A small but very important change is happening in the world of drives, and it points the way ahead for a vast number of applications over the next twenty years, as Jonathan Smith reveals.
Inverter drives: have they changed much over the past 20 years? Parker’s David Blood and Grant Shoebridge discuss developments and make their predictions for drive technology.
Integration has come a long way, says Omron’s Robert Brooks. Looking back at the integration debate we engaged in 20 years ago, he considers how much more we can do today.
Does using the highest efficiency motor that money can buy together with an inverter really give you the lowest running costs? Andrew Stephenson takes a closer look at the practicalities.
How energy efficient can the drive itself become? With premium drive efficiencies already approaching 98 percent, Matt Handley asks: what more can be done to improve upon this?