How PMAC Motors Are Often the Best Solution for Processing Applications

By Matt Hanson, Bison Gear and Engineering Selecting the right type of motor for your next machine build now includes a new option to consider....

The Future for Motor Control

ABB’s new AC drive portfolio introduces a new era in control panel design, featuring an intuitive, high contrast and high-resolution control display, enabling easy...

Say good-bye to brake wear

Force Control introduces the Magnashear® electric coupler brake which feature oil shear technology to provide precise stopping and repeatable positioning, in a compact footprint....

Bringing the “Baker Test” Up to Date

One of the largest independent engineering service providers in South East England, Mid Kent Electrical Engineering Group, has performed electric motor rewinds and overhauls...

Modal Testing of Pump Bearing Housings

By Cliff Knight, KnightHawk Engineering Pumps are subject to many sources of excitation. If you are lucky you can avoid some of them, but some...

Building on the Past to Create the Future

By Bryan Gehringer, NovaTech Utilities are facing an upcoming 2022 deadline from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to fully comply with an updated...

Challenges with Shaft Alignment in Chemical-Transfer Applications

While many chemical fluid-transfer operations may take place in harsh environmental conditions, the pumps and systems used to facilitate product transfer are in actuality...

Maximum Results from Mini Drive

Equipment manufacturers seeking to give induction motors a selectable scalar (V/F) or voltage vector control (VVW) now have a new solution at their fingertips....

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,...

To Succeed, Control Your Speed

By Mark Harshman, Siemens Medium voltage variable frequency drives (VFDs) are often the best choice to capitalize on opportunities to significantly reduce the operating and...