A Virtual Reality November 29, 2016 No Comments Two weeks ago I was invited to speak at Infolytica’s Engage 2016 conference (infolyticaengage.com). The company makes tools for f...Read More
Factoring In the Power Factor October 10, 2016 No Comments Recently our customers have indicated a great concern over power factors when starting new development projects for higher-efficiency motors. Wh...Read More
Custom or Off-the-Shelf? August 25, 2016 No Comments Today I want to follow up on a discussion of an often debated topic: do you want a custom motor or should you buy a standard (stock) moto...Read More
Are We Open to Change? July 25, 2016 No Comments This post will be a little different than normal as it does not address a specific technical issue but rather the industry’s “state of mi...Read More
The Driving Force June 3, 2016 No Comments In “the good old days” we simply connected a motor to the power lines and that created motion — but those days are disappearing fast. Almost all mo...Read More
The Reluctance Force We Are Reluctant to Use May 6, 2016 No Comments Almost daily I’m asked about the switched reluctance motor (SRM) — a motor that was invented more than 100 years ago. But only in the 1980s did it ...Read More
You Need an Electric Motor for Your Application — Which One Do You Choose? April 12, 2016 No Comments Often I get asked the generic question — “Which motor should I use?” But the answer is not quick or easy. The proper choice of the motor may ...Read More