The Hidden Power in Your VFDs: Why Switching to Film Capacitors Could Save Your Operations Imagine this scenario: You’re the operations manager at a manufacturing plant. You’ve scheduled a routine shutdown for maintenance, and replacement of parts as preventive policy, such as replacing old Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) by some you have held in stock […]
SmartD Technologies Secures $14.2 Million Series A to Propel Go-to-Market and Next-Generation Variable Frequency Drive Development SmartD Technologies, a leader in the development of Silicon Carbide (SiC)-based variable frequency drives, proudly announces the successful closure of its Series A funding round, securing a total of $14.2 million in investment. Leading the funding round is Investissement […]
Harnessing SiC MOSFETs for EMC-Compliant VFDs SmartD Technologies, a leading innovator in the field of power electronics, is pushing the boundaries of Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) design with its groundbreaking clean power VFD. This state-of-the-art device utilizes Silicon Carbide (SiC) MOSFETs as power component output, replacing the traditionally used Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs). The […]
AHR Innovation Award The SmartD team is incredibly proud and excited to announce our recent achievement: we have WON the AHR Expo Innovation Award for Ventilation! This prestigious recognition highlights the groundbreaking impact of our Clean Power VFD on efficiency, simplicity, and motor longevity, reinforcing our commitment to innovation in power electronics. The awards ceremony […]
Centech and the Cerimony: On April 14, Centech awarded the prize for Most Promising Company to SmartD Technologies Inc. at the Gala of Excellence: Research and Education, held at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS). SmartD left to right : Mostafa Abarzadeh, Jonathan Brodeur, Jean-Marc Legrand, Simon Caron, Simon Leblond. The original fearless founders of SmartD […]
SmartD has that New York state of mind at MIPIM. Propel set the stage for SmartD to shine on, and glow we did. CEO Simon Leblond presented our Clean Power VFD to a robust crowd of construction tech innovation enthusiasts at the Javits Center in New York against a stunning backdrop. As always we are […]
Winning Batimatech 2021 feels good for the folks at SmartD. Simon Leblond took on the PitchTech Construction Innovation challenge and gave a 3 minute pitch that landed us a finalist spot at the Propel by MIPIM event in New York City. The #Proptech networking conference in New York pursued future technological and sustainable development solutions […]
