UK Trade Association GAMBICA has created this VSD Energy Saving Calculator to demonstrate typical savings that can be obtained by using Variable Speed Drives to control pump and fan applications. The calculator is intended as a first-pass indication tool to help decide if a VSD will bring energy savings to your application and what type of […]
A replacement drives system using ABB variable-speed drives has reduced machine down time to zero and helped a circlip manufacturer save £11,000 a year in energy costs. Cirteq Ltd, based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of circlips. The company buys raw, unshaped wire and runs it […]
The ACS880 range is the first low voltage AC drive to use ABB’s new common architecture that features the same control panel, harmonised parameters and functions, universal accessories and engineering tools. The architecture brings faster commissioning, minimal operator training and a familiarity across all future ABB drives. New control panel The high […]
TI Automotive of Flint in North Wales makes 180,000 high density polyethylene (HDPE) moulded plastic fuel tanks a year for vehicles. As part of a group wide initiative to cut energy bills, they considered installing ABB Drives to see where energy use could be reduced. Three applications running 24/7 were initially selected: […]
The University of Greenwich expects to save £10,000 p.a from the air handling costs of three campuses following the installation of ABB ACH550 variable-speed drives. An initial investigation found that much of the air conditioning plant is overrated and they could reduce the speed of the fans without adversely affecting the air flow. […]