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Handbook Offers Motor Selection Help
 A new eBook provides an in-depth overview of AC induction motors, as well as permanent magnet and servo motors. A reference for engineers who select motors for machinery, this illustrated engineering handbook covers topics such as the capabilities and limitations of each motor type and suitable and unsuitable applications for each type.
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When Premium Efficiency Isn't Enough
 Looking for a more efficient motor? Here's a new line of AC motors said to offer "super premium efficiency." With outputs ranging from 1 to 250 hp, the motors exceed NEMA premium efficiency levels by minimizing losses, according to the manufacturer. The motors are suitable for high-torque and high-overload applications.
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Design Kit for Motor Control
 This motor control design kit includes a microcontroller and a motor driver said to be capable of spinning and tuning the included three-phase brushless DC motor in minutes. Also included is special software for InstaSPIN-BLDC, a technique developed to extend sensorless operation down to lower speeds and provide high immunity to mis-commutation caused by rapid changes in speed.
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Platform Speeds Up BLDC System Design
 A pair of companies have teamed up to create a development platform for rapid design of brushless DC and other multi-axis motor control systems. The purpose of this platform is to allow designers to quickly integrate and characterize control and interface IP, significantly reducing development time. The platform also offers tools aimed at simplifying system design.
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New from WorldWide Electric — HYUNDAI IEEE-841WorldWide Electric Corporation
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Extremely Flexible Varglas Silicone Resin 500 SleevingVarflex Corporation
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HYUNDAI IEEE-841 features:
• Full compliance with IEEE-841
• ProTech™ (IP66) labyrinth bearing isolators on both bearings
• For more information, contact WorldWide Electric
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 Varglas Silicone Resin 500 Sleevingretains protective properties through a wide temperature range (-56° C to +200° C) without cracking. It resists moisture, abrasion, radiation, deterioration, and offers a weight-saving thin-wall construction. High dielectric strength breakdown voltage (8000 V in Grade A) is unaffected even when knotted. Request a complimentary sample folder.
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Protect Your InvestmentLittelfuse, Inc.
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Fiber Optic Temperature Solutions for Motor MonitoringOptocon AG
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 Don't let an overload slow you down. The Littelfuse electronic overload relays economically protect low- to medium-horsepower motors and pumps. Littelfuse offers phase sequence/balance/loss, ground fault, overload, overtemperature, and undercurrent protection. Download the datasheets or visit www.littelfuse.com/protectionrelays for more information on their entire line of motor protection products.
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 Industrial motors are increasingly pushed to their limits. Consumers value a high engine running time. Failure of a motor can cause immense costs. Therefore, fiber optic temperature measurements without external influence (magnetic fields, radio frequencies) are so important. Optocon's temperature sensors are the way to monitor motors under such conditions.
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Servos Slash System Size, Part Count
 This Design World article describes the role of servo motors in a tooling system used to produce the "skins" of aircraft wings. Using servo motors coupled with custom mechanical actuators, the tooling system manufacturer was able to halve the number of parts in the system and the size of the machine's footprint.
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Test Servo Motor Characteristics
 Suitable for both production and prototype testing, a new system is available for checking the mechanical characteristics of a variety of servo motors. Users can evaluate a number of parameters, including motor performance, efficiency, and power consumption. Featuring modular construction, the system is designed to allow rapid setup and reconstruction of testing processes to meet the needs of different situations.
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No Slot, Higher Efficiency
 The slotless design of these brushless DC servo motors is said to minimize magnetic cogging or reluctance torque, thereby boosting servo efficiency. Other benefits of slotless design touted by the manufacturer include smooth and quiet motion, as well as low inductance and high current bandwidth that allow precise control during rapid acceleration in applications involving incremental motion.
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Efficient Motors Aimed at Portable Devices
 With their coreless design, these new motors are billed as high-efficiency, low-weight units suitable for portable battery-powered devices. The motors feature a low-inertia copper-foil rotor and a rare-earth neodymium magnet system for improved power density, torque-to-size ratio, and acceleration performance. In addition, a carbon brush system is included to lengthen product life.
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New Miniature Stepping GearmotorNidec Copal (USA) Corporation
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Low Voltage MotorsABB Drives
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 Nidec-Copal (U.S.A.) Corporationintroduces the LPD6G series, a new miniature stepping motor with parallel planetary gearhead ( review specs). Important applications include medical equipment, optical devices, digital cameras, and consumer electronics.
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 ABB Drives and Motors offers a wide range of low voltage AC motors with improved energy efficiency and lifecycle value. ABB has long advocated the need for efficiency in motors, and high efficiency products have formed the core of its portfolio for many years. Learn more...
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Why Motor Buyers Should Consider Energy Costs
 In this Control Engineering piece, an executive from a maker of automation and control products urges readers to consider energy usage before selecting a motor. Why? The author claims that smart motor selection can save users 30% in energy costs, which are by far the largest component of the overall cost of a motor during its lifespan, dwarfing the purchase price.
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Watch 'The World's Greatest Drag Race'
 Topping the list of Motor Trend's most popular videos of 2011 is footage of what's billed as "The World's Greatest Drag Race," an event that included 11 cars! In just a few months' time, the video has become Motor Trend's fourth most popular ever, racking up nearly 5 million views. Why? Watch the race and see for yourself.
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