Soft starters and variable frequency drives are used to limit start-up currents and high torque in electric motors, which helps extend the life of the motor and its drive components.
Plastic plays a practical, often life-enhancing, role in our lives. Lightweight, durable and easy to work with, like many resins today, it could be moulded into an infinite number of shapes.
Getting the best performance out of a product can often rest on the very first step of the manufacturing process: selecting the right material.
Last month, I spoke with the Control Techniques (CT) to learn how its Newtown factory in Wales was up and running with social distancing measures in place.
Japanese manufacturer Kyushu Sekisui Heim claims to be one of the oldest established manufacturers of new homes using the ‘Unit Construction’ method in Japan, a process by which thousands of housing units of different designs and layouts are made using a modular system.