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
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Free guide helps motor users to cut lifetime costs
6 July 2023 The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has published a free guide to help industrial motor users to calculate the total cost of ownership… Read More
LV drive price rises look set to continue as sales hit $14.2bn
13 January 2023 Global semiconductor shortages continued to place strains on the low-voltage variable-speed drives market during 2022, affecting sales and pushing up prices of power modules to… Read More
UK manufacturers see energy prices as threat to existence
5 September 2022 Nearly six out of ten UK manufacturers (58%) now fear that soaring energy prices are threatening their businesses – up from 8% just four months… Read More
Motor prices soared by 14% in 2021 – and could rise further
3 February 2022 UPDATED: The average global price of low-voltage AC motors soared by 14% during 2021, compared to 2020 levels, and could rise by a further 8.5%… Read More
EMEA drives sales fell by 17.8% in 2020, but global sales rebound
28 October 2021 Global sales of low-voltage AC drives fell by about 8.9% during 2020, with the EMEA region being hit hardest with sales plummeting by 17.8%, according… Read More
Schneider denies that it is looking to buy Rockwell
24 October 2016 UPDATED: Schneider Electric has denied a suggestion by a US financial analyst that it is looking to buy Rockwell Automation in a deal that could… Read More
Microcontroller will offer safety functions for the same price
7 October 2014 At next month’s SPS IPC Drives show in Germany, Siemens will be unveiling significant additions to its Simatic family of industrial controls, including failsafe versions… Read More
Fixed-price service will repair VSDs, whatever their state
1 July 2014 Schneider Electric has introduced a fixed-price repair service for variable speed drives (VSDs) in the UK, offering users a choice of standard, express or “no… Read More
Advanced HMIs drive the terminal market towards $3bn
16 June 2014 The global market for industrial operator terminals was worth $2.32bn in 2013, and will rise to around $3.16bn by 2018, according to a new report… Read More
