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How do you like your motors: ac vs. dc?
Tobey Strauch
Motor applications dictate power and drive selection
Drives
Quiz: Should you choose a motor starter or VFD?
Should you upgrade to a variable-frequency drive or stick with a motor starter?
Drives
Motor starters vs. VFDs: find the right fit for motor control
Anna Townshend
When to upgrade to variable-frequency drives and when to stick with starters
Drives
How to engineer a smarter drive selection process for motorized equipment
Tobey Strauch
Consider application requirements, environment, safety, control and communication, as well as machine maintenance after installation
PLCs/PACs
Step-by-step commissioning for machines with PLCs and HMI
Jeremy Pollard
Consider power, programmable logic controllers, software, I/O connections, network switches, variable-frequency drives, field wiring and safety systems
Drives
What benefits do VFDs provide for manufacturers?
Besides reducing energy costs, what can variable frequency drives do for you?
Drives
What can VFDs do besides reduce energy costs?
Jeremy Pollard
How to achieve speed control with motors and drives
Drives
How variable frequency drives enhance energy efficiency
Modular VFDs offer additional benefits in automated systems, such as payoff and tension reels
Drives
Rockwell Automation’s machinery advancements
How advanced automation and scalable designs empower controls engineers to address global challenges, from energy sustainability to water purification
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Decarbonization through electrification drives technology acquisition
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Dayco’s North America facility achieves Ford Q1 certification
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ABB opens new drives, motors testing laboratory
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Kollmorgen IC Ironcore DDL direct drive linear motor
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Next-Generation Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) Combines High Performance, Precision and Safety
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SEW-Eurodrive WES series stainless steel drives
SEW-EURODRIVE, Inc.
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ABB drive
ABB
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Do you know your variable-frequency drives?
How do VFDs compare to other drives? Test your knowledge with this quiz
Drives
Schneider Electric variable speed drive
Schneider Electric
Altivar Solar variable speed drive is compatible with a wide range of pumps and solar arrays. The Altivar Solar ATV320 drive is designed to be robust, simple to commission and...
Drives
IDEC motion assistance
IDEC
IDEC’s ez-Wheel Assist Wheel Drive (AWD) EW1A series provides electrical motion assistance for industrial manual material-handling equipment. The EW1A system ‘s main...
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9 questions to determine centralized vs. decentralized motion
Rick Rice
Should motion control remain in the cabinet or move onto the machine?
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