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...

Continuous “Hands Off” Insulation Resistance Testing of Critical Motors

For decades, plant personnel have performed insulation resistance tests with handheld megohmmeters to prevent motor failures that lead to costly unplanned shutdowns, penalties, and...

Third Generation Actuators Take Flight

Over 130 Rotork actuators have been installed at the new Beijing Daxing International Airport, Beijing’s second international airport. This builds on an existing relationship...

Turning Away from Tradition

Companies around the world have come to rely on screw conveyor drive systems for reliable drive solutions to meet the demands of transporting bulk...

Finding Reliability at High Altitude

By CHRIS BRAND, ABB The open-pit gold-silver mine project by the South African mining company Gold Fields is located in the Atacama Desert among the...

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...

Energy efficient in accordance with class IE5+

In many applications, metering ingredients in the pharmaceutical or food industry for example, pumps are required that not only can be precisely controlled in...

Highly Efficient Motor for Peristaltic Pumps

Forty percent of the world’s electricity generated today is used solely to power electric motors. In addition, over 40 percent of such electricity is...

The Genie Grants Your Wish for Lower Operating Costs

The demand to reduce operating costs and optimize building systems is higher than ever. Xylem Inc. and its Bell & Gossett brand released the...

Oil shear technology eliminates downtime

For a wide array of industrial applications, the scourge of downtime, whether due to unexpected breakdowns or routine maintenance, can mean significant differences in...