Over the past few years, the electric motor industry has undergone tremendous change. Global targets for carbon reduction, coupled with the rapid emergence of manufacturing automation, electric mobility, and renewable energy have motivated transformation. Further, electric motor technologies continue to advance toward greater efficiency, smarter control of operation, and "greener" production. As such, market demand is increasing and added investment and innovation is forthcoming.
Key Technological Trends:
More Stringent Efficiency Standards
Stricter efficiency standards are being applied to motors in all countries and regions. For example, the EU has set forth energy classifications of IE4 and higher for electric motors, while the U.S. and China have been incrementally increasing their minimum efficiency levels. This transition further drives high-efficiency technologies, such as permanent magnet motor and variable frequency drive adoption.
Smart Motor Systems
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and AI have opened the doorway for smart motors to emerge, and they can sense conditions, diagnostics, and predictive back to the manufacturer for service. Smart motors use data logging for predictive maintenance to remotely monitor motor conditions, avoiding downtime and unplanned maintenance costs.
Integrated & Modular
Integrated motor solutions are becoming a new competitive advantage by being highly integrated (motor, drive, and control) but in doing so while focusing on the size of the units while optimizing the efficiency of the design. Focusing on the design of your systems requires a robust system of control and angular deceleration so that peak power losses can be reduced through simpler arrangements.
Market Developments:
Rapid Growth in Asia: Several countries in Asia including China, India, and Vietnam have prolific industrial development that uses small- and medium-sized, highly-efficient motors. Asia is now the center of the world for motor consumption and production.
Europe Leading in Green Energy Integration: In sectors such as renewable energy that includes wind, solar, and hydro energy, the standard practice supporting the convergence of motors is to integrate motors for hybrid use with inverters, energizing the development of permanent magnet and high-speed motors, advancements and opportunities integrating their coupling with electric power plants.
Geographically Dislocated Structural Changes for Providing Global Motor Supply; Multinational organizations are still re-organizing their motor supply chains for their operations with a strategy of "localized manufacturing with global service capability" with heightened resiliency and responsiveness being their goals.
In conclusion, we are entering a new age in the electric motor industry characterized by technological advancement, advancement as a function of sustainability, and intelligently sophisticated operation. This all will take place, in union, in a global context that promotes a smart manufacturing economy and a lower carbon economy.
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