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Energy Efficiency

How do I Reduce the Total Cost of Ownership of a Motor?

The total cost of ownership of a motor doesn’t just indicate the cost of buying the motor from new or

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Maintenance

What can I do to Minimise Motor Failure?

51% of Motor Failures are bearing related A Huge 51% of Motor Failures are bearing related, with the top three

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Motors

An Insight into Dust-Proof Motors

What are Dust Ignition Proof (DIP) motors used for? In environments where combustible dust surrounds the motor or where dust

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Motors

The 10 Motor Types Every Engineer Should Know

When selecting a motor, it is important to ensure the motor meets the needs of your application.  Here we provide

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Motors

How do I classify the temperature limits of an Electric Motor?

BS EN 60034-1 classifies the temperature limits (and rise limits) of insulation materials. It specifies the maximum permissible temperatures that

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Motors

Will it be illegal to buy EEF1, EEF2 or EEF 3 motors once the EU MEPS legislation commences?

The EU MEPS (European Minimum Energy Performance Standard) scheme sets mandatory minimum efficiency levels for electric motors introduced into the

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Motors

Did you know that 16% of motor failures are due to external factors?

Here are the reasons why: 1. Motor operating temperature The industry standard for LV motor insulation systems is class

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Motors

What is maximum length of cable run allowed between variable speed drives and motors?

Long cables between the motor and the drive should generally be avoided, but sometimes lengthy cable runs are unavoidable. When

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Motors

Where can I compare IE2 vs IE3 motor running costs?

The below table will provide you with everything your need to compare IE2 motors versus IE3 pole Kw IE2 Efficiency

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Motors

How much current is required when starting a motor with a Variable Speed Drive / Inverter?

When an AC motor is started “across the line,” it takes as much as seven to eight times the motor

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Motors

How do I size cable runs between Variable Speed Drive and motors?

The cable should be sized for the motor full load current plus overload, without allowance for harmonic content. When using

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Motors

What Is The Motor Warehouse?

UK Motor repairers and sellers are still operating in the same way companies did 100 years ago! 2/3 of revenue

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Motors

How do I reduce the required starting current of an AC Motor?

When an AC motor is started “across the line” it takes as much as seven to eight times the motor

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Motors

Who Invented the DC Motor?

In 1886 Frank Julian Sprague invented the first practical DC motor, a non-sparking motor capable of constant speed under variable

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Motors

What are the benefits of high efficiency motors, IE2, IE3 and IE4?

When buying a motor–driven system, it is much more important to consider its running costs that its purchase price. To

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Motors

What you should take into consideration when choosing Motor Cables for Variable Speed Drives

The motor cable for a PWM variable speed drive can have some unexpected effects. In this Blog Post you can

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Why Quantum Controls?

Quantum Controls are the UK’s leading supplier of Variable Speed Drives, Electric Motors & Support Services. During 2018 we formed new Service Partnerships with major Drive Suppliers in the UK and are the Official Drives Service Partner for Schneider, Danfoss, Vacon, Mitsubishi and Control Techniques Nidec, and have engineers fully trained on Siemens Drives.

We’re also proud to be the winner of the prestigious Corporate Excellence ‘Drives and Motor Supplier of the Year’ award for the last four years in a row.