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Nine tips for using VSDs with submersible pumps
Aug 11, 2020 · 7.Automatic EMC shield Good installation sees the lowest impedance path on the shield connection to ground, which for submersible motors occurs automatically because the surrounding water acts as an EMC shield, equalising the electric potential of all metal elements.However, selection and installation of cabling and junction box earthing must reduce noise and interference with other equipment.
Integrated motor-drive is claimed to reach efficiencies up to “IE7”
Nov 12, 2024 · Lenze says that its integrated motor will operate with efficiencies up to the “IE7” level. At the SPS show in Germany, the automation supplier Lenze has unveiled an integrated motor-drive system which, it claims, achieves energy efficiency to IE5 and IE7 levels, and can cut motor losses by up to 60%. The system, which delivers 300% overload torque, combines Lenze’s m550/m650 permanent ...
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Doughnut motor could power everything from drones to robots
Nov 25, 2024 · Oruga is using the Donut Labs’ motors to power its all-terrain vehicles that combine the characteristics of a snowmobile and a motorcycle. A Finnish company has come up with a modular kit of parts that it says can be used to create almost any form of electrically powered transport, from drones and motorbikes to buses and boats, rapidly and at low cost.
Report suggests automation could transform UK manufacturing
Sep 2, 2024 · A new report from the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult predicts what the country’s manufacturing sector could look like in the future if it was built on a foundation of automation and robotics (A&R). The 2050 vision for automation and robotics in UK manufacturing report looks at the current state of A&R in the
MTE joins the French group, Entrelec - Drives&Controls
Sep 1, 2000 · MTE joins the French group, Entrelec The French controls and connectors group Entrelec has bought the British motor control specialist MTE for an undisclosed sum. The business has been renamed Entrelec MTE and will continue to run under the same management team from its base at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Entrelec`s existing UK operation, located in Shoreham-by-Sea
Touchscreen panel delivers insights into switchgear behaviour
Jan 8, 2025 · ABB’s Lite Panel Pro display brings the convenience of touchscreen operation to electrical distribution systems. ABB has launched a 12-inch display for control cabinets, which is both IEC and UL certified, and brings the convenience of touchscreen operation to intelligent main distribution boards. The Lite Panel Pro provides an overview of all of the devices installed in …
Smart Manufacturing Week 2025 - Drives&Controls
Oct 14, 2024 · More than 450 exhibitors and 13,500 visitors are expected at the two-day event that includes the Drives & Controls show, Smart Factory Expo, Maintec, the Air-Tech exhibition, Fluid Power & Systems and the Design+Engineering Expo. Running concurrently are the Manufacturing Digitalisation Summit, the Industrial Data and AI Summit, and the Automation & Robotics Accelerator Symposium.
ABB buys Siemens Gamesa’s power electronics business
Jan 6, 2025 · Gamesa Electric’s portfolio includes photovoltaic converter systems. ABB is buying Siemens Gamesa’s power electronics business in Spain to strengthen its position in the booming market for high-power renewable energy conversion technologies. The acquisition will expand ABB’s power conversion product and service offering to renewables OEMs and end-users, with new portfolio and engineering ...
Chinese automation giant enters European AC motors market
Nov 26, 2024 · Inovance says that its IE5 motors can be two to three frame sizes smaller than others with the same output. The Chinese automation giant Inovance has entered the European market for industrial AC motors with an IE5-efficiency motor that uses a hairpin technology adapted from the automotive sector. Inovance unveiled the motors at the recent SPS exhibition in Germany, along with several other ...