Low Power Factor

Motors are designed to operate between 50 and 100% of rated load…

Richard Scott
ALL-TEST PRO

Two Minute Tips

Motor Testing

Machine Train: Belts

Continuing the focus on the machine train analysis tools of the EMAX Current Demodulation technology, this tip discusses belts...

Noah Bethel
PdMA Corporation

Case Studies and Stories

Motor Testing

Troubleshooting a Failed Induction Motor

Listen to how the MCEMax was able to diagnose a rotor fault creating a cost avoidance of over $120,000 for this large pulp and paper facility...

Noah Bethel
PdMA Corporation

Two Minute Tips

Motor Testing

Machine Train: Gears

This quick tip focuses on the machine train analysis tools of the EMAX Current Demodulation technology starting with gears...

Noah Bethel
PdMA Corporation

Case Studies and Stories

Motor Testing

Lessons Learned from Modern Motor Testing

This corn wet milling facility, which processes about 14,000 bushels of corn each day, pulled this 10HP motor from one of their conveyor belts...

Richard Scott
ALL-TEST PRO

Articles

Motor Testing

The Application of Modern Medium Voltage Variable Frequency Drives

Pumps, fans, and compressors account for over 60% of loads in industrial and processing industries, while medium voltage motors over 200 horsepower account for 1% of the motor population and 45% of electric motor energy consumption...

Howard Penrose
MotorDoc LLC

Two Minute Tips

Motor Testing

Special Application Motors: DC Motor

There are three types of DC motors: Series, Shunt, and Compound. They are similar in the components they have, but dissimilar in the way the field coils are connected...