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 […]
According to a recent white paper on energy efficiency savings, Schneider Electric identified oversized machine actuators (electrical motors, pneumatic actuators, etc.) This leads to machines that consume more energy than necessary, something that can easily be avoided through proper design. This is particularly important considering industry and infrastructure consume more than 31% of 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 […]
Implementing a service orientated inverter drive (SOD) concept helps facilities managers reduce unscheduled downtime by moving to a predictive model. Variable Speed Inverter Drives (VSDs) have been in regular use for over thirty years, and are installed in large numbers throughout industry and commerce-mainly for motor speed control. They have improved significantly, with design lives […]
Mitsubishi smart drives combine fine control and energy savings It is widely recognised that when correctly applied to motors, smart variable speed drives like Mitsubishi FR-A800 Series make significant energy savings, and improve machine control and performance. This has been one of the main drivers for their adoption. When reducing motor […]