16th April 2014
One third of CEOs and Managing Directors have taken control of energy efficiency decisions according to a joint survey released by the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) and energy supplier npower. It says Britain’s manufacturers are increasing their investment in strategic energy management and efficiency, in order to improve their competitive position against a backdrop of rising […]
Read more14th April 2014
Using an inverter drives with integrated safety reduces the need for external safety components, simplifying configuration and reducing installation space. ABB UK offers this safety functionality is a built-in feature in the ACS880, with safe torque-off (STO) as standard. With ACS880, additional safety functions can be commissioned with the optional certified safety functions […]
Read more11th April 2014
Installing ABB ACS355 inverter drives to the oil injecting system has saved a UK coal-fired power station over £350k in oil costs. To light the coal-fired boilers, the power station uses 36 oil injecting lances on each of its three boilers. Oil from the lances is blown into the boiler by fans […]
Read more9th April 2014
Schneider Electric has designed the Altivar ATV212 variable speed inverter drives (VSD) to minimise the energy losses during power conversion to accurately control motors and reduced speeds. This improved design leads to better results for HVAC applications. Several critical design features enable it provide marked improvement in operating efficiency over typical AC […]
Read more7th April 2014
Designed specifically for machine control, the MX2 inverter drive from Omron UK has been developed for low to medium torque motor and machine control applications up to 15 kW, and can replace flux vector or servo drives in many systems. The advanced design and algorithms in the MX2 provide smooth control down […]
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