Trade organization announces annual conference
The Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) Annual Convention and Exposition from June 24 - 26, 2018 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, Wisc. is focused on the theme "Connect 2 Quality."
Plant Engineering 2017 Product of the Year Winners
The 2017 award recipients represent the best in innovation
Roundtable forum on semiconductors, automations at Hannover Messe announced
IHS Markit will host a multi-topic roundtable-style forum about the semiconductor and automation industries at Hannover Messe 2018.
Sags, swells, and voltage deviation effects for troubleshooting motors
NEMA states speed and torque performance—as well as motor life—may be negatively affected by voltage variations.
Defining motor service factor
Understanding the proper applications of motor service factor (SF) to maximize a motor’s life expectancy and performance.
Total harmonic distortion effects on motors
Prior to the advent of the transistor, electrical loads were linear: their consumption of current resembled voltage’s sine wave.
Getting rid of VFD wires
The wireless revolution continues to impact sensors.
Gain lubrication insight by looking a little deeper
Understand how metals and lubricants will interact.
The best of the best: The top 15 stories of 2017
Plant Engineering’s top stories for 2017 covered preventive vs predictive maintenance, IIoT, electric motor maintenance, and much more.
Top 5 Plant Engineering articles, November 20-26: Best practices for cloud computing, industrial energy training, 2017 Product of the Year finalists, and more
Articles about best practices for cloud computing, industrial energy training, 2017 Product of the Year finalists, culture and IIoT, and motor efficiency webcast unanswered questions were Plant Engineering's five most clicked articles from last week, November 20-26. Were you out? You can catch up here.