Upgrading six cooling tower fans saves a UK semiconductor over £30k p.a. in electricity costs and improves site maintenance. X-FAB UK Ltd is one of the largest semiconductor makers in the UK. A clean, vibration-free environment is a top priority in semiconductor manufacturing and the company uses large quantities of air and […]
Available from ABB UK, ACS150 micro drives bring speed control benefits to a wide variety of applications and are easily integrated with motors from 0.37-4kW. Typical applications include mixers, conveyors, fans or pumps or anywhere where a fixed speed motor needs to be converted to variable speed. ACS150 micro drives meet the requirements […]
ABB has published a booklet to help users select the most appropriate ac variable speed drive for their application. Curiously called the ABB micro drives : Drive dimensioning guide, the twelve page guide explains the impact of varying application and environmental considerations that affect a drive’s performance. Selecting (dimensioning) the drive correctly […]
Changing a baler from a fixed speed compressor motor to variable speed has saved a UK manufacturer £2800 p.a. in energy usage. Smurfit Kappa’s Northampton plant produces packaging such as fruit and vegetable trays, fresh produce boxes and retail-ready packaging. A hydraulic baler is used to compact off-cuts from the company’s cardboard processing […]
Changing three 180 kW, fixed-speed re-circulation pumps to variable speed inverter drive control has saved Yorkshire water over £60k pa in energy use. The filter re-circulation pumps at Yorkshire Water’s Esholt Waste water Treatment Works are used to pump final effluent to the filter distribution chamber, diluting the effluent and providing the […]