This is the first in a series of three articles covering the scroll compressor. This first article will cover the history of the scroll compressor along with the scroll compressor operation. The ...

Many modern day scroll compressors incorporate a variety of internal safety controls that can actuate the internal line break motor protection (Fig. 1). Some safety features that can be found in the ...

Robert Alton knows what it’s like to lose a job in a Central New York factory shutdown. It happened to him when Carrier Corp. closed its manufacturing plant in DeWitt in 2004. It happened again when ...

Engineers at Air Squared Inc., Broomfield, Colo. (www.airsquared.com), have developed the world’s smallest continuous-duty, oil-free scroll compressor, according to the company. It delivers 48% ...

KYOTO, Japan, July 08, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nidec Corporation (TOKYO: 6594; OTC US: NJDCY) (the "Company" or "Nidec") today announced that it has acquired full ownership of Changzhou Xecom Energy ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11879464B1) discloses a scroll-type electric compressor designed to compress refrigerant efficiently. The compressor comprises a housing with intake ...

Thriving Under Pressure Scroll Technologies' continuous improvement lifts compressor producer to elite status. By Glenn Hasek Standing outside Scroll Technologies' Arkadelphia, Ark., plant, where the ...