8 September 2026 Many air-handling units (AHUs) in UK hospitals were adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic to increase ventilation rates and to maximise air changes. In some cases… Read More
4 August 2026 Current monitoring has limitations when protecting three-phase motors. An alternative approach using the motor itself as a sensor can detect faults that current monitors cannot,… Read More
26 May 2026 Cavitation is a troublesome issue in pumping systems, and can seriously affect performance and lifespan. However, modern drives can detect and prevent the phenomenon without… Read More
23 April 2026 Pressure transients cost the UK’s water sector millions of pounds every year. Nick Brown, managing director of the Scottish business Electronic Drives & Controls… Read More
31 March 2025 A four-in-one handheld digital tool that measures water pressure, flow, temperature and hardness, has won the product of the year category in the 2025 Pump… Read More
11 February 2025 Infinitum, the US manufacturer of air-core electric motors, has unveiled a heavy-duty motor with a built in variable-speed drive (VSD) for demanding HVAC fan… Read More
7 November 2024 ABB is buying Aurora Motors, the US-headquartered supplier of vertical pump motors, which has an engineering operation in Shanghai, China, and customers in 30… Read More
13 June 2024 ABB has announced what it describes as the world’s first speed-controlled medium-voltage motor, claiming that it represents “a new way of converting electricity into motion”. Read More
1 April 2024 When pumps are slowed down, they can benefit from efficiency improvements. In the water industry, pumping slower for longer can unlock significant energy savings, as… Read More
28 July 2023 A US company that has developed a technology that uses PCBs (printed circuit boards) to create electric motor stators, has joined forces with a pump-maker… Read More
