PennEngineering's Pittman Motor Division wins Best Product Category

    DANBORO, Pa.--Feb. 13, 2001--PennEngineering, today announced that its Pittman Motor Division's High-Torque, 26 mm LO-COG(R) Series Motors have been selected by EE Product News Magazine as the winner of their Products of the Year Survivor Contest in the Motor and Motion Control category.
    Winners are selected by the readers and editors of EE Product News. The LO-COG(R) Series 8290 26mm, brush-commutated DC motors and gearmotors from Pittman, feature a cartridge brush assembly designed to reduce audible and electrical noise and improve brush life by maintaining optimum brush force throughout the life of the motor.
    Mr. Kent R. Fretz, President of Pittman commented, "we are honored to have been chosen by the readers and editors of EE Product News as the winner in the Motor and Motion Control category. Initially a customer-specific product, these motors have achieved an outstanding acceptance and have exceeded our own expectations of demand by our customers. "