Rising Penetration of Industrial Automation to Fuel Electric DC Motors

The global industrial production landscape has changed dramatically since Industry 4.0. The evolution of technical infrastructures is fueled by data digitization, machine automation, and asset connection in industrial facilities. Industrial automation enables accuracy and productivity beyond human capabilities, especially in high-risk situations. New versions of robotics are simple to use and program, with features such as speech and image recognition to replicate sophisticated human activities.

An electric DC motor converts direct electrical energy into mechanical energy. Its speed can change over a broad range, by providing a variable supply voltage or by fluctuating the current strength in its field windings. A small DC electric motor is widely used for small tools, appliances, and toys. The electric DC motor is used across various domains, such as industrial machinery, automotive, aerospace, transportation, HVAC equipment, and household appliances. Under industrial machinery, the motors find significant use in floor-cleaning equipment, industrial cleaning machines, scrubbers, and sweeping machines. These cleaning machines are also widely required at railways, bus stops, and national and international airports.  New airports are being constructed in various countries of the world. For instance, Berlin-Brandenburg (Berlin's long-awaited airport) became finally operational on October 31, 2020. The construction and expansion of new airports drive the need for electric DC motors used in cleaning machines.

Manufacturing units across North America were temporarily closed to combat the COVID-19 outbreak. However, industrial manufacturing is one of the essential services that were partially operating with a disrupted raw material supply. The manufacturing sector experienced notable losses due to temporary factory shutdowns and low production volumes, which hindered the growth of the automotive, consumer electronics, and HAVC system production across the region. Due to temporary manufacturing plant closure, the market for electric DC motors was adversely affected from the supply side in the US. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic had weakened the North America electric DC motors market. However, during the Q3 of 2020, with the normalization of economic activities across the region, the supply chain resumed its operations.

Edited by Lisa