Mitsubishi PLC traceability avoids contamination of UK meat production

    According to Mitsubishi Electric UK, secure automation platforms with integrated data logging capability, will reduce the risk of another horse meat scandal, when in 2012 products labelled as beef were found to contain up to 100% horse meat.  Although now out of the headlines, the problem will return at some point.   The […]

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Schneider Electric UK Altivar 12 discounted by 999 Inverters

    Altivar 12 (ATV12) is the smallest variable speed drive available from Schneider Electric UK and designed  specifically for compact machinery. The drives cover a range of motor power ratings 0.18 to 5 kW and a combination of single and three-phase voltage ratings from 115V to 240 Volts.   Altivar 12 is easy to […]

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Improve building air quality with ACH550-01 HVAC inverter drives

The ACH550 Series HVAC inverter drives from ABB UK simplify the speed control of motors in buildings for pumps, fans and compressors, and provide an effective way to improve air quality and optimise energy use.   Fourteen HVAC specific application macros are pre-programmed and selectable without programming. The macros can be accessed via a detachable, […]

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Mitsubishi dual redundant PLC selected for Welsh water treatment site

    A QnPRH dual redundant PLC from Mitsubishi Electric UK was selected for a new drinking water plant as in event of a failure of the main CPU, the secondary system can take over within 21 milliseconds from the same control point.   The Dee Valley Water (DVW) project to build a new water […]

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ABB highlights benefits of 4th generation direct torque control (DTC)

    ABB UK has announced a new generation of its direct torque control (DTC) to bring higher accuracy in motor speed and torque control, as well as the ability to control more types of motor.   This is the fourth generation of the DTC motor control platform used extensively in ABB’s variable-speed drives (VSDs) […]

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