Engineering and plant managers in regions where the main power supply is 575 to 600 V can now harness the performance benefits of Mitsubishi Electric’s inverter technology with the introduction of the A860 Series variable frequency drive (VFD). A 600-V version of the proven A800 Series all-in-one VFD, the new A860 Series inverter combines traditional […]
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Arduinos and cheap controllers meet high-performance motion
It’s happening — Arduinos are finding use in high-performance motion applications … even those with industrial-grade motion controls. Recently, I got the chance to sit down and talk with Abe Amirana, director at Teknic Inc., and Teknic’s Brendan Flosenzier, applications engineer, about the evolution of Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, and other low-cost microcontrollers and minicomputers now finding use in industrial […]
Advanced functions move to cost-effective PLCs
Now a family of new controllers — the iQ-F Series compact controllers from Mitsubishi Electric Automation — gives engineers a compact and affordable design option. Based on Mitsubishi Electric’s FX Series, they deliver the same control capabilities as their predecessors … but the controllers have new functionalities for even better performance and user experience. More specifically, the controllers offer synchronized motion control, data logging, and […]
New trends in electric motors: Efficiency, power density, torque
If there’s one trend that’s prevalent in motors of all kinds, it’s the theme of increasing performance, more specifically a trio of highers: higher efficiency, higher power density and higher torque density. These are incremental improvements in motor performance that are at least partly driven by the Department of Energy (DOE) energy efficiency requirements, said […]
Problems VFDs cause and cable types that help solve them
Any machine that uses a VFD is subject to the effects of the drive’s chopped dc square-wave output signals. Here we explain how those signals affect and interact with motors and surrounding equipment, and how cables can help protect many components against the signals’ more detrimental properties. Variable frequency drives (VFDs) run myriad machines—including industrial […]
Resolver Option Module for Allen-Bradley PowerFlex® 750
Advanced Micro Controls Inc. (AMCI), announces the release of their resolver feedback option module for Allen-Bradley PowerFlex® 750-Series AC drives. The RD750 resolver feedback card is designed using Rockwell Automation technology, plugs into PowerFlex 750 drives like factory I/O, and is easily programmed using Rockwell Automation software. The RD750 option is ideal for users who […]
ABB-Baldor Demos VFD Set-Up in Motion Industries MiHow2 Video
Motion Industries has added a new video on the topic of VFDs to their “MiHow2” channel, the product/application solutions series. The instructive video series’ goal is to share practical industrial applications that viewers can adapt in their own facilities. The featured Motion Industries key supplier in the latest video release, entitled, “Variable Frequency Drive Set-up […]
CES Group to Offer NovaTorque Motors in FANWALL Systems
CES Group, LLC has selected NovaTorque Inc. as a premier motor supplier for CES’ innovative FANWALL® systems. The two companies recently signed a multi-year supply agreement. Driven by variable frequency drives, NovaTorque PremiumPlus+™ ECPM motors boast motor-only rated point efficiencies far exceeding the levels achieved with induction motors. Additionally, unlike induction motors, NovaTorque’s PremiumPlus+ ECPM […]
NovaTorque’s Gen2.0 PremiumPlus+™ Motors
NovaTorque Inc.’s family of Gen2.0 PremiumPlus+™ Electronically Commutated Permanent Magnet (ECPM) motors will be available in high speed 3hp and 5hp 2400 rpm (maximum speed 3600 rpm) models. Also available in 3hp and 5hp 1800 rpm models (maximum speed 2700 rpm), NovaTorque motors utilize low-cost ferrite magnets in an innovative flux-focusing design to deliver the […]
NovaTorque Introduces 2 and 3 HP Premium Plus+ Motors
Sunnyvale, Cal. – NovaTorque, Inc. has released the 2 and 3 HP @ 1800 RPM motors of the company’s line of Premium Plus+ high efficiency electric motors. These motors offer higher efficiency and smaller size at a price competitive to current NEMA Premium induction motors. The motors are available direct from NovaTorque either as a […]
