Drive system designed specifically for the rigors of water cooling tower use replaces the traditional NEMA-design motor, speed reducer and drive shaft assemblies.

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Source: Plant Services

In this podcast, Bob Lowe, Executive Director of Control Systems Integrators Associations talks about how certification of system integrators benefits the integration firm as well as the plant manager that hires the integrator.

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Energy-efficiency conference presentations went well beyond electric motor topics to the system level. A meaningful approach to motor system efficiency must extend to associated equipment, such as pumps, fans, and drives.

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Source: Control Engineering

Valves are energy hogs; they stick; they're prone to mechanical failure. So why the reluctance to replace them with VFDs?

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Source: Control