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Hi, I’m Jeff Rogers with Innovative IDM. Variable frequency drives are probably one of the greatest inventions in modern automation. If you aren’t using one of these things yet, trust me you will be soon. They’re always getting less expensive, easier to use, and the applications are virtually endless. Variable frequency drives are very instrumental in a lot of different applications and...

Hi, Adam Ring here with Innovative IDM. I want to take a few minutes and explain a little bit about how an AC drive works. Really basic. First, we start off with the sine wave, an AC sine wave, typically three phase power or we can also use single phase power as well. So we...

Hi, I’m Adam Ring with Innovative IDM. You ever walked up to a control panel and it just looks like a complete rat’s nest in there? Do you ever wonder what would be the value in having a nice, clean control panel and how can that save you money? Well, there’s three main reasons: Number...