{"id":5821,"date":"2022-08-19T12:40:41","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T17:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grupoindustronic.com\/?p=5821"},"modified":"2025-10-03T08:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:31:48","slug":"frequency-converters-in-industrial-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grupoindustronic.com\/en\/frequency-converters-in-industrial-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"The value of frequency converters in industrial applications"},"content":{"rendered":"

The frequency converter: your industrial application solution<\/span><\/h2>\n

Current frequency is an extremely important factor when it comes to guaranteeing the proper functioning of the equipment used in virtually any industry. Keep in mind that industrial equipment and machinery is manufactured at various latitudes to operate at different frequencies, which is why it\u2019s important to install a <\/span>frequency converter<\/b> in your production plant.<\/span><\/p>\n

Frequencies in the Americas and other continents<\/span><\/h2>\n

When we travel to other continents, we face not only different time zones and different customs from ours but also differences in the electrical parameters. As a result, when traveling outside of the Americas, many of us have had to purchase adaptors because the outlets are very different from those we\u2019re used to in <\/span>Mexico.<\/b> One of the reasons for this is that the wave frequencies aren\u2019t the same in Europe, Asia or the Americas.<\/span><\/p>\n

This is a consequence of the differences in the wave amplitude in each of these continents. In the Americas, the <\/strong><\/span>frequency<\/strong> is 60\u00a0Hz<\/strong>, while the wave amplitude in European and Asian countries is 50\u00a0Hz<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A problem for machinery imports?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

In our area, a great number of <\/span>industries<\/b> need to import machinery in order to carry out their production processes. This presents them with the dilemma of having to operate equipment manufactured at a different frequency from the one that\u2019s prevalent in their country. Logically, this involves a certain degree of risk: if we run a device designed to operate at 50\u00a0Hz at 60\u00a0Hz, this will affect the way it works, as it will have to function at higher revolutions. This inadvisable practice will almost inevitably lead to unexpected short-term maintenance costs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, to ensure that an imported device will work properly in Mexico, regardless of the country it came from, you\u2019ll need to have a frequency converter. These devices are specially designed to appropriately convert the operating frequency of the electrical system. In other words, a <\/span>frequency converter<\/b> in Mexico can supply current at a frequency of 50\u00a0Hz to a European machine, despite the fact that the power supply in the country runs at 60\u00a0Hz. Likewise, a piece of Mexican equipment can run on a 50\u00a0Hz power supply in Europe, even though it was designed to run at 60\u00a0Hz.<\/span><\/p>\n

Types of frequency converters<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

One of the main things your need to know about frequency converters is that there are effectively two different types.<\/p>\n