Fairford Electronics says
the pace of innovation
within industrial
automation is the fastest
the market has seen since
the invention of the AC
induction motor 120+
years ago. It is being driven
in part by legislation but,
more crucially, by the
need to find more energy
efficient solutions, such as IE3, IE4
motor technologies and beyond.

Industry has been focusing on
applications where VSDs can be used
to reduce motor speed and save
energy. However, there are applications
where speed cannot be reduced; in
fixed speed applications Fairford
electronics motor controls
and soft starts are available to
save energy and create cost
effective solutions.

The company will shortly
launch a range of energysaving
motor controls that
will combine energy efficient
motor control with the
features of a VSD, and with a
low total cost of ownership.