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Article: End Uses and End Users of Small Electric Motors.
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- Business Economics
- Article date:
- April 1, 2000
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This article describes the market and outlook for small electric motors, which power an enormous variety of consumer and producer goods.
Introduction
Fractional horsepower electric motors are used in virtually every sector of the U.S. economy, mostly installed as components of original equipment. Thus, developments in this industry are likely to have widespread ramifications throughout business. There are three types: general purpose AC (alternating current); general purpose DC (direct current); and special purpose DC. They come in small sizes (a few inches), weigh little (a few ounces), and have just four parts (stator, rotor, an enclosure for bearings, ...