ABB has developed a drive life cycle management model aimed at providing proactive services for maximizing availability and performance. It follows a four-phase model for managing life cycles of its drives. The aim is to enhance customer support and improve plant efficiency. Benefits of life cycle management Life cycle management maximizes the […]
Sawmill increases production efficiency 5% switching to ABB drives When upgrading log feeding, log metering and saw-line angle metering machines with three ABB ACS580 general purpose drives, a sawmill improved production efficiency about five percent for a small investment. Westas Group is the largest, private sawmill company in Western Finland and owns […]
A boiler at a chemical the plant produces 37 t/h (tonnes per hour) of process steam and operates 24/7 all year round. The boiler has two motor-driven forced draft fans to provide the furnace air flow. Until recently, the two 220 kW 440 V motors were run at their nominal speed of 1750 rpm and […]
Finding energy savings may mean replacing healthy motors. Most new equipment using electric motors of any size is optimised for energy consumption. However, there are still opportunities for reducing energy use in older motors, even if they are operating healthily. You just need to look for them. Clearly the larger the motor, […]
How significant is non-operating cost in the TCO of an HVAC system? Cost of ownership, or the lifetime cost of HVAC equipment is usually the total of purchase price and operating cost. However, ABB Drives argues that the costs of an HVAC system that is not running due to failure are also […]