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Article: Design decision: 60 Hz or 50 Hz? Global marketing demands challenge machine builders.(Special Advertising Section: MOTORHEAD)
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- Design News
- Article date:
- November 21, 2005
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An OEM is redesigning its feeder conveyor line for the food industry. Marketing wants to sell these units to Asia, Europe, and South America as well as the domestic market. That means a 60 Hz motor for North America and a 50 Hz power supply every-where else. Does the OEM build two separate feeder conveyor lines, or one that accommodates both markets? Three options are available:
Build for the Market
The first option, market-specific feeder conveyors, allows supply chain flexibility. One line of feeder conveyors meets normal 3-phase power requirements for North America, i.e. 460V, 60 Hz. Another line, based on a 400V, 50 Hz power supply, satisfies the ...