Low voltage AC drives are increasingly being used on a variety of movable bridges, either as part of a new build or as part of a renovation program and tend to replace hydraulic drives or DC drives operating with DC motors. At the heart of bridge control systems are AC drives that […]
When leading fluid motion and control provider Flowserve Corp re-equipped their pump testing facility in Newark, they chose ACS800 inverter drives from ABB UK. The drives are used for quick and easy testing of new pump variants at different speeds. The test rig is divided into two independent test facilities capable of […]
By installing five ACS550 inverter drives from ABB Drives UK, a manufacturer of wooden doors and window frames has halved their ventilation running cost and given a pay-back time of under ten months. Heron Brothers, based in Northern Ireland, sells its products to public sector bodies, large private building contractors and builders’ […]
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 […]
So, energy prices are increasing again, this time by nine percent and how is your business going to respond this time? From an accountant’s perspective the answer is simple: you need to budget for the higher cost. Alternatively you might consider reducing investment in plant and machinery, or sales and marketing. There is another way […]