Infinitum motor wins 2024 Silver Edison Award Infinitum’s latest generation Aircore EC motor has been recognized with a 2024 Silver Edison Award in the Sustainable Energy category. This is the second consecutive year that Infinitum has been honored for its innovation in the Sustainable Energy category. This year’s award honors Infinitum’s latest generation Aircore EC motor system, a high-efficiency motor system designed to sustainably power carbon-intensive commercial and industrial applications, such as HVAC fans, pumps and data centers with less energy consumption, reduced emissions and red ..read more

Part 1: The increased viability of sustainability By Lisa Eitel |  Sustainability and manufacturing need not be mutually exclusive. As detailed in this three-part series, industry is putting unprecedented effort into ESG initiatives. In recent years, businesses with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives have put increased emphasis on sustainability. Especially in manufacturing and automated operations, metrics abound to allow analysis and third-party verification of which efforts have the most impact. Industry experts surveyed by Design World cited five ..read more

Part 3: The increased viability of sustainability By Lisa Eitel |  In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, we learned how certain design approaches and technologies enable sustainable operations and carbon-emissions reductions. Here, we learn how industry is working to reduce other waste and quantify the effects of their efforts. MEET THE EXPERTSAnant Bhat | Director — Industrial strategy and portfolio management • Schaeffler Americas Brad Dineley | VP of operations and strategy • Schaeffler Americas Brian Burke | Product manager III • Bishop-Wisecarver Corp. Bria ..read more

Infinitum Named 2024 Silver Edison Award Winner AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infinitum, creator of the sustainable air-core motor, today announced it received a prestigious 2024 Silver Edison Award. This is the second consecutive year that Infinitum has been honored for its groundbreaking innovation in the Sustainable Energy category. This year’s award honors Infinitum’s latest generation Aircore EC motor system, a high-efficiency motor system designed to sustainably power carbon-intensive commercial and industrial applications, such as HVAC fans, pumps and data centers with less energy ..read more

Trends: Automation in agriculture and off highway By Miles Budimir |  In smart agriculture applications, companies are leveraging motion systems to improve reliability in their designs. Advances in automation technology as well as related advances in sensors, imaging, and communications have meant improvements to the kinds of motion control systems employed in agricultural applications as well as other off-highway uses. That means that the smart agriculture market is only poised for more growth in the coming years. In the U.S. alone, the smart agriculture market is expected to ..read more

New motor designs redefine capabilities By Miles Budimir |  Electric motors are at the core of industrial motion control. From servo and stepper motors to various linear motor designs, demand for these motors across a wide range of applications is only expected to increase. The rise in automation and ongoing electrification calls for more efficient electric motors and more diversified and specialized designs to meet changing design requirements. Design World editors recently asked a number of leading motor manufacturers about trends they’re seeing in the electric motor industr ..read more

Infinitum to Speak on Building a Business and Culture Around Sustainability at the Empowering Pumps & Equipment Sustainability Summit AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infinitum today announced that Marelle Paas-O’Brock, Business Development Manager, will present a session on building a sustainable business and culture at the upcoming Empowering Pumps & Equipment Sustainability Summit, the leading pump industry event highlighting companies creating a more sustainable world, to be held virtually March 26, 2024. WHAT: Going Beyond Efficiency: How to Create a Business and Culture Ar ..read more

Infinitum to Present its Sustainable Motor Technology at CERAWeek 2024 AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infinitum, creator of the sustainable air-core motor, today announced that Bhavnesh Patel, Chief Strategy Officer, will present a session at Chevron’s Agora House during the Innovation Agora Conference, part of CERAWeek 2024, a leading event exploring strategies for the energy transition, being held March 18-21 in Houston. The Innovation Agora @ CERAWeek brings together technologists, startup entrepreneurs, VCs and investors, thought leaders, policy makers, and corporate innovators—all committe ..read more

Trends: Drives and controls incorporate more safety and feedback By Lisa Eitel |  The last decade has seen advancements in controls and motor drive technologies to boost efficiency, safety, and ease of use. Now commonplace are drives that: Let end users leverage autotuning functions for faster commissioning Detect and correct for vibration issues — including the shaping of power into motors to avoid resonances Spur increasingly compact motors to beyond rated speeds House sensing capabilities and memory to support predictive maintenance initiatives Perform realtime monitoring ..read more

Infinitum Named as a Finalist in the World Renowned 2024 Edison Awards Infinitum’s groundbreaking latest gen Aircore EC motor honored for excellence in the Sustainability category AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Infinitum, creator of the sustainable air-core motor, has been named a finalist in the 2024 Edison Awards. The company is being honored in the Sustainability category for its latest generation Aircore EC motor system, which is designed to power commercial and industrial applications, such as HVAC fans, pumps and data centers with less energy consumption, reduced emissions and reduced was ..read more