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Over 15 million fractional horsepower electric motors are manufactured in the world every day. Markets served, both consumer and commercial, include appliances, transportation, medical equipment, aerospace, office automation/computers and industrial automation.

SMMA - The Motor & Motion Association is a manufacturing trade association whose core membership is electric motor and motion control companies. The membership of more than 120 also includes suppliers, users and associated businesses such as consultants, universities, and distributors.

SMMA programs and services include:

CONFERENCES

SMMA sponsors a Spring Management Conference and a Fall Technical Conference open to members and prospective members.

MAY
7-9: SMMA 2008 Spring Management Conference,
Come hear our resident economist, Alan Beaulieu from the Institute for Trend Research explain the current economic turbulence and tell you what you should be doing abo
ut it. PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, www.pgaresort.com.

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OCTOBER
15-17: SMMA 2008 Fall Technical Conference,
Sheraton Westport Hotel, St. Louis, www.sheratonwestport.com

To review previous Conference programs, click here. Proceedings from those Conferences are available on CD-ROM for $150 each. Contact SMMA for details.

EDUCATION
The SMMA Motor & Motion College offers a variety of motor and drive courses in design, application and motor manufacturing.
Motor & Motion College Courses are brought in house to your company, tailored to meet the training needs of your employees. Save time! Save money!

In addition, SMMA members have access, in the members only area, to Technical Reference materials, including a glossary of terms, descriptions of basic motor parameters, design considerations for PMDC motors and electric motors troubleshooting.

Motor terminology have you confused? Look at the SMMA "Motor Tree."

INDUSTRY TRENDS
SMMA members have access, in the members only area, to a quarterly report published by the Institute for Trend Research (ITR). This report analyzes a number of market indicators which impact the electric motion industry.

RESEARCH
A Consortium of SMMA member companies, founded to study losses in lamination steels, paricularly at high frequencies and non-sinusoidal wave forms, has recently been awarded over $750,000 from the Department of Energy to accelerate the research. The research is being conducted at Clarkson University, Potsdam, New York, under the guidance of Dr. Pragassen Pillay, Clarkson's Jean Newell Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Participating in, and financially supporting the work to date, are SMMA member companies Advanced DC Motors, Black & Decker, Eaton Corp, Lamination Specialties, Magnetic Instrumentation/KJS and Magsoft Corp.

The most recent update on the work of the Consortium was given at the SMMA Fall Technical Conference, in October, 2006 in St. Louis.

THE EMERF LAMINATION STEELS THIRD EDITION CD-ROM IS NOW AVAILABLE - “Every 20-30 years an attempt is made to collate and communicate information on the state of magnetic materials development. Steve Sprague and EMERF have done an exemplary job at updating and presenting the total spectrum of soft magnetic steels including numerous essential charts and tables. A more thorough reference work is not to be found.” - Steve Constantinides, Director of Technology, Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corporation

Click here for content description and order form

EMERF, The Electric Motor Education and Research Foundation was founded by SMMA in 1995. It's mission is:

To advance and promote the electric motor industry through education, pre-competitive research and facilitation of technology transfer within the industry and in cooperation with academic, private research and governmental organizations.

MEMBER NEWS

Bison Gear & Engineering Announces Management Changes: Martin Swarbrick named President and COO, John Morehead named VP Sales and Marketing

Dart Controls Recognized in U.S. Senate Productivity Award

Essex Group Announces Completion of European Magnet Wire Joint Venture

DMI Technology Acquires Electrocraft

Dart Controls in Top 100 in Quality Magazine Survey

Bondmaster Epoxy Adhesives for Motors Now Available in Cartridge Sizes

01.08.08