Electrolux Vacuum Cleaner

Makers of vacuum cleaners are always looking for new ways to maximize the performance of their products. They want increased airflow efficiency better motor life, yet at the same time, want to reduce noise. These goals can often conflict, a fact well known by companies like Ametek, Paoli, Pa., a leading supplier of air moving motors for the floor care industry. Undeterred by such a challenge, Ametek developed and recently launched a new line of household vacuum-cleaner motors called Advantek[TM], designed to meet those competing objectives. The motors are novel, not only because of their distinctive design and highend performance, but also because they represent the culmination of an innovative product design and development methodology used by Ametek engineers to bring high-value motors to market. For Ametek design engineers, achieving such goals meant searching beyond traditional solutions to radically alter two core motor elements: the carbon-brush system, which regulates motor li