Since over 80 percent of electrical maintenance testing involves evaluating insulation integrity, Insulation Resistance Testing (IR) is a very important test. This is because...

Vibration in rotating machinery is a leading cause of premature failure, costly downtime, and safety hazards. For operators of vertical motors, one of the...

Gas turbines are one of the most common methods to provide power for oil-and-gas downstream, processing, and myriad other industry operations, which makes them...

Read part 1 here. In part one of this series, we discussed some of the many factors that can improve return-on-investment (ROI) time, increase sustainability,...

In keeping with their commitment to centralize and streamline industrial automation and control, Unitronics is announcing a new VFD line. Unitronics, the leading experts in...

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....

A new digital service from ABB is enabling industrial operators to maximize energy efficiency and boost sustainability by identifying motor-driven equipment in their facilities with...

Miss part 2? Read it here. Over the first two parts of this series, we have illustrated how combined cycle power producer, or CCPP, operating...

By Matt Laufik, Electro Static Technology Pumps and pumping systems account for 25 percent of the energy consumed by electric motors in the United States....

As we saw in part 1 of this series, bearings, gears, rollers, and other precision components can experience excessive wear in applications with metal-to-metal...