More Motor Muscle

This article reviews that material and design improvements convert more electrical energy into mechanical power. According to the Department of Energy, electric motors account for two-thirds of the energy consumed by US industries, including chemicals, general manufacturing, mining, and utilities. More than 1.2 million integral electrical motors are sold each year, 10–15% of them high-efficiency motors, according to the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), based in Rosslyn, VA. Greenville Tube Corp., based in Greenville, PA, is a subsidiary of Chart Industries Inc. in Cleveland. Greenville Tube’s 100,000-square-foot plant in Clarksville, AR, made a name for itself by quickly producing stainless steel tubing of specific size and type to reduce costly downtime caused by equipment failure. The Clarksville plant cold draws approximately one million feet of stainless steel tubing each month for use in automotive, aerospace, food processing, and medical equipment, pharmaceutical and petrochemical applications.