Motor Search Made Easy
Many search tools in the electric motor industry only allow you to choose search parameters from a drop-down menu. The problem with this method...
System Optimization vs. Component Optimization
Does it really make sense to increase the efficiency of your pump and motor without addressing the downstream components? What is the value (payback)...
Supporting Arc Flash Safety
By George Roscoe, Siemens
An arc-flash event—a fiery explosion that can result from short circuits in electrical distribution equipment—is one that facility managers shudder to...
Ferryboat Travels into the Future with Danfoss VLT Drives
Carrying people and goods across rivers by ferryboat is a two-century old form of transportation that existed long before modern bridges. But for Clackamas...
Achieving the Paris Agreement
It is estimated that by 2050, the global population will rise to 9.7 billion, from 7.7 billion in 2019. The global economy is expected...
The world’s largest untapped resource: excess heat: Part 1 of 3
Among experts there is increasing consensus that spiking energy prices are likely to linger on for the next few years, at least. While the...
Journey through Continuous Improvement
Bradleys, a service center that specializes in electric motor repair and testing, is about to mark its 95th anniversary as a family-owned and operated...
Exceeding NEMA Premium Efficiency Standards
When it comes to power, whether it’s the oil and gas market, petrochemicals, grain or rock product, food and beverage, or near countless other...
Motor Decisions Matter – Don’t Be An Energy Dinosaur
Plant managers, who may be deterred by the initial cost of variable frequency drives (VFD), may find a new fact sheet released by Motor...
Protecting Critical Pump Motors with Automatic Notification
By Jeff Elliott
Although municipal and industrial process engineers have streamlined the monitoring and control of critical equipment through SCADA systems and other means of...









