The 2012 Variable Frequency Drive of The Year and the winner is…..

Hint, it is not ABB. The winner of the 2012 Variable Frequency Drive of the Year was chosen by our world wide ControlTrends Community. This VFD beat the best of the best in this very competitive category to be crowned the 2012 Variable Frequency Drive of The Year.

So just how cool is this drive?? Click here and see for yourself. Want to get training on the 2012 Variable Frequency Drive of the Year without leaving your computer?
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Teco-Westinghouse’s Tom Tener on the Red Carpet at the 2012 ControlTrends Awards

2012 ControlTrends Awards Variable Frequency Drive of the Year the Winner is…

Congratulations to Honeywell for their impressive win in the highly competitive Variable Frequency Drive of the Year category. The Honeywell Smart VFD beat out ABB, Teco-Westinghouse, Siemens, and Yaskawa. Check this video out to see why our world wide Control Trends community chose Honeywell for the 2012 Variable Frequency Drive of The Year.

Countdown to Dallas: 2012 Variable Frequency Drive of the Year

Ken and Eric review the nominees fro the 2012 ControlTrends Variable Frequency Drive of the Year. The finalist for the 2012 Variable Frequency drive of the Year are Siemens, Honeywell, Teco Westinghouse, ABB and Yaskawa.

If you have worked with any of these drives, please share your experience with our world wide ControlTrends Community in comments. Click here and register to vote.

ControlTrends Awards Nominee for 2012 Variable Frequency Drive of the Year: Honeywell

The Honeywell Variable Frequency Drive is one of the five finalist for the 2012 ControlTrends Awards Variable Frequency Drive of the Year.

If you think the Honeywell variable frequency drive has what it takes, register to vote, and we will email you a voting ballot the first week in January. You must register to vote to receive a voting ballot. Please note, we will not share your information with anyone and we will only send you information regarding the ControlTrends Awards.

CTA AWARDS SPONSORSHIP HIGHLIGHT: TECO WESTINGHOUSE

Teco Westinghouse shares one of the world’s most prolific and successful engineering histories — emanating from George Westinghouse’s acquisition of patents from Nikola Tesla in 1888, for a polyphase AC system and an induction motor.

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Variable Frequency Drive Training Part 3

Variable Frequency Drive Training Pt. 2

As Tim Chamblee continues his Variable Frequency Drive Training in part two: he explains proper wiring techniques and shows the class how to use a Honeywell variable Frequency Drive to control a cooling tower fan. Stay tuned for part three.

Variable Frequency Drive Training Part 1 of 3

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