IE5 reluctance motors add liquid-cooled and hazardous area types
21 November 2022 ABB has expanded its SynRM family of synchronous reluctance motors with two new models – one with liquid cooling, the other for hazardous areas –… Read More
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New-generation servodrives control up to three axes
23 October 2020 The Austrian automation manufacturer Sigmatek has announced a new generation of compact multi-axis servodrives said to combine good performance with flexibility. The modular Dias MDD… Read More
CT’s biggest-ever drive is ‘the lightest on the market’
22 October 2020 Control Techniques has launched is biggest-ever drive – a 500kW frame 12 design that it claims is the lightest high-powered drive of its kind, and… Read More
Water-cooled motors deliver 40% more power than TEFC
30 June 2020 ABB has announced a pair of water-cooled motors that, it says, will deliver an average of 40% more power than fan-cooled designs. The constant cooling… Read More
Nema hazardous area motors ‘deliver 15% more power’
22 August 2019 ABB has announced a range of large Nema-frame AC motors for hazardous area applications which, it says, deliver an average of 15% more power than… Read More
Siemens’ smallest-ever drive is 68mm wide
15 April 2016 Siemens has announced its smallest-ever frequency converter – a 68mm-wide and 142mm-high device for ratings up to 0.75kW. The latest addition to the Sinamics V20… Read More
Atex-compliant geared motors handle harsh conditions
16 September 2015 The Brazilian motor-maker WEG has launched a range of Atex-compliant geared motors which combine its high-efficiency W22X motors with gearboxes from its Austrian subsidiary, Watt… Read More
Wimes motors are designed for the UK water industry
8 April 2015 ABB has announced a range of low-voltage motors designed specifically to comply with the latest version of the UK water industry’s Wimes (Water Industry Mechanical… Read More
‘Groundbreaking’ HV motors make a Hannover debut
6 April 2014 At this week’s Hannover Fair, ABB has launched a new generation of “groundbreaking” high-voltage, rib-cooled motors that combine compact dimensions, high power densities, high reliability… Read More
Electrical cylinder ‘combines the best of hydraulics and electronics’
7 October 2013 Parker Hannifin has announced an “electro thrust cylinder” which, it says, combines the advantages of hydraulics and electronics, and can deliver thrust forces of up… Read More
