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What Do IE5 Ultra-Premium Efficiency Motors Offer?
Efficiency in electric motors is a continuously advancing field. After the efficiency classes that climbed from IE1 to IE4, the highest step of all now arrives: the IE5 ultra-premi... More Details
Mehmet Yılmaz
Chief Editor
Mehmet Yılmaz is the chief editor of the DRG Motor content team. For 3 years he has been producing content on industrial electric motors, focusing on IE3, IE4 and IE5 efficiency classes and energy-efficiency regulations. He oversees the accuracy and editorial quality of the published technical content.
Mehmet Yılmaz — Articles
Why Is Energy Monitoring Important in Electric Motors?
In most facilities, electric motors are the single largest item of total energy consumption; in industry this share can rise to as much as 60-70 percent. Yet how much energy these ... More Details
Electric Motor Selection for Mills and Grinding Plants
Mills and grinding plants are used to reduce and pulverize a huge range of materials, from grain to cement and from ore to spices. Inside these plants, the material is crushed betw... More Details
Electric Motor Selection for Textile Machinery
The textile sector is a broad industry that runs on machines at many stages, from spinning yarn to weaving fabric and from dyeing to finishing. At the heart of each of these machin... More Details
How Do Ambient Temperature and Altitude Affect Motor Selection?
An electric motor's performance depends on its own characteristics and on the conditions of the environment in which it operates. Ambient temperature and altitude (height above sea... More Details
Where Are Two-Speed Electric Motors Used?
Most electric motors are designed to run at a single fixed speed. Some applications, however, require the motor to operate at two different speeds. One of the solutions that answer... More Details
Which IP Protection Class Should an Electric Motor Have?
Wherever an electric motor is going to operate, it must be protected against the dust, moisture and water of that environment. The level of this protection is defined by the IP pro... More Details
What Does Insulation Class Mean in Electric Motors?
How high a temperature an electric motor can withstand depends on the insulation of the windings inside it. The insulation class, shown on the motor nameplate with a letter such as... More Details
Electric Motor Selection for Cranes and Lifting Systems
Cranes and lifting systems are machines that raise and move heavy loads safely. They are used in a vast range of settings, from factories to ports and from construction sites to wa... More Details
Why Is Compatibility Between Motor and Gearbox Important?
In many industrial applications, an electric motor does not work on its own but together with a gearbox. A gearbox is a gear system that lowers the motor's speed to increase torque... More Details
Electric Motor Selection for Food and Beverage Plants
Food and beverage production plants are environments with special requirements such as hygiene, continuity and safety. In these plants, pumps, mixers, conveyors, filling lines and ... More Details
How to Reduce Noise and Vibration in Electric Motors?
The noise an electric motor makes and the vibration it produces directly affect both the comfort of the working environment and the health of the motor itself. Excessive noise is v... More Details