Gatwick refuelling upgrade goes unnoticed. Gatwick is the UK’s second largest airport, and the busiest single-runway airport in the world. With more than 660 aircraft movements daily, the efficiency of all aircraft fuelling systems is critical. Gatwick Airport Storage and Hydrant Company (GASHCo) was faced with the critical challenge of maintaining […]
To help SMEs develop strategies for reducing their overall energy use, The Carbon Trust is running a series of nationwide finded-workshops for small and medium sized businesses in England to learn more about the Green Business Fund, and how it can help fund capital projects. Typically, 20% of a business’ annual energy costs are […]
Using Variable Speed AC Drives to improve Power Factor. The use of Variable speed AC Drives (VSD) to control motor speed has the advantage of clearly improving the power factor and thus reducing losses in the supply cables and transformers. It also avoids the cost of investment in power-factor-correction equipment. Why […]
US based Romeo Engineering has developed a fixed displacement vane pump with Altivar VSD control for use in test drilling as a lower cost/lower energy solution to the more normal variable displacement piston pump. Varying speed according to pressure Working with Schneider Electric, the Romeo Engineering team developed an automated solution for a fixed […]
As one of the world’s leading supplier of industrial and factory automation equipment, many machine users already have Mitsubishi Electric automation products on-site. MX4 Business is an entry-level management software enabling to track and report machine and production performance. MX4 Business enables manufacturers to identify and act on productivity, traceability and quality issues that […]