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  1. Latest News New Motor Shaft Grounding Ring Comes in Halves for Simplified Installation on Coupled Equipment
    Aug. 30, 2007: The new split-ring version of the AEGIS SGR Bearing Protection Ring™ comes in halves for easy field installation with little or no disassembly of equipment.
  2. Shaft Grounding Ring for NEMA and IEC Motors Includes Mounting Adaptor
    July, 2006:Electro Static Technology’s AEGIS SGR™ Conductive MicroFiber™ Shaft Grounding Ring now includes a mounting adaptor to facilitate installation of the device on AC motors with shaft shoulders, slingers, bearing caps, or end-bell protrusions.

  3. Electro Static Technology-ITW Awarded Exporter of the Year
    April 27, 2006:  Electro Static Technology – ITW, manufacturer of the patented FLX-P™ Static Dissipative Brushes www.est-static.com and the patented technology AEGIS SGR™ motor Shaft Grounding Ring www.est-aegis.com was selected as the 2006 Maine International Trade Center’s Exporter of the Year.

  4. Announcing 2006 Maine International Trade Award Winners
    The Maine International Trade Center is pleased to announce the winners of the 2006 International Trade Awards.  Recipients are businesses or individuals who have demonstrated outstanding success in international trade.

  5.  Morgan Electrical Carbon Boosts Reliability Of Motors Driven By PWM Drives In Europe - Saves Motors From Bearing Failures With Revolutionary Aegis Shaft Grounding Ring
    MECHANIC FALLS, ME (March 9, 2006) — Electro Static Technology is pleased to announce that Morgan Electrical Carbon is Europe’s exclusive distributor of AEGIS SGR™ Conductive MicroFiber™ Shaft Grounding Brush.  AEGIS SGR™ boosts the reliability of any AC motor controlled by variable frequency drives (VFD) by channeling destructive shaft currents away from the motor bearings to earth. 
  6. INDUSTRIAL AC MOTORS PROTECTED FROM SHAFT CURRENT – NEW AEGIS SGR SHAFT GROUNDING BRUSH BOOSTS MOTOR RELIABILITY -March 7, 2006
    The new AEGIS SGR™ Conductive MicroFiber™ Shaft Grounding Brush from Electro Static Technology boosts reliability of AC motors controlled by variable frequency drives (VFD) in any manufacturing application.  The patented technology AEGIS SGR protects motors from catastrophic failure caused by shaft current in motor bearings.
  7. REVOLUTIONARY SHAFT GROUNDING RING IMPROVES RELIABILITY OF MOTORS IN AUSTRALIA
    AND NEW ZEALAND     -Feb. 1, 2006
    Electro Static Technology, manufacturer of the patented technology AEGIS Shaft Grounding Ring is pleased to announce an exclusive distribution agreement with Morgan Industrial Carbon for Australia and New Zealand.
  8. MOTOR SHAFT GROUNDING BOOSTS RELIABILITY OF HVAC/R SYSTEMS -Oct. 25, 2005
    MECHANIC FALLS, ME - The new AEGIS SGR™ Conductive MicroFiber™ Shaft Grounding Brush from Electro Static Technology improves the reliability of HVAC/R systems by dramatically extending motor life.
  9. New Motor Grounding Seal Prevents Shaft Current From Damaging AC Motor Bearings, Increases Productivity And Reliability, Eliminates Catastrophic Motor Failure
    Rock Island, IL (PRWEB) July 27, 2005- New Motor Grounding Seal stops the damaging effects from destructive residual shaft currents on AC motors. Specifically developed for VFD controlled AC motor applications, it prevents pitting, fluting, fusion craters and eliminates catastrophic motor failure while permanently protecting bearings from contamination.
  10. Coupling Protects Bearings With Aid of DuPont™ Zytel® HTN and Nylon
    WILMINGTON, Del., July 19, 2005 - The new AEGIS™ shaft grounding coupling promises to protect motor bearings against electrical damage produced by shaft current. Electro Static Technology, an ITW Company based in Mechanic Falls, Maine, produces the coupling using eight key housing and sealing parts molded from glass-reinforced, flame-retardant grades of DuPont™ Zytel® HTN high-performance polyamide and Zytel® nylon 66 resin.
  11. Shaft Grounding Kits for Avtron Encoders and Tachometers
    Motor shaft static grounding is a major problem for many customers--shaft currents caused by variable frequency drives can destroy motor bearings, and the bearings in hollow shaft encoders. Mounting an encoder on a motor can make it difficult to mount a shaft grounding brush, and conventional bronze or carbon brushes are a constant maintenance problem.
  12. CONDUCTIVE MICROFIBER SHAFT GROUNDING BRUSH PROTECTS AC MOTOR BEARINGS
    MECHANIC FALLS, ME - The revolutionary new Aegis™ Shaft Grounding Coupling (SGC - patented technology) from Electro Static Technology prevents electrical damage to bearings of AC motors by safely passing harmful shaft current to ground. Extremely effective yet low-cost, the Aegis coupling provides an ultra-low impedance path from shaft to frame, allowing current induced by variable frequency drives (VFDs) to pass to ground without damaging motor bearings or the bearing race.
  13. New Grounding Coupling Prevents Shaft Current from Damaging AC Motor Bearings
    MECHANIC FALLS, ME - The revolutionary new Aegis™ Shaft Grounding Coupling (SGC- patented technology) from Electro Static Technology prevents electrical damage to bearings of AC motors by safely passing harmful shaft current to ground.
  14. Electro Static Technology Announces the Revolutionary AEGIS™ Shaft Grounding Coupling to Eliminate Damaging Shaft Current in AC Motor/Drive Systems
    MECHANIC FALLS, ME. Nov. 15, 2004 - Electro Static Technology, An ITW Company (NYSE: ITW) announced a revolutionary new product that eliminates the damaging shaft current induced by variable frequency drives (VFD) in AC motors. The AEGIS™ solution provides a low cost yet extremely effective method of preventing electrical damage to bearings when installed onto the AC motor by establishing an ultra-low impedance path from shaft to frame.

 

 

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