Nidec Motor Corporation has released their new line of U.S. MOTORS-brand SINEWAVE OPTIMIZED motors for constant-speed pumping applications. The vertical hollow-shaft motors are certified NEMA Premium efficient, making them a fit for treatment plants that struggle to meet Department of Energy (DOE) regulations.“Due to DOE regulation changes, motors that were installed just a few years ago may have been standard efficient,” explains Ed Koepke, marketing manager for Nidec Motor Corporation. “Today all motors must meet the premium efficiency levels.”In addition to meeting the new DOE efficiency requirements, SINEWAVE OPTIMIZED premium-efficiency vertical high-thrust motors are available from stock in sizes from















