In our very last Productivity Forum, we concentrate on one of Nikola Tesla's most significant inventions — the ac motor. In this report, Motion System Design editors polled ac motor experts for advice ...

Volvo CE Battery-Electric Compact Excavator and Compact Wheel Loader are Viable Alternatives to Diesel Equipment for Fleets to Reduce Carbon Footprints LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Volvo Construction ...

The line of Caterpillar mining trucks is expanding with two electric-drive models, the 798 AC and 796 AC. The 798 AC features a 410-ton payload, and the 796 AC delivers a 360-ton payload and is meant ...

CASE Construction Equipment has announced a range of new models and upgrades for construction and utility crews. The releases add versatility and maneuverability on machines ranging from backhoes to ...

Volvo CE has been eyeing the replacement of diesel-belching heavy machinery with battery-electric models for a number of years, previously testing vehicles in Sweden and Paris. For the last year or so ...

Keeping equipment operators productive as summer comes on requires an air conditioning system maintained to harness some cool physics. Most of the maintenance is pretty simple, but knowing how and ...

From tiny hysteresis motors that drive electric clocks to huge synchronous motors that develop more than 50,000 hp, the alternating current (AC) motor has become an indispensable part of everyday life ...