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Queen's award for high efficiency motors
monies held at Ingersoll-Rand on 1st May 1996. Instituted in 1987 and awarded annually since, Ingersoll-Rand’s Patent Excellence Award recognises the company’s top invention. The quarter-inch pump was the first new product development project at the company to utilise extensively Design for Assembly techniques. Using these techniques, the product development team combined parts functions, eliminated parts and made the product easy and foolproof to assemble and manufacture. The team’s effort resulted in a product that essentially is assembled by stacking the components and clamping them together. Consequently, the pump can be assembled rapidly. The pump incorporates a path-breaking, octagonal design that enables the pump housing to serve as a muffler accumulator, resulting in significantly quieter operations.
Efficiency Office, began work in 1991 which identified ways to improve motor efficiency with a minimal increase in material content. A new electrical steel was developed by changing material composition and imQueen’s award proving production methods, for high which has improved the motor’s efficiency motors basic magnetic qualities by 15% over the best steel grades. It is hoped that this new range Brook Hansen has gained The of motors (branded W), will Queen’s Award for Environmen- reduce UK carbon dioxide emistal Achievement for the devel- sions by 2.5m tonnes per annum opment of a range of electric as they replace existing motors motors with significantly higher an annual reduction of efficiencies than previous stan- SO m in electricity costs for dard motors. The award follows industrial companies. An addimore than four years research tional environmental benefit is and development resulting in that these motors have dramaconsiderable reduction in en- tically reduced noise levels arisergy losses in standard induc- ing from the lower losses which tion motors. reduce the need for large coolA f12m research project in- ing fans. volving Brook Hansen, EurContact: Brook Hansen, St. Thoopean Electrical Steels and mas Road, Huddersfield HDl 3LJ, Cambridge and Sheffield Uni- UK. Tel: +44 1464 422150; versities, backed by the Energy Fax: + 44 1464 546716. Contact: Ingersoll-Rand, PO Box 2, Chorley New Road, Horwlch, Bolton, Lanes BL6 6JN, UK Tel: + 44 1204 690 690; Fax: + 46 1204 690 366.
WORLD
PUMPS
JUNE
1996
Efficiency Office, began work in 1991 which identified ways to improve motor efficiency with a minimal increase in material content. A new electrical steel was developed by changing material composition and imQueen’s award proving production methods, for high which has improved the motor’s efficiency motors basic magnetic qualities by 15% over the best steel grades. It is hoped that this new range Brook Hansen has gained The of motors (branded W), will Queen’s Award for Environmen- reduce UK carbon dioxide emistal Achievement for the devel- sions by 2.5m tonnes per annum opment of a range of electric as they replace existing motors motors with significantly higher an annual reduction of efficiencies than previous stan- SO m in electricity costs for dard motors. The award follows industrial companies. An addimore than four years research tional environmental benefit is and development resulting in that these motors have dramaconsiderable reduction in en- tically reduced noise levels arisergy losses in standard induc- ing from the lower losses which tion motors. reduce the need for large coolA f12m research project in- ing fans. volving Brook Hansen, EurContact: Brook Hansen, St. Thoopean Electrical Steels and mas Road, Huddersfield HDl 3LJ, Cambridge and Sheffield Uni- UK. Tel: +44 1464 422150; versities, backed by the Energy Fax: + 44 1464 546716. Contact: Ingersoll-Rand, PO Box 2, Chorley New Road, Horwlch, Bolton, Lanes BL6 6JN, UK Tel: + 44 1204 690 690; Fax: + 46 1204 690 366.
WORLD
PUMPS
JUNE
1996