Direct on line Nema motors have 20% lower losses
2 April 2024 ABB has cut the losses in its proven Baldor-Reliance Nema induction motors by an average of 20% while maintaining the form, fit and function of… Read More
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2 April 2024 
Sprint wins Innovate UK funding to expand its AC regen range
25 March 2024 Sprint Electric, the UK drives developer, has won funding worth around £300,000 from Innovate UK to support the development of larger versions of its “groundbreaking”… Read More
Quartet of motion controls includes 100µs per axis model
27 February 2024 Elmo Motion Control, the Israeli controls manufacturer owned by Bosch Rexroth, unveiled several new ranges at the 2023 SPS exhibition in Germany including the first… Read More
Chinese automation giant pushes into Europe
27 February 2024 The Chinese automation giant Inovance is continuing to push into the European market and at SPS demonstrated a selection of its technologies including AC drives,… Read More
LV AC drives sales hit $14bn in 2023, but growth is slowing
6 February 2024 More than 20 million low-voltage AC drives, worth more than $14bn, were shipped globally during 2023 as the market continued to expand, new data from… Read More
LV AC motor sales likely to decline further in 2024
11 January 2024 Growth in the global market for low-voltage AC motors market slowed from 16.4% in 2022 to 4.2% in 2023, and will fall back even further… Read More
Motor-maker Parvalux opens new £30m HQ in Poole
2 January 2024 The UK motors and gearboxes manufacturer, Parvalux, has officially opened a new £30m headquarters building in Poole, Dorset, which brings together operations which were previously… Read More
Yaskawa moves UK HQ to EV hotspot in Sunderland
11 December 2023 Yaskawa, the Japanese manufacturer of drives, motion controls and robotics, is moving to a new 35,000ft2 (3,250m2) UK headquarters and manufacturing facility in Sunderland. The… Read More
Solid-state breakers could open up novel DC applications
27 November 2023 The use of DC (direct current) in industry promises new ways to simplify the integration of renewable energy and battery technologies, and to increase energy… Read More
AC/DC converters provide DC motor control and more
21 November 2023 WEG has launched a series of AC/DC converters that support a wide range of supply voltages and current ratings, catering for both two- and four-quadrant… Read More
