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 […]
Omron winder inverter application software for RX and MX2 Based on established RX and MX2 inverter drive hardware, Omron’s winder application software includes dedicated winder functions such as diameter calculation without sensor, winder/unwinder bidirectional modes and tension control by either torque or PID. Built-in winder functionality The built-in programming functionality also […]
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 […]
Altivar Active Front End (AFE) for ATV61 and ATV71 An increasing number of AC drives are controlled by inverters. This, combined with the other electronic control technologies can make harmonics a major issue for industrial customers. An Active Front End from Schneider Electric is used to reduce the mains current harmonics as […]
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 […]