Proactive Motor Testing Protects Ethanol Plant
Ethanol has been a clean-burning fuel used in the United States since the 1850s. Ford’s Model T automobile was designed to run on ethanol,...
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...
Drive-based Functional Safety
Functional safety can be easily achieved with safety devices that are, themselves, already certified to the most relevant functional safety standards. ABB drives include...
Carbon Brush Redesign Solves Commutation Problem
Though DC motors may not be the latest state-of-the-art in technology, many railway and transit operators will trust in its reliability for many years...
Integral Squeeze Film Damper Reduces Vibrations, Increases Production
The Dow Chemical Company operation in Deer Park, Texas, creates specialty chemicals for paint, detergent, floor care, adhesives and sealants, automotive coatings, acrylic plastics,...
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...
North American Refiners Find Success with New Drive Offering
By David Pell, Voith Turbo North America
A petroleum refiner in the Southern United States placed two orders for Voith’s new VoreconNX variable speed drive and...
Vibration monitoring that anyone can afford: Part 2 of 2
see Part 1 here
In last month’s installment of this series, we discussed how vibration monitoring is an affordable and reliable component for almost any...
Cutting-edge Technology for Electrical Motor and Transmission Assembly
As a global leader in the development of advanced systems and products for the industrial automation sector, Comau has signed a multi-year partnership with...
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...









