FATEC Inverter drive beginners course from Mitsubishi Electric

Called the Inverter School Text, this 72 page document from Mitsubishi Electric UK introduces inverter drives explains in detail the operation and characteristics of the inverter performance for practical applications.  Course duration is estimated to be two days.   The target audience of this introductory course is those who have never used an inverter before […]

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Schneider XBT controller keep carwash owners from weeping

    Implementing Schneider XBT GC controlling HMIs has reduced weeping: an expensive function for many car washes, weeping involves running water  between washes to keep lines and nozzles from freezing in cold conditions.   Simple  weep systems inject antifreeze into the line after each wash cycle, which may be  unnecessary and costly during higher […]

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Emirates Stadium gets hi-tech pitch with help from ABB drives

    ABB UK supplied a variable speed drive that helps Arsenal Football Club play in all weathers.  The drive controls the airflow to an under-pitch aeration system that promotes healthy turf and helps drain the soil.   The pitch at the club’s new Emirates Stadium is a hi-tech design with special and unique features […]

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Mitsubishi announces upgrade path for discontinued AnS/QnAs PLCs

  Mitsubishi Electric is committed to environment-compliance, such as use of lead-free components and compliance with RoHS Directives. In recent years, stricter process rules have been enacted for semiconductor parts (microcomputers, memories, ASIC, etc.), which are the main electronic components of the programmable controller. This has made it much more difficult to continuously obtain the […]

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Replacing DC drive with ABB AC drive & motor saves £50k p.a

    Replacing a 400kW DC motor with an ABB 4 pole squirrel cage motor and AC variable-speed drive has saved a plastic recycling company £50k p.a.   Regain Polymers of Castleford, West Yorkshire, is one of the largest plastic recycling companies in the UK, recycling around 50,000 tonnes a year. The company turns waste […]

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