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The drive to design the public transport of the future

The drive to design the public transport of the future

Ordering a taxi or an Uber via your smartphone is a relatively simple task, but calling a train to you whenever you need it is surely impossible? A project being undertaken by the OWL University of Applied Sciences and the Landeseisenbahn Lippe e.V. Association aims to demonstrate that this is, in fact, not as unlikely as it seems...

Solar pump sustainability: Don’t ‘wine’ about it!

Solar pump sustainability: Don’t ‘wine’ about it!

In arid countries, such as Spain and Turkey, Control Techniques’ solar pump solutions have enabled areas with either no or limited grid power supplies to benefit from flow control applications.

Circularity in action: Designing a sustainable low-voltage motor

Circularity in action: Designing a sustainable low-voltage motor

Santanu Singha, R&D Sustainability Manager, and Ghanshyam Shrestha, R&D Technology Manager at ABB’s IEC LV Motor Division, highlight the tangible actions that ABB is taking to meet its circularity goals, such as its recent collaboration with partners to create a sustainable low-voltage motor.

Can active control help tiltrotor aircraft fly faster?

Can active control help tiltrotor aircraft fly faster?

Although concepts began in the 1940s, vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is envisioned for the future. While models like the V-22 Osprey and the AW609 are in operation today, forecasts predict that electric VTOL aircraft will be operating in our skies within 10 years, as taxis and delivery vehicles.

How to ensure you get a good quality motor repair

How to ensure you get a good quality motor repair

With growing financial and supply chain pressures, repairing a motor is an increasingly viable alternative to replacement. But for a repaired motor to perform as well as – or even better than – when it was new, it is essential that you get a quality repair. Karl Metcalfe, Technical Support at the Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT), explains what to look for when commissioning a repair.

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