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Metal Recycler Doubles Production and Eliminates Downtime with Medium Voltage VFD

By Tyler Simmons on 11th Nov 2025

Metal recyclers dread the call from their operator saying there’s another jam and they’re going to be behind on production – lost money, labor, time, and shipments behind schedule. Robertson Metal Recycling in No …

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How and When to Derate Variable Frequency Drives

By Tyler Simmons on 31st Oct 2025

Sizing a variable frequency drive correctly can be complicated, but there are a few issues that can make it even more difficult. Many customers have been told in the past that they need to “derate” a drive, but don&rsq …

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What is PID Control in VFDs?

By Tyler Simmons on 15th Oct 2025

Many facilities using pumps and fans are constantly fighting the battle of maintaining just the right pressure, flow, or levels in their system. Variable frequency drives are the go-to solution for electric motor speed control bec …

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When to Use Low Voltage vs. Medium Voltage VFDs Complete Guide

By Tyler Simmons on 6th Oct 2025

Correctly sizing a variable frequency drive for a system is complicated. You consider current, application, elevation, temperature, controls, and many more factors. What makes it even more complicated is when you have a situation …

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What's New in VFDs - SmartD

By Tyler Simmons on 6th Aug 2025

Variable frequency drives have been controlling motors for over forty years, but they’ve always introduced power quality issues as a side effect. Harmonics, dV/dt, and common mode are known issues to address with every VFD. …

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Aging Infrastructure

By Tyler Simmons on 5th Oct 2023

What Is Aging Infrastructure And How You Can Plan For It? As electrical infrastructure across your facility ages, you may begin to see issues. You may begin to see that older equipment fails more often. Even if it’s not a ca …

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