The way we control the speed of fan motors or pump motors has tremendously changed in the past two decades with the introduction of variable-frequency drives (VFDs), aka variable-frequency controllers ...

Electric motors consume almost half of the electricity produced worldwide. They, in fact, provide the necessary driving force for much of today’s equipment. Motors, pumps, and fans are present in an ...

Seepex says operators can ensure optimal metering performance by focusing on repeatability and advanced drive and control ...

Because peristaltic pumps can deliver a wide range of fluids, these pumps can be used in several industries. One example, according to Dave Beckstoffer, business development manager at Portescap, is ...

TIDA-00447 is a 24V, dual Brushless DC (BLDC) motor drive reference design to be used in dishwashers to drive water circulation pump and drain pump. The circulation pump and the drain pump drive ...

Watson-Marlow Pumps Group is introducing DriveSure, a new panel-mount brushless-dc gearmotor with integrated speed controller. It features a series of gearboxes and mates to many of the company’s pump ...

Liquid-handling systems often use peristaltic pumps to perform critical operations. Examples of applications and the functions performed by peristaltic pumps include: An important advantage of ...

Whereas Part 1 of this three-part installment covered connections to and power sources for fire pumps (August 2024), and Part 2 dealt with disconnecting means, overcurrent protection, and transformers ...

The shift from 12-V supply rails to 48-V power systems is pushing power levels under the hood to new highs. But it opens the ...

Danfoss Power Solutions has released its most advanced Vickers by Danfoss medium-pressure axial piston pump, engineered to ...

In the first installment of this three-part series of articles, featured in the August 2024 print issue and online, we discussed fire pump requirements along with Code-related references in the ...