage.

10 Tips to avoid fatigue breakage in your mechanical parts

When working with machines or equipment, we have to be aware that their mechanical parts and components are subject to cyclical or variable loads that can lead to fatigue. The manufacturing process, the technology used or the materials are key to avoiding these problems. Keep reading and discover our 10 recommendations!

CLR is visited by a delegation of Korean researchers and businessmen

The main focus has been the observation of the flexible production line of an actuator associated with AUDI's high-end suspension systems, designed and manufactured by CLR.

Guide to avoiding mechanical vibrations in your machines

Mechanical vibrations can be defined as the movement of a solid body around an equilibrium position, without a “net” displacement of the same. If the vibrating object comes into contact with any part of the human body, it transmits the energy generated by the vibration to it.

Use of mechanical actuators for automotive pressure systems

Use of gearmotors in motion-controlled applications

Pleasant sound in gearmotors and drives

One of the aspects most commonly addressed by machine manufacturers is the sound properties generated by the drive mechanisms. The sound level and the quality or pleasantness of the sound of the gearmotor, where the different frequencies come into play, have a great impact on the perception of the product by the final consumer.

The importance of good sound pressure measurement in equipment and machine reducers

In the following interview with our Sound Engineer, Pedro Poveda, we discuss one of the issues that most concerns our clients when they embark on the improvement of their reducers: the correct measurement of sound pressure.

Learn about CLR's project management methodology

Do you work in the industrial sector? Do you operate with different suppliers of actuators and mechanical parts? At CLR, we have been helping our clients achieve the perfect movement for decades, with an efficient and effective project management methodology.

We visited the Host Milano 2017 fair

Driveshaft design: deformations and problems

The design of drive shafts or drive shafts is often one of the most critical processes in the design of speed reducers. Are you going to embark on a project and you don't know what procedure to follow to design the axes? In the next post we give you the steps to follow for the design of axles and driveshaft.

10 mechanical engineering blogs to keep up to date

Safety regulations for the export of hospitality machines to America

Hospitality machines, such as industrial cookers, mixers or dishwashers, present in any hospitality establishment, are highly susceptible to fire. For this reason, public administrations require different regulations to protect people's safety.

Which motors are better for high speeds: stepper motors or servo motors?

When developing a small electromechanical project, one of the most critical points is the choice of the type of engine. To do this, we must define very well the requirements of our application in terms of speed or rpm, starting force, power, torque, etc. In this article, we will refer to the use of stepper motors and servo motors in projects that require high rpm. Take notes and learn which motors are best for high speeds.

Types of encoders and motor applications

Rapid prototyping in mechanical engineering projects

Are you interested in the world of rapid prototyping? Rapid prototyping of parts is currently very common in industries such as automotive or aeronautics.

Automated farm ventilation systems

7 major innovations in the vending and gaming machine industry

It's no secret to anyone that the world of vending is expanding and that new technologies are the great engine for this to happen. In Spain, smart vending is positioning itself very strongly, as the customer market is expanding.

Design or redesign of mechanical transmissions?

When faced with a new mechanical engineering project, the professional in charge of the motion system has the question between redesigning existing mechanical transmissions or reducers, or developing a completely new system.

CLR outperforms three product regulations imposed by Volkswagen

The Levantine Reducer Company exceeds the regulations imposed by the German manufacturer affecting the electric folding system of rearview mirrors.

CLR obtains aid for the internationalization of the company and has the support of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)

Quality management and supplier evaluation in the industry

Tips for selecting small electric motors

CLR drive for automatic magnetothermic and differential reset

CLR has a long history of developing displacement mechanisms in the electromechanical sector. Today we are talking about one of our latest projects in this field: a drive for the automatic reconnection of the differential and the magnetothermic in our homes.

It's our birthday!!!

CLR shows its Value Proposition on its new Website