I’ve spent three decades working with industrial drive- and PLC-centric production processes. Much has been written and talked about replacing DC systems with AC drives and systems. However, your production process might require you to retain your DC system. If the DC motor is in good shape but you need to upgrade the drive, then...
From the I-IDM vaults comes this timely, 30-second classic from 2009. After all, No. 4 of our four Company Goals is to “Have Fun!”
Join us Tuesday April 6, 11 am CST. Anyone responsible maintaining, upgrading or designing automation equipment would benefit from attending VFDs for Your Modern Facility, a 40-minute no-cost webinar about the advantages of deploying Variable Frequency Drives in your facility. Register NOW. You will learn about: *VFD applications you must consider *Drawbacks of across the...
Ancillary implements on work trucks, like a crane shown here, normally are powered by an idling truck engine. Trends point to greener solutions like a DC-powered motor from Parker. With the increased emphasis to reduce emissions, air pollution, resource waste and traffic noise, government legislation is pushing towards the use of electric power to drive...
We’ve added several new teammates in Q1. Welcome Jordan Yates to our Dallas team where she is enduring sales engineer training for the coming months. Jordan’s first introduction to Innovative-IDM was via webcam with Mike Zimmerman at Texas Tech’s career fair in September. She eventually was interviewed in-person by Klent Prewitt and Mason Godwin in...
“Beware, the Ides of March.” That was the soothsayer’s warning to his Emperor. And so on March 15, 44 B.C, Caesar was assassinated, shanked 23 times by his close friends. Caesar was 55. The words, “And you, too, Brutus?” have become Shakespearean symbolism for the ultimate betrayal. There is very little evidence of any industrial...
If you missed our LIVE webinar on Sizing Servo Motors, you can learn on demand at your convenience.
Automation has made an accelerated climb in material handling applications. Now, automated material handling systems handle a wide range of repetitive and precision tasks in manufacturing and supply chains. Among the key trends are: *Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) * Automated guided vehicles (AGVs0 * Material handling robots * EOAT * Improved battery technology...
We added several new teammates in Q1. Please welcome back Mike Juarez to our San Antonio team. Mike grew up in Hanford, Calif., which is about half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco and earned his Mechanical Engineering degree at Cal State Fresno, home of the Bulldogs. If his his face seems familiar, Mike...
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