by idscontrols | Nov 1, 2022 | About Us
Industrial Drive Service Inc. is a drive systems integrator business based in Hensall, Ontario. Most of our projects involve a motor, drive and a programmable logic controller. One of their niche markets is hoist controls used in the mining industry. In 1995 they were...
by idscontrols | Sep 1, 2022 | About Us
In a common AC induction motor, a magnetic field is induced in the rotor and the power is supplied directly to the stator. The power used to induce the magnetic field in the rotor is commonly known as reactive power since it does not produce work. The power supplied...
by idscontrols | Jun 1, 2022 | About Us
What is Power Factor? Power factor (PF) is a measure of system electrical efficiency. A business that does not manage their PF will likely suffer from financial and operational losses as a result. PF correction is the process of bringing PF closer to 100%, or unity....
by idscontrols | Oct 1, 2021 | About Us
In the early days of variable speed drives, Nema rated motor contactors were used. The more economical IEC rated contactor had not been introduced. As variable speed drive technology improved and sequencing the opening of the contactor to coordinate with the...
by idscontrols | Aug 16, 2021 | About Us
Industry 4.0 is a term being used a lot in the industrial world right now. It can be applied to anything from batch size 1 machinery to artificial intelligence; essentially technologies we expect to see in a modern-day facility. One of the topics of Industry 4.0 is...
by idscontrols | Jun 16, 2021 | About Us
IDS employees regularly repair and perform testing on previously failing drives that are loaned to them from other large industries. Testing is completed through a half hour load test on the drive to determine the effectiveness of the repair. The power factor of the...
