Insulated stator core with attachment features

A blower assembly, comprising:

• a housing having an inlet and an outlet;
• a fan assembly carried in said housing for drawing air into said inlet and exhausting the air out said outlet;
• a control circuit board carried by said housing;
• and
• a motor assembly for operating said fan assembly, said motor assembly having a rotor assembly coupled with a stator assembly that is partially encapsulated by a covering layer, said covering layer having at least one post extending therefrom that is mountable to said control circuit board.

A method for manufacturing an insulated stator, comprising:

• providing a pair of mold halves with a keyed mandrel extending through said mold halves when closed;
• stacking a plurality of laminations in registration with each other but unsecured to one another into said mold halves and onto said keyed mandrel;
• closing said mold halves onto said plurality of laminations;
• injecting a polymeric material into said mold halves to dispose a covering layer about said plurality of laminations so as to secure said plurality of laminations to one another while maintaining their registration with one another;
• and
• opening said mold halves and ejecting said plurality of laminations with said covering layer.