Accessing UK Government funds for energy saving programmes

  Accessing UK Government funds for energy saving programmes.   The UK government’s Enhanced Capital Allowance scheme (ECA) provides first year allowances to let businesses set 100% of the cost of energy saving assets against taxable profits in a single tax year. They even provide a list of tested and approved equipment to choose from, […]

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World’s first fully automated duct forming machine

    World’s first fully automated duct forming machine   Ducting for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) is a hugely important global engineering industry. With the help of Omron Automation, UK producer of duct manufacturing equipment Firmac has engineered a fully-automated line rated by the supplier as one of the most sophisticated applications of […]

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CEMEP | energy saving best practice for motor drives

From the updated CEMEP paper Energy Efficiency with Electric Drive Systems, come examples of best practice for applications with potential energy savings.  In the context of automation technology, the use of energy-efficient motors, of variable speed drives and of a cost-efficient motor/gear-unit combination plays an important role in saving energy. Various typical applications show how […]

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Omron winder inverter application software for RX and MX2

    Omron winder inverter application software for RX and MX2   Based on established RX and MX2 inverter drive hardware, Omron’s winder application software includes dedicated winder functions such as diameter calculation without sensor, winder/unwinder bidirectional modes and tension control by either torque or PID.   Built-in winder functionality The built-in programming functionality also […]

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