Emerging Technology, Industrial Technology, Markets & Business, Motors & Drives
Electric Lawnmowers are Changing the Landscape
Brian McCowan, Zondits staff, 1/14/22 Electrification – More than Heat Pumps and Automobiles News regarding the transition to electric end uses and the associated reliance on renewable energy typically focuses on automobiles and heat pumps. As the Zondits articles on electric backhoes illustrates, many additional opportunities exist for adopting the use of rechargeable electric equipment. […]
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Industrial Technology, Markets & Business, Markets & Trends, Motors & Drives
Electric Chainsaws Tearing Up the Market
Mark D’Antonio, Zondits Staff, 1/13/22 Next up in the Zondits series on residential outdoor equipment is the chainsaw. If you have had the experience of clearing debris from a bad storm, you know how indispensable a chainsaw can be. But conventional gas-powered chainsaws are notoriously loud and seriously polluting. Who can ignore that din of […]
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Industrial Technology, Motors & Drives
New Ultra-Efficient Motor System on the Market
Franklin Electric Offers MagForce Permanent Magnet Motor System nationaldriller.com, February 16, 2018 Franklin Electric now offers the 6-inch MagForce Permanent Magnet Motor System as an ultra-efficient, high-performance alternative to a standard induction motor and control. Users can benefit from electrical cost savings via a motor efficiency improvement of 10-12 percent. The MagForce Permanent Magnet Motor System features […]
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Industrial Technology, Motors & Drives
Motor Manufacturers Seek Additional Time to Comply With Energy Norms
Motor makers seek time to meet energy norms No suitable raw material, infra in place, say manufacturers thehundu.com, December 2, 2017 Manufacturers of electric motors have sought additional time to comply with the energy efficiency norms stipulated by the government earlier this year. According to them, the appropriate raw materials should be available in adequate […]
BIS certification, electric motors, energy norms, motors, SME motors
Industrial Technology, Motors & Drives
Bannister Urges for OEMs to Build With Future Energy Efficiency Requirements Now
Motor efficiency: aiming high Control Engineering Europe, October 30, 2017 Brian Bannister argues that it is better for OEMs to build in compliance to electric motor energy efficiency requirements now, to avoid the need for future product redesigns, and to provide customers with immediate energy saving benefits. New European statutory efficiency requirements for electric motors, which […]
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Industrial Technology, Motors & Drives
A Rundown on EC, DC, and AC Motors
What’s the Difference between AC, DC, and EC Motors? Machine Design, August 24, 2017 For motor applications, engineers have several options at their disposal. Typically, engineers can choose between direct-current (DC) or alternating-current (AC) motors. Machine Design has covered the difference between basic types of motors in the past. For motor applications, engineers have several options at their disposal. […]
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Industrial Technology, Motors & Drives
Carestream Colorado Reduces Energy Consumption by 21% and Wins Award
Carestream Manufacturing Plant Reduces Energy Consumption by 21% in 5 Years Energy Manager Today, August 2, 2017 Carestream, a provider of dental and medical imaging systems and IT solutions, has reduced energy consumption by 21% during the past five years at its Windsor, Colorado, manufacturing plant. In the past two years alone, Carestream Colorado has […]
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Industrial Technology, Motors & Drives
World Record Set for Electric Motor Efficiency
Almost 100 per cent energy efficiency with synchronous motor Process & Control Engineering, July 9, 2017 Tests carried out on a 44 megawatt 6-pole synchronous ABB motor shortly before delivery showed an efficiency 0.25 percent greater than the 98.8 percent stipulated in the contract, resulting in the world record for electric motor efficiency. This efficiency improvement […]
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Emerging Technology, Industrial Technology, Motors & Drives
Heliex Power Launches 3 Products to Boost Industrial Efficiency
Reinventing steam with three new technologies Eureka!, May 8, 2017 Heliex Power, the East Kilbride-based energy company, has launched three products to help a variety of industries maximise their energy efficiency, by building on its existing unique steam technology. The company, working with City, University of London, discovered a way of harnessing ‘wet’ steam – […]
Heliex Power, high-efficiency compressor, motor efficiency, steam expander, steam technology
Emerging Technology, Industrial Technology, Motors & Drives
New Delta T Chiller Heralded as Most Efficient on the Market
Chiller Sets New Benchmarks For Energy Efficiency, Tight Control Plastics Technology, April 24, 2017 Here are more details on what is heralded as “the most efficient industrial process chiller on the market,” first discussed briefly in last month’s Keeping Up section. Jochen Naujokat, president of Delta T Systems, Richfield, Wis., and Rick Holzhauer, the firm’s chief mechanical […]
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