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Get schooled: AC motor basics

In this installment of Automation Zone, understand how AC motors work to figure out which motor and drive will work for you.
2 strategies to help drive down the cost of motors ownership

Understand efficiency of your electric motor systems.
8 tips to improve the efficiency of your industrial motors

Implementing only a few of these tips will help reduce energy expenditure on running motors.
Predictive maintenance: Perspectives on the fundamentals for PdM success

4 industry experts on what underlies winning PdM programs.

The trifecta of motor maintenance

Posted: Mar 26, 2015

This white paper provides companies with the winning strategies of motor maintenance, focusing on the three reliability tasks for electric motor testing and the order in which they should be applied.
The bottom line about gearing

Posted: Mar 05, 2014

This white paper provides an analysis of efficiency as it relates to the type of gearing used and the number of gear stages.
New PdM technologies for on-line motor maintenance

Posted: Aug 05, 2013

Author: Ernesto Wiedenbrug, Ph.D.

This white paper presents an overview of some of the most common preventive maintenance issues found in the field, and relatively new technologies now being applied to address those issues.
Improved diagnosis of problems with critical VFD motor/machine systems

Posted: Jul 31, 2012

Author: E. Wiedenbrug, Consulting Engineer, SKF USA, and M. Sanford, Software Engineer, SKF USA

VFD motor/machine systems introduce a number of challenges that, for many organizations, will cause system failures until they adopt modern dynamic motor monitoring tools.

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