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Tech Update: Motors & Drives

May 1, 2011
By Kevin T. Higgins, Senior Editor
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Power transmission technology is in flux, and that adds up to a wealth of options for food and beverage manufacturers.
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Gear drives/motors

February 6, 2012
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Featuring unique mounting registers and keyless tapered bushings, Boston Gear Series 2000 C-face gear drives have rounded housing surfaces, and integrated O-rings and premium acrylic paint pigmented with 316 stainless steel flake.


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Brushless motors

March 7, 2012
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Featuring variable-frequency drives, NovaTorque Gen2.0 PremiumPlus+ brushless permanent magnet motors have motor-only rated point efficiencies of 93.0 percent and 92.0 percent for 3hp and 5hp versions respectively.


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Ideal motor selection curbs energy demand in machines

March 14, 2012
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Machine design should look at long-term energy usage.
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Cold storage warehouse cools energy costs by 35 percent

April 5, 2012
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The use of variable frequency drives also improves operational efficiency throughout refrigeration infrastructure.


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Gear motors

April 5, 2012
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SEW-EURODRIVE W37/W47 Spiroplan right-angle gear motors for food, beverage and material handling conveyors have a first-stage helical gearing and second-stage hypoid gearing combination.


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Servomotors

April 5, 2012
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With a total of 6,150 option pairings and 18 color choices, Siemens SIMOTICS 1FK7 servomotors can be configured to 110,700 possible designs.


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Energy efficiency drives electric drives in Europe

April 19, 2012
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In an area where the cost of energy is high, the food industry is seeking out AC drive systems.
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Engineering R&D: What lurks beneath

September 10, 2012
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Biohazards and other contaminants have been out of sight, out of mind under fan shrouds on electric motors. A fabricator of stainless steel motors thinks he has the solution.
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Sanitary motors

September 10, 2012
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Stainless Motors sanitary stainless electric motors include Sanifan technology.
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