Motors are getting more efficient, durable and versatile. And that's not even the best part. Electric motors of all kinds, and the drives that operate them, have made considerable progress over the past few decades in terms of how they use energy and how they can be used themselves. Perhaps the most intriguing is how they can be made to yield information, about themselves and the equipment they power, through the Industrial Internet of Things (ⅡoT). The improvements in electric motors in general mean that in some cases purchasers have to decide among options. Here is a look at several areas where motors have improved their performance.
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