Unfortunately, most of the electric motors installed in facilities are outdated and inefficient. This means that most businesses which rely on motors could cut their energy costs now, simply by modernizing their motors systems.

Electric motors are responsible for more than one-third of the world's energy usage. New pumps are inherently efficient; however, there are many old pumps still in operation with poor efficiency.

The motor is the heartbeat of your water treatment operations. It powers your pumps and runs your aerators, and it needs to be reliable to operate in dirty and wet environments.

A submersible motor solution allows the pumping application to operate while fully submerged in fluid or in areas that are prone to day to day (even hour to hour) intermittent flooding. Not every motor can function while fully submerged. To do so requires special features to ensure performance in both wet and dry pit applications.

ABB played a major role in helping the Brazilian water and wastewater company Saneago cut pumping energy bills by around US$700,000 annually. At the same time, the ABB Ability™ Digital Powertrain solution improves uptime by giving valuable new insight into the condition of the equipment and maintenance needs.

Efficiency is the hot topic in today’s facilities, but do people really understand system efficiency? In this episode, host Mike Murphy is joined by principal consulting applications engineer for ABB Low Voltage and Medium Voltage Drives, Rick Hoadley, to discuss drive system efficiency. Rick helps uncover some of the unknown costs in the industry.

In this episode, host Mike Murphy is joined by Mark Gmitro, Global Product Manager for Specialty AC Motors, to discuss the difference between NEMA and IEC efficiencies and clear up any common misconceptions.