At the March Technology Evening, Donald Hobson of Zest Electric Motors and Drives explained how high efficiency motors offer a number of potential benefits over typical standard types. These include lower electricity bills and reduced operating expenses through lower failure rates and longer service life. Motor efficiency is the ratio of mechanical power output to the electrical power input, usually expressed as a percentage. Energy-efficient motors use less energy to perform the same amount of work with key design improvements and more accurate manufacturing tolerances largely responsible for the increase in performance.
Motor systems consume approximately half of the energy used in the commercial and industrial sectors, so improving the efficiency can save substantial amounts of energy and reduce operating costs. High efficiency motors do cost more, but many models offer a return on investment within a relative short period of time. The cost of operating a motor in the first year is often several times the purchase price. Reducing operating costs through the purchase of higher efficiency motors can offer a substantial payback. In addition to energy savings, the better design and improved construction of high efficiency motors can lead to additional benefits such as:
* Longer insulation and bearing lives.
* Lower heat output and less vibration.
* Extended winding life.
* Increased tolerance of overload conditions.
* Higher tolerance for increased voltage rates or phase imbalance.
* Lower failure rates and extended manufacturer warranties.
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The Durban branch of the SAIMC was pleased to welcome Vusi Sithole, managing member of Hybrid Control Corporation in Richards Bay, who presented\on the very pertinent topic of ‘Infrastructure monitoring and control for water loss management’.
Read more...SAIMC: Sunshine, swings and smiles: Durban Golf Day hits a high note Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
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We say it every year, and we’ll say it again: May in Durban is hard to beat; but 9 May, when the Durban Golf Day teed off at Kloof Country Club, was something else. With sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 20s, it was a fantastic day, full of fun and great energy.
Read more...SAIMC User Advisory Council KS4I event: Bridging the industry/education divide
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Horst Weinert, head of Didactic at Festo Southern/Eastern Africa, will be sharing some of Festo’s Didactic experiences of working across industry and education. He will cover training for productivity and employability in the public and private sectors, discussing especially the potential for inter-company training centres.
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The local Johannesburg Branch of the SAIMC recently hosted a Technology Evening at Bryanston Sports Club on 9 April 2025.
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The April technology meeting for the Durban branch of the SAIMC was kindly sponsored by ProRisk, a subsidiary company of the Proconics Group of Companies. Process safety engineer, Guillaume de Swardt gave a fascinating presentation on the power of operational risk control by utilising CFD software.
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The SAIMC User Advisory Council started 2025 with its first event in the ‘Knowlege Sharing 4 Industry’ event series on the 19th of March.
Read more...Knowledge Sharing 4 Industry
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In proud partnership with Innomotics, SAIMC will be hosting the first Knowledge Sharing 4 Industry event for 2025.
Read more...Getting your OT data into the cloud – the why and the how
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As users recognise the benefits of a digital transformation strategy for their industrial plants and systems and start to adopt it, they soon face the challenge of getting operational technology data securely and reliably to a cloud service provider of their choice.
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