The demand for safety integrated fieldbuses and for plant wide Ethernet has led ABB to introduced a number of features and additional tools that offer users more options when connecting LV drives. They offer users fast, accurate control of processes as well as access to large amounts of data on how the process […]
From the updated CEMEP paper Energy Efficiency with Electric Drive Systems, come examples of best practice for applications with potential energy savings. In the context of automation technology, the use of energy-efficient motors, of variable speed drives and of a cost-efficient motor/gear-unit combination plays an important role in saving energy. Various typical applications show how […]
Drives reduce labour costs and cut irrigation energy use 40% The cost of electricity means that for some South African farms, running their irrigation system is one of their largest operating expenses. To reduce electricity consumption, one the farm owner began looking for alternatives to the old irrigation system of running the […]
Swing-free sensorless crane controller from ABB. ABBs accurate swing-free sensorless function in the ACS880 is used to avoid uncontrolled load movements and speed up handling without any significant changes in the crane itself. This allows the driver to focus their attention on moving the load, and not trying to manage the swing […]
Replacing a mechanical conveyor with an ABB machinery drive based electronic control system doubled throughput from 40 to an average of 80 packs per minute. A plant specialising in the growing of tomatoes was considering replacing its mechanical tomato handling conveyor system, which used inefficient chains and sprockets. The customer was looking […]