by alexvanrossum | Apr 16, 2020
Electric motors carry out essential marine tasks in offshore, coastal and inland marine environments. Oil platforms rely on pumps to drive the pumping rod, process recovered oil and transfer it to tankers. Tankers and other ships are equipped with pumps to expel bilge...
by Michael Hewson | Feb 5, 2020
An understanding of the harsh operating conditions and significant costs of downtime is the first step to reducing gearbox costs in the aggregate industry. Aggregate industry operations include mining, processing and conveying crushed stone, concrete, asphalt, gravel,...
by Michael Hewson | Nov 13, 2019
Figure 1. The vast majority of industrial motors will provide reliable service throughout the -20° C to 40° C temperature range. Source: WorldWide Electric Overheating is one of the most common ways to damage electronic and electrical machines. This is especially true...
by Michael Hewson | Nov 13, 2019
Figure 1. WorldWide Electric’s Explosion Proof motors meet both Class I and Class II hazardous location requirements. Electric motors have innumerable applications. The simple, efficient, reliable conversion from electric power to kinetic rotary output is invaluable...
by Michael Hewson | Oct 12, 2019
Variable frequency drives (VFDs) are solid-state electronic motor controllers that efficiently meet varying process requirements by adjusting the frequency and voltage of power supplied to an alternating current (AC) motor, enabling it to operate over a wide speed...
