15th August 2014
The recovery in British manufacturing continued apace in the last quarter, with faster growth in domestic orders and output, according to the latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends Survey. The survey of 481 firms reported robust growth in orders in the three months to July. Total order book growth edged up on last quarter’s nineteen-year […]
Read more11th August 2014
For clinker quality, clinker cooling is best carried out by progressively controlling the cooling process. The most common way to control the cooling fans and the exhaust fan’s speed, and hence ensure efficient and precise cooling, is to use AC drives such as the ACS880 Series from ABB UK. Hot clinker supplied by […]
Read more8th August 2014
Today’s emerging trends and new developments provide a guide to how servos are likely to advance in the coming years. Mitsubishi Electric UK’s new MR-J4 servos are made more usable by place-in the focus on ease of installation, energy efficiency, safety and productivity. The MR-J4 motors range is available in 200V and 400V and […]
Read more6th August 2014
A load connected to a motor has kinetic energy when rotating, and potential energy when it is located in a high position. When the motor decelerates, or when the load descends, this energy is returned to an inverter. This is known as regeneration, and the energy generated is known as regenerative energy. Applications Requiring […]
Read more4th August 2014
ABB Drives has produced a white paper on developing safer machines with drive based functional safety. The paper is divided into three sections covering: Functional Safety: Safer machines with drive-based functional safety; Laws, Standards and a road-map to drive-based functional safety, and ABB’s drive-based functional safety solutions. Compared to the traditional safety […]
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