A new high-performance motor intended for the OEM market that offers significant savings on running costs and space requirements that can be engineered to match customer applications has been introduced by Lafert. Savings on operating costs can amount to more than 80% whilst the motor’s far superior output to that of standard AC induction motors enables significant frame size reductions plus weight savings.

The new Lafert ‘High Performance’ motor combines the technology of both brushless permanent magnet motors and conventional AC induction motors. The ability to do this is facilitated by the fact the Lafert Group has both servo and AC induction motor knowhow in-house.

By combining these technologies, substantial efficiency advantages over conventional AC induction motors, including EFF1 and even Premium Efficiency machines, are achieved. This is manifested by constant and superior efficiency across the whole speed range and under variable load.

The enhanced performance characteristics of the HP motor also permit Lafert to offer smaller frame size solutions and weight savings of around 50%.

All these features combine to enable engineers to achieve compact efficient drive solutions, particularly for such applications involving pumps, fans and compressors that are substantially more compact, lighter in weight and less expensive to run.

The new High Performance motors from Lafert are available for both single and three phase supply with ratings 0.75 – 2.2kW, 200 – 240V 50/60Hz and 0.75 – 22kW, 380 – 480V 50/60Hz, respectively.