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Cooling towers are critical equipment used to cool water in industrial plants, power stations and large air-conditioning systems. The cooling function of these towers depends on th... More Details

Not every electric motor runs continuously; some are used seasonally, some are kept on standby as spares, and others are stored in a warehouse. Yet leaving a motor idle for a long ... More Details

Ideally, the voltage and current in an electrical supply take the form of a smooth sine wave. Today, however, many electronic devices and drives distort this clean wave, creating u... More Details

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An electric motor can never convert all of the energy it draws from the grid into mechanical movement; a portion of that energy inevitably appears as loss. These losses define the ... More Details

When an electric motor is switched on directly, it draws a current far above its normal running level and a sudden mechanical jolt occurs. This abrupt start strains the motor, the ... More Details

One of the most frequent threats an electric motor faces is overload. When a motor runs above its capacity, it draws excessive current, heats up and over time can burn out. Overloa... More Details

Some industrial environments carry a risk of explosion because of the flammable gas, vapour or dust they contain. Petrochemical plants, refineries, paint factories, flour and sugar... More Details

There is more than one way to connect an electric motor to the equipment it drives, and this is called the mounting type. Foot, flange or combined mounting options determine how th... More Details