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02 January 2025
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A global survey commissioned by ABB reveals that energy efficiency is now a top priority for 91% of businesses when selecting electric motors, driven by both the sustainability benefits and the financial returns
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29 November 2024
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Electric linear actuators are transforming mobile off-highway machines with smarter control, better energy efficiency, and reduced maintenance. Offering seamless integration with vehicle systems, they deliver precise, autonomous operation while lowering installation costs and downtime
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01 November 2024
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With electric motors forming the backbone of manufacturing, production, and assembly industries, thermography has an important role to play in reviewing their health
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11 April 2024
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The IP rating system provides a clear indication of industrial equipment’s ability to withstand environmental factors, particularly water and dust, says David Strain
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22 November 2023
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TODAY, THE most common use of drives in industrial environments is for the control of fans, pumps and compressors. In fact, these applications account for about 75% of all drives operating globally.
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21 November 2023
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With growing financial and supply chain pressures, repairing a motor can be an increasingly viable alternative to replacement. But for a repaired motor to perform as well as, or in some cases better than, when it was new it is essential that you get a quality repair from your motor repair partner, says Karl Metcalfe
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31 August 2023
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To coincide with changes to the ecodesign legislation for electric motors which came into effect at the start of July, WEG has published an infographic highlighting the changes for manufacturers
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31 August 2023
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When manufacturers look at how to improve the efficiency of their cooling systems, it’s important to consider technologies that maximise part-load efficiency, says Dave Palmer
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27 July 2023
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Choosing the wrong gear unit can lead to excessive energy consumption, noise, wear and tear, reduced efficiency, and in a worse case scenario, breakdowns. Given this, it's important to select the correct gear unit for your application, says Marek Lukaszczyk
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12 May 2023
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When it comes to upgrading motors, it's not always possible to swap out an older motor for a more modern alternative. Reflecting this, there are a variety of considerations when looking at how a motor's efficiency can be improved as part of a repair or refurbishment, says Thomas Marks
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07 March 2023
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Direct-drive motion solutions have a performance advantage over conventional mechanical transmission systems but this comes at a premium. But, given the value of the reduction in the total cost of ownership that can be presented to end users, OEMs may want to take a fresh look at integrating a direct-drive solution, says Gerard Bush
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22 February 2023
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There are a number of key steps that should be taken when commissioning motors which have been in storage or removed for repair, says Karl Metcalfe
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06 October 2022
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With growing financial and supply chain pressures, repairing a motor can be an increasingly viable alternative to replacement. But for a repaired motor to perform as well as, or in some cases better than, when it was new it is essential that you get a quality repair from your motor repair partner. Karl Metcalfe, technical support at the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades, explains what to look for when commissioning a repair.
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14 November 2022
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With energy efficiency more relevant than ever, variable speed drives have an important role to play in providing energy savings, says Marie Hammer
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08 September 2022
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As microprocessors continually get smaller, manufacturing becomes more accurate, working on the nanometer scale which is highly intolerant to disruption. To create the environment needed to facilitate precision manufacturing, it is essential to control vibration, temperature, humidity and particulates, says Adam Fox, director at Mason UK
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23 August 2022
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Simple, standard applications are well served by AC induction motors. In this global chip shortage, the appeal of a chip-less motor with high IP ratings and low lead times has never been more apparent, says Paul Jepson
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31 January 2022
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Mathis Menzel discusses how different test methods for large electric motors and drive systems can contribute to efficient commissioning and operation.
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23 November 2021
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Livestock farmers have to meet the challenges of operating a sustainable business while ensuring animal welfare
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27 January 2021
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As the use of premium efficiency (IE3) motors has increased, due in part to strengthened regulation, the question of maintaining motor efficiency after a rewind process has reappeared. Karl Metcalfe looks at the latest report and the procedures that were used to support these findings
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27 July 2018
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Variable speed drives (VSDs) are renowned for being reliable and robust devices. If properly and regularly maintained there is no reason why a VSD will not function for 20+ years. Yet the replacement VSD market is growing at some 40% per annum. Andy Preston, UK Drives Product Manager, ABB, suggests a reason
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