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In a continuously running pump or fan motor, one variable decides bearing life above all others: getting the right amount of the right grease to the bearing at the right interval. ... More Details

When buying a high-efficiency motor it is natural to focus on the efficiency class on the nameplate (IE3, IE4, IE5); however another critical property that determines whether the m... More Details

When an electric motor is mounted vertically, with the shaft pointing down (V1 mounting) and in the open air, the most vulnerable point of the motor becomes the fan cowl sitting at... More Details

The IE5 synchronous reluctance motor sits at the summit of the ultra premium efficiency class; but the invisible hero that preserves this efficiency for years is often overlooked: ... More Details

When you bring an IE4 super premium efficient motor into a plant, there is a detail as critical as efficiency yet often overlooked: how you connect the cable to the terminal box. W... More Details

For a cast iron framed motor working outdoors, in front of a cold store, or in a high-humidity plant, the quietest enemy is not the rain outside; it is the water that condenses ins... More Details

In large-capacity crushers and mills, the drive power required can reach levels that push the practical limits of a single motor. In such cases there are two common approaches: eit... More Details

As IE3 efficient motors move up to larger powers, the high starting current that appears during direct-on-line (DOL) starting becomes a problem. While the classic methods of reduci... More Details

The vast majority of asynchronous motors run with a squirrel-cage (short-circuited bar) rotor; this rotor, in which aluminium or copper bars are joined by short-circuit rings, is a... More Details

A 710 kW class electric motor sits far above the powers most industrial plants are used to, in the ultra-large-power region. A motor of this size is no longer ordered like a standa... More Details

In pump, fan and blower drives a large share of the noise a motor radiates comes from a single, often overlooked component: the cooling fan behind the motor and the fan cowl that c... More Details

In small workshops, agricultural irrigation points and many domestic applications where a three-phase grid is not available, the power source is single phase. The single-phase moto... More Details

Electric motors run not only in the horizontal (foot-mounted, IM B3) position; they can work in many different positions such as shaft up, shaft down or wall-mounted. But the mount... More Details

IE5 synchronous reluctance motors always run with a frequency drive (VFD), because the synchronous reluctance rotor cannot start directly from the grid. The voltage at the drive ou... More Details

In high-power IE4 motors, the inrush current drawn during direct-on-line (DOL) starting can reach 6 to 8 times the rated current. This high momentary current causes voltage dips on... More Details

In heavy belt-and-pulley drives, the radial load reaching the drive end (DE) of the shaft can push a standard deep-groove ball bearing beyond its rating. In large fans, crushers, r... More Details

In a crusher plant, material is most often carried from the crushers to the screen and stockpile by inclined belt conveyors. These belts can be hundreds of metres long and climb a... More Details

When you want to bolt an IE3 motor to a pump, a gearbox or a machine, the success of the installation is decided as much by the flange type and dimensions as by the construction t... More Details

You don't want a conveyor belt to spill its load when it stops, a crane load to drift downward while suspended in the air, or an automatic door to coast freely as it closes. This ... More Details

The speed of an electric motor is directly determined by the number of poles, and this simple relationship plays a key role in solving many of the drive problems encountered in ind... More Details