15 June 2017 ABB’s wireless motor-monitoring technology, originally announced at last year’s Hannover Fair, is now entering the commercial phase, allowing users of many LV motors (not just… Read More
15 June 2017 Rittal has developed a variable-speed system for chilling machine tool cooling liquids which, it says, marks “a huge leap in energy efficiency”, achieving energy savings… Read More
24 May 2017 Interroll, the Swiss specialist in products for internal logistics, claims to have developed the world’s most powerful synchronous drum motor for belt conveyor systems. The… Read More
11 May 2017 The German safety expert Pilz has developed an electrically-operated emergency-stop pushbutton which, it says, can save time and energy, and allow machines to be returned… Read More
5 January 2017 The US Department of Energy has announced nearly $25m of funding for 13 projects aimed at advancing technologies for high-efficiency electric motors. The Office of… Read More
4 January 2017 Schneider Electric has developed a drive system for servomotors that, it claims, could cut the need for space in control cabinets by up to 90%… Read More
30 November 2016 At last week’s SPS IPC Drives exhibition in Germany, ABB unveiled a new general-purpose variable-speed drive designed to optimise pump, fan and compressor operations, efficiently… Read More
1 November 2016 Global electricity consumption could be cut by around 7% by using more efficient electric motors and related systems, according to the Energy Research Centre of… Read More
14 October 2016 Electric motor manufacturers in North America and Europe are working together to develop efficiency standards for complete motor-driven systems, rather than focusing on motors in… Read More
2 August 2016 The German production equipment specialist Deprag has announced a new vibratory bowl feeder which, it claims, uses about 80% less energy then rival products and… Read More
