Machinery safety is an important issue for machine builders and machine users. They have realised that safety links to performance and brand image. Unsafe environments are damaging to a company’s reputation, decreasing its performance and its applications. Makeing safety embedded VSDs a priority when designing new machines is the message from Angela Micocci’s Schneider blog. […]
In a Schneider Electric machine and automation blog, François Malrait explains why VSDs are more than just speed controllers. Engineers use drives for a variety of purposes depending on the function required. This means the task is the focus, rather than the product. For many, the purpose of a VSD (Variable Speed Drive) is to […]
Developed over thirty years ago and still popular today, the balanced scorecard is a management tool. It helps organisations measure their performance in relation to key aspects of their strategy, and vision. The concept has evolved over time and covers four business perspectives. Being: financial performance; customer focus; internal processes, and organisational capacity. Furthermore, key […]
Smart Industry Expo – NEC, Birmingham from 10 to 12 April 2018 Stands S109 & S110 Schneider Electric will be at the Smart Expo exhibition in a big way. They will offer engineers and managers a practical vision by demonstrating IIoT deployment benefits awaiting them as they implement IIoT and Industry 4.0 strategies. They […]
Altivar 600 improves the pumping driveline. Most VSDs combine with other electromechanical or mechanical devices to form a driveline. However, in pumping systems, inefficiencies can reduce performance of the driveline. For example, a mismatch between the pump deployed and the actual system need. Similarly, the improper use of throttling valves and damper […]