Apps for Engineers: Motors, alignment, VSD, status lights

CFE Media’s Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of more than 170 engineering-related applications. Below, save energy with motors, ensure alignment, calculate VSD savings, analyze status lights.

CFE Media’s Apps for Engineers is an interactive directory of more than 170 engineering-related applications, a combination of Android and iOS versions, that were created by various companies. The app helps users do their jobs better and save time, providing a “pre-sort” of relevant mobile engineering applications loaded with various calculators, catalogs, file viewers, measurement tools, and more.

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BE$T – Baldor Energy $avings Tool

iOS 6+

Cost: Free

Company: Baldor Electric Co.

Web download link: https://bit.ly/ZMpIZr

With this app you can compare the annual operating costs and kilowatt hour (kWh) usage of any electric motor and a similar Baldor Super-E NEMA Premium efficient motor. 

Laser Align

iOS 3+, Android 3.0+

Cost: Free

Company: Ludeca Inc.

Web download link: https://bit.ly/OrkgHY

Laser align is a reference tool for shaft alignment of rotating equipment. You can use the app to access reference material and learn about key laser shaft alignment concepts.

ABB Energy Calculator

iOS 3+

Cost: Free

Company: Armitage Communications Ltd.

Web download link: https://bit.ly/n4N170

The ABB Energy Calculator estimates energy, CO2, and money saved when applying variable speed drives by ABB to fan and pump loads, instead of using direct-on-line control. This allows the user to calculate and compare energy savings between the two.

Status Light Analyzer

Android 1.6+

Cost: Free

Company: Rockwell Automation Inc.

Web download link: https://bit.ly/AAHbWe

This app allows you to enter the conditions of status lights for CompactLogix Controllers. The app will also diagnose any problems and speed troubleshooting.

– CFE Media Apps for Engineers