A.C variable speed drives have been around for many years, but they are still breaking new ground and finding new uses throughout all sectors of industry. According to Matt Handley, Mitsubishi Electric’s Product Manager for Drives, in addition to optimising the energy saving capabilities of their models, the leading manufacturers are improving integration, safety and […]
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’ […]
Mitsubishi Electric UK has announced a new range of 690V ac inverter drives called the FR-A770 Series. Based on the existing FR-A740-EC models, they have been developed for use in harsh industrial applications and environments. The new FR-A770 series product range comprises two models with motor rated capacities of 355kW and 560kW. It […]
Available from ABB UK, the ACS800-31 is series of AC inverter drives offering a low-harmonic solution that is incorporated in the drive. The IP 21, wall-mounted drives are available from 5.5 to 110 kW. These drives use harmonics mitigation technology that does not require external filters or multi-pulse transformer. The low harmonic […]
Netherlands Company Vanderlande Industries selected a Schneider Electric Ethernet based automation system to reduce airport baggage delays. The Ethernet network used Quantum PLC to control Altivar 312 drives, and Magelis XBTGT touch screen HMIs to control, monitor, and deliver baggage around the terminal. Vanderlande has been designing, building innovative baggage handling systems for […]