25th November 2013
UK Trade Association GAMBICA has created this VSD Energy Saving Calculator to demonstrate typical savings that can be obtained by using Variable Speed Drives to control pump and fan applications. The calculator is intended as a first-pass indication tool to help decide if a VSD will bring energy savings to your application and what type of […]
Read more22nd November 2013
Faced with the challenge of doubling the throughput of a film coating line for a transfer printing operation, the Mitsubishi’s FR-A700-A1 inverter’s winder function proved to be an excellent control solution requiring only simple parameter settings. Jim O’Neill runs a bespoke machinery design-and-build company, Jim O’Neill Engineering, and was developing a coating line […]
Read more20th November 2013
Design and integration costs are often higher than the costs of the equipment hardware, so when developing the RX inverter drive, Omron UK integrated several functions for users to easily and quickly customise the inverter to the application. By combining ease of use with a series of standard on-board application-specific functions makes RX suitable for […]
Read more18th November 2013
A replacement drives system using ABB variable-speed drives has reduced machine down time to zero and helped a circlip manufacturer save £11,000 a year in energy costs. Cirteq Ltd, based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of circlips. The company buys raw, unshaped wire and runs it […]
Read more15th November 2013
Mitsubishi Electric UK has launched a new next generation of energy efficient Melservo MR-J4 servos amplifiers, complete with associated positioning units. The easy to use motion modules and high-end integrated motion control systems enable machine builders and end users to improve productivity and reduce energy costs. One touch auto-tune The series features […]
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