CHOOSING MOTOR CONTROLS AND DRIVES: Modern motor controls provide more flexibility in controlling process speed and precision

摘要

"Faster, faster, you fool, you fool!" Those immortal words from comedian Bill Cosby seem to have been the mantra for industry since the beginning of the industrial revolution. After all, as the old saying goes, "Time is Money." Industry is fighting to get as much production per hour as it can. It's simple economics. Plants cost money, so each plant needs to produce as much as it can. The people who run the machines cost money, so each person needs to produce as fast as he or she can. Running a plant at or above what the engineers say is the designed capacity can boost profits and save the cost of building a new facility. All of that boils down to the "Faster, Faster" desires of management.