Find out how one water authority realized it could save hundreds of thousands each year by mechanical refurbishing, sandblasting and coating pumps. Contributed by: Karen Verosky, Henkel Corporation (Loctite®) and Paul Maier, Randy White, Steve Connell, Kurt Knoll, Chris King, George Hanley and Richard Metzger, Monroe County Water Authority Print the article HERE: Energy Savings […]
By: Nelson Baxter It is well known that the installation of VFD drives has the possibility of introducing vibration problems on rotating equipment. When a machine runs through a wide speed range the probability of operating at or near a resonance is significantly increased as compared to a machine operating at a single frequency. VFDs […]
An Ethanol plant in Michigan had experienced severe noise on their plant Distributed Control System, (which is Device Net) being generated by the installed VFD’S since the plant was built. The noise issue was a direct result of running all of the entire plant communication lines in the same cable trays as the power lines […]
Keeping the exterior of motor frames free of debris and buildup is necessary to achieve the normal lifespan of the winding. On a TEFC motor, the fins on exterior of motor are made to direct the air flow over the motor frame for heat dissipation. When they become restricted or filled with foreign material, it […]
When installing or connecting motor leads we at Horner do not recommended the use of “wire nuts” on anything that will see 10 amps or more. Or another way to look at it is, we do not recommended them for use on motors larger than 3 HP at 230V, or 5 HP at 460V . […]