3 February 2026 As copper prices hit record highs, engineers are reassessing whether aluminium is now a more attractive option for some winding applications. Steve Hughes, managing director… Read More
28 January 2026 Researchers in Germany say they have slashed the cost of manufacturing electric motors by cutting the cost of the tooling needed to twist flat copper… Read More
15 September 2025 German researchers have embarked on a three-year project to develop concepts for the design of sustainable rotors for electric motors. The “Kreisläufer” project brings… Read More
3 January 2023 ABB has formed a strategic co-operation with Boliden, a Swedish mining and smelting company, to use low-carbon footprint copper in high-efficiency electric motors. The aim… Read More
24 March 2022 The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is likely to push up prices of electric motors and variable-speed drives, according to the analyst, Interact Analysis. Russia… Read More
18 August 2021 Two US companies have developed a new way of producing copper windings for motors using 3D printing that, they say, eliminates many of the limitations… Read More
20 October 2020 US researchers have developed a process that, they say, can boost the conductivity of copper wire by about 5%, thus either improving the efficiencies of… Read More
28 September 2020 US scientists have created a composite material that, they say, can boost the electrical current capacity of copper wires by 14%, while improving their mechanical… Read More
22 November 2019 Volkswagen has revealed details of the electric motor technology it has developed to drive its new generation of all-electric vehicles, starting with the ID.3 vehicle… Read More
17 September 2015 A series of tests, funded by the Copper Development Association (CDA), comparing the efficiencies of a copper-rotor motor (CRM) with three permanent magnet (PM) motors,… Read More
