Plant Engineering top 5: October 21-27, 2024
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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.
How VFDs can make manufacturing more sustainable
Variable frequency drives (VFDs) are playing a key role in helping manufacturers adopt more sustainable practices.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Evaluate noise in electric motors
Determining the source can be more difficult than correcting it.