Additional savings justify building services energy appraisal. According to ABB Drives, significant energy savings are achievable not only through technology, but also by thinking differently. One example is an NHS Trust initiative to change staff behaviour to save energy. Doctors, nurses and other staff are encouraged to turn off unused equipment, […]
Food producer drives down its energy costs. Accurate end-product sizing, lower maintenance costs, quieter operation and reduced energy bills are the results of replacing DC drives and motors with ABB variable speed inverter drives on two extruder lines used in the production of the breakfast cereal, Weetos. As part of The Weetabix […]
A800 inverter’s PLC simplifies decentralised control. In the same way that HMIs have evolved to integrate a level of PLC functionality to simplify control applications, there has been a more dramatic development in the use of PLCs in variable speed inverter drives. The recently launched Mitsubishi Electric FR-A800 has taken this a […]
Optimising energy efficiency of conveyors In their White Paper, Schneider Electric considers the role of conveyor systems used in Industry and a practical approach to reducing costs. They estimate that in the real world, one can estimate that nearly 60% of the conveyors, loaded or unloaded, are running continuously. The result is fixed […]
In a recent white paper entitled ‘On the road to green machines’ Schneider Electric believes that while many OEMs are aware of new technologies to make machines more energy-efficient, they are often reluctant to make changes due to the perception that it will make their machines more expensive to sell. The constraints of cost […]