Tag: <span>VFDs</span>
Figure 2: Modernization solutions include direct replacement, hard bus retrofill or cradle-in-cradle retrofill. Courtesy: ABB Inc.
Arc Flash & Electrical Safety October 28, 2024

Plant Engineering top 5: October 21-27, 2024

Top articles on Plant Engineering this week covered topics including switchgear, fluid system maintenance and safety for VFDs

By Anna Steingruber
Motors & Drives August 1, 2024

Plant Engineering most-viewed content, July 2024

Read the best content in July 2024 including: VFD maintenance, manufacturing expansion, NFPA 70E-2024 updates and more.

By Chris Vavra
ThermOmegaTech’s manufacturing facility expansion in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, incorporates manufacturing, R&D, and office space. Courtesy: ThermOmegaTech
Workforce Development July 22, 2024

Top 5 Plant Engineering content: July 15-21, 2024

Top 5 Plant Engineering content over the past week covered manufacturing expansion, VFD maintenance, Industry 5.0 transition and more. Miss something? You can catch up here.

By Chris Vavra
Motors & Drives November 9, 2023

How VFDs can make manufacturing more sustainable

Variable frequency drives (VFDs) are playing a key role in helping manufacturers adopt more sustainable practices.

By Owain Betts
Motors & Drives August 25, 2023

Advantages of using adjustable speed drives, part 1: Energy efficiency in motors

Tim Albers and John Malinowski discuss energy efficiency in motors and synchronous motors and the benefits engineers can realize.

By Plant Engineering Staff
Energy Efficiency & Management April 20, 2023

Energy management with variable speed drives, Part 2

Scott Sullivan discusses energy savings with VFDs and offers advice on how to achieve energy savings and methods to improve energy efficiency.

By Plant Engineering Staff
Motors & Drives February 15, 2023

Energy management with variable speed drives, Part 1

Scott Sullivan walks through the basics of motors and safety, variable frequency drives, the three sections of a drive and how pulse width modulation works.

By CFE Media
Pumps January 20, 2023

Six ways to make pumps more energy efficient

Around 16% of a typical industrial facility’s electricity costs are generated by its pumping systems. Six tips on reducing pumping system costs are highlighted.

By Castle Pumps
Plant Automation December 3, 2022

Upgrading ventilation equipment systems in automotive tunnels

An integration project required upgrading legacy equipment in a tunnel that sees thousands of vehicles driving through every day without causing potential safety issues.

By Nick Hein and Sean Creager
Courtesy: EASA, CFE Media and Technology
Motors & Drives April 15, 2022

Evaluate noise in electric motors

Determining the source can be more difficult than correcting it.

By Thomas H. Bishop, P.E.