15 April 2025 A US motor developer called Conifer has raised $20m in seed funding to commercialise its “magnet-agnostic” axial-flux motor and powertrain technologies, including a proprietary… Read More
14 April 2025 The Brazilian motor-maker WEG has announced plans to expand its capacity to produce low-voltage motors in Italy. It is investing around €4m in a… Read More
3 April 2025 A UK consortium has developed a prototype rare-earth-free synchronous reluctance motor which uses aluminium hairpin windings instead of copper, resulting in a robust, low-cost and… Read More
1 April 2025 Rockwell Automation has launched an electronic motor starter that, it says, will redefine motor controls, simplify panel wiring and cut component and engineering complexities,… Read More
20 March 2025 Mercedes-Benz has started to trial the use of humanoid robots in manufacturing roles, with an initial focus on repetitive intralogistics tasks. It is conducting… Read More
19 March 2025 Schneider Electric has launched a contactor that, it says, will revolutionise motor management, setting new standards for energy efficiency, reliability and operational simplicity. The… Read More
19 March 2025 The US engineering manufacturer ITT has entered the industrial motors market with a first-of-its-kind smart, variable-speed motor with a patented AC-to-AC converter technology that… Read More
17 March 2025 Nidec Instruments has announced a new range of high-accuracy AC servomotors with battery-free magnetic absolute encoders, as well as other enhancements including higher peak… Read More
6 March 2025 A UK manufacturer of sustainable, rare-earth-free electric motors, has unveiled a second generation of its motor technology, with stronger performance and higher efficiency. The HDRM300C… Read More
26 February 2025 A system for testing high-performance electrical and rotating machinery – the first of its kind in the UK – is being installed at the University… Read More
