Drives Motors Features

Industrial drives: what does the future hold?

Industrial drives: what does the future hold?

When Vacon's Stephen Takhar considers the future of industrial ac variable speed drives, he sees no radical changes on the horizon, but he does foresee numerous small but important developments.

Novel gearbox ensures reliability of motorised valves

Novel gearbox ensures reliability of motorised valves

When Van Erp International required a cost-effective and highly reliable motorised valve for its new water recycling treatment filtration system, the company turned to Rotalink to help it develop one.

Brushless motors take a dive for Hulltimo

Brushless motors take a dive for Hulltimo

The French company, Hulltimo, designs and manufactures novel hull maintenance equipment for the recreational boat owning market. Its two flagship products, the Hulltimo Pro and Hulltimo Smart are driven by brushless dc motors, supplied by another French company - Crouzet.

New for old: veteran drives get speedy swap-over

New for old: veteran drives get speedy swap-over

When Portland Dyeing Company of Leek, Staffordshire, needed to replace a couple of legacy drives, what at first appeared to be a potentially complex project was completed in just 24 hours, thanks to some nifty preparation work by the systems integrator.

The IE4 classification: whither the motor market?

The IE4 classification: whither the motor market?

Markus Kutney of Bauer Gear Motor talks to DPA publisher Andrew Quenault about the IE4 motor efficiency standard.

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