Installing two ABB 11 kW ACH550 inverters as part of a kitchen refurbishment provided a luxury hotel with £10k p.a. saving in energy costs; reduced CO2 by nearly fifty tonnes per year, and gave payback time of 1.8 years. Claridge’s is one of the most famous hotels in the world, offering five-star dining […]
First-of-its-kind hybrid rubber tired gantry (RTG) crane lowers emissions by 80 percent and reduces fuel usage by 70 percent. In addition operators found it smooth and easy to drive, and were able to pick and lift containers 20 percent faster than a hydraulic crane. The rubber tired gantry crane (RTG) market is very […]
Leading German plastic film machine manufacturer Joke GmbH found that by using a Mitsubishi Automation iQ based machine control solution to optimising their machine process they doubled throughput without a significant mechanical redesign. The new system concept incorporating additional automation elements from Mitsubishi Electric was developed in-house by Joke Folienschweißtechnik GmbH in Bergisch […]
Leading UK trade bodies GAMBICA and REMA have updated their Installation Guidelines for Power Drive Systems in the UK. Supported by leading drive suppliers including ABB Drives, Omron, Mitsubishi Electric , Schneider Electric, Danfoss, and Siemens, the publication provides an authoritative guide on best practice for the installation of Power Drive Systems, including variable speed drives […]
Controlling the motor speed in flow applications offers some of the fastest energy saving pay-back times around, and below we show you how. The Altivar ATV61 drive from Schneider Electric UK is designed specifically to replace the valves and dampers used to control the flow of fluids (mostly air and water but any gasses […]