Common Motor Failures and How to Prevent Them
Discover common motor failures: overheating, bearing wear, misalignment, voltage imbalance, contamination, and proven steps to prevent downtime.
Common Motor Failures and How to Prevent Them
Discover the most common motor failures—overheating, bearing wear, insulation breakdown, misalignment—and proven maintenance steps to prevent downtime.
Inside a Brushless Motor: Components and Benefits Explained
Discover how BLDC motors work: rotor magnets, stator windings, sensors, and an ESC deliver high efficiency, precise control, long life, and low maintenance.
Starter Methods: Soft Starters vs Across-the-Line
Compare soft starters and across-the-line methods: how they start motors, impact torque, current, cost, and when each is the right choice.
Decoding Motor Efficiency Ratings: What They Really Mean
Decode IE and NEMA Premium motor labels: what efficiency ratings mean, how they're tested, and how to use nameplate data to cut energy costs and speed ROI.
Motor Controllers 101: Speed, Torque, and Control Basics
Get grounded in motor controllers: how they manage speed, produce torque, and ensure efficiency with PWM, current limiting, feedback loops, and basic tuning.
Motor Control Basics: VFDs and Controllers
Understand how VFDs and motor controllers manage speed, torque, and efficiency. Covers components, control methods, wiring, safety, faults, and sizing.
Decoding Motor Nameplates and Ratings
Learn how to read motor nameplates—voltage, current, power, efficiency, and service factor—to select, install, and maintain motors with confidence.
Motor Control Basics: VFDs and Controllers
Learn how Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and motor controllers manage speed, torque, and protection, improve efficiency, and extend equipment life.
Common Motor Failures and How to Prevent Them
Learn the causes of overheating, bearing wear, insulation breakdown, misalignment, and voltage issues—and proven steps to prevent costly motor downtime.
Essential Safety Tips for Working Around Engines and Motors
Protect yourself around engines and motors with PPE, lockout/tagout, proper ventilation, fire safety, and smart handling of fuels, batteries, and tools.
Motor Control Basics: VFDs and Controllers
Learn how VFDs and motor controllers manage speed, torque, and efficiency; compare soft starters, drives, PLCs, protection, wiring, and selection tips.