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Editor’s ChoiCE IMS Research Forecasts Chinese Low Voltage AC Motor Revenues to Triple by 2016 efficient motors to the mainstream market,” said SNTech CEO Shannon Bard. “SNTech is already supplying motors to original equipment manufacturers, distributors and contractors in other categories, so we’re confident that we’ll maintain a smooth transition with the companies that have been served by Regal Beloit.” IMS Research forecasts that the Chinese market for lowvoltage integral horsepower AC motors will nearly triple in revenues to $7.9 billion in 2016 from 2010. Unit shipments are expected to grow annually at double-digit rates, reaching 22.6 million units in 2016. The robust revenue growth will be driven by local power-saving legislation mandating sales of higherefficiency, and thus more expensive motors, according to a new report, “The Chinese Market for Low Voltage AC Motors – 2011 Edition” from IMS Research. US and Canada lead the world in motor efficiency standards, a major transition to IE3 Premium Efficiency having already occurred by the end of 2010. Analyst Wilmer Zhou said “China is far behind North America. We are starting to see how government directives for improved motor efficiencies will result in leveling the playing field for motor manufacturers in China. The Chinese motor manufacturers are required to change to selling IE2 motors in July 2011. While this might seem to make it harder to enter the motor market and to eliminate many low-end motor suppliers, all industries will benefit greatly from improved motor efficiency leading to a significant reduction in energy costs, which is the prime objective of the legislation.” With the shift from IE1 to IE2, motors sold in China will be more expensive than in the past, since IE2 efficiency-class motors have prices more than 30 percent higher than those of IE1 Standard Efficiency motors. IMS Research estimates that market revenues for IE2 motors will double in 2011. The international companies and leading local suppliers such as ABB, Siemens, Teco, Huali, Nanyang - Explosion, Jiamusi, Hebei and Jinlong will lead the charge in China. The IE1 market segment will still dominate, with more than 60 percent share of revenues until 2013 in the Chinese low voltage AC motor market. The biggest shift will happen in 2014 and 2015. The IE2 High efficiency market segment will take the lion’s share of revenues in 2016. Wilmer said, “By 2016, the IE2 market is expected to account for 75 percent of Chinese low voltage AC motor revenues”. In addition, China, with the big advantages in the rare earth mineral market, is expected to become the leading producer and consumer of permanent magnet motors. With the legislative rebates, the permanent magnet motor will be the fastest growing of the low-voltage AC motor types in China, with nearly 80 percent CAGR from 2010 to 2016. Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Introduces Size 17 Programmable Linear Actuator with RS-485 Communication Protocol Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions has broadened its IDEA line of programmable linear actuators with a RoHS compliant, easy-to-use electronic drive and fully programmable control unit integrated with a linear actuator. The compact unit is well suited for equipment or systems that require a small footprint. The IDEA platform also has added the capability of communication using an RS-485 data protocol, overcoming the limitations of other drive communication methods and making the RS-485 IDEA programmable linear actuator suited for industrial applications. The main advantage for using the RS-485 protocol, especially for industrial equipment such as stepper drives, industrial motor drives and servo systems, is the ability for long data transmissions that exhibit immunity to electrical noise. The RS-485 protocol utilizes differential signal lines for limiting common mode noise coupling and twisted pair cabling for cancelling out induced noise current. These allow IDEA devices to communicate over a 1,000-foot network without the need for termination resistors and to reach up to 256 addressable device nodes. An industrial controller can send commands to all the drives at once or control each drive separately when assigned a unique identifier, a number between 0 and 255. Linear Shaft Motor Stage Offers Nanoprecision Nippon Pulse America has introduced their new SCR100 stage. The SCR100 stage is an ultra high precision, compact single axis stage that integrates a slide guide, encoder and Linear Shaft motor. The SCR100 stage offers a wide range of advantages for ultra high performance and accuracy applications. The Linear Shaft motor is a coreless direct drive linear motor that has zero cogging. This allows for higher resolution, speed and continuous force than standard stepper motors and piezo servomotors. The SCR100 stage is a moving magnet design, which locates all cables and connectors in the stationary base. The resulting absence of any moving cable is clean and compact and eliminates motion errors due to cable forces. The precision ground cross roller way provides high stiffness and smooth motion. Together they are capable of supporting higher torque levels due to offset loads with travels from 50 mm to 300 mm. The SNTech Acquires $23.4 Million Motor Company SNTech, Inc., a company specializing in the design, manufacture and distribution of energy efficient electric motors, has announced the acquisition of a $23.4 million electric motor product line from Regal Beloit Corp. (RBC). The move was made possible when the US Department of Justice (DOJ) required RBC to divest its domestic business for electric motors for pool and spa pumps to SNTech so that RBC could proceed with plans to acquire the electric motor business of industry giant A.O. Smith Corp. “Now, we can accelerate our plans to bring more highly energy 4 October/November 2011 www.e-DriveOnline.com http://www.e-DriveOnline.com

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IMS Research Forecasts Chinese Low Voltage AC Motor Revenues to Triple by 2016
ON Semiconductor and Stegia Collaborate to Bring Ultra Small Smart Motor Solutions to Market
Coordinated Circuit Protection Solutions For Power Supplies, Relays, Solenoids And Controllers
New, Quieter Stepper Drives Boost Performance
Tools for Advancing Motor Drive Technology
Next Generation Variable Frequency Drives
Magnetic Bearing Applications & Economics
Motors & Drives
Sensors & Encoders
Components
ICs & Semiconductors
Industry News
Calendar of Events
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eDrive - October/November 2011