Mitsubishi Automation delivers big savings for Irish food producer

  Mitsubishi Automation delivers big savings for Irish food producer.   Progressive Irish mushroom producer Codd Mushrooms is one of the largest mushroom producers in Ireland, and achieved this position by integrating its focusing on produce quality, sustainability and production automation.   A recent initiative to save energy within its factory chilled water system, resulted […]

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Carbon Trust launches new 2016 capex grants to help SMEs

Their experience of working with thousands of companies across the UK indicates that year-on-year savings of 20% to 30% can be delivered through action on energy efficiency. To encourage smaller companies to take up the challenge, the Carbon Trust has launched a new fund providing vital capital for smaller businesses to replace old, power-guzzling equipment, […]

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Energy efficiencies from variable speed motor control

  Energy efficiencies from variable speed motor control in pumps, fans and compressors   A large proportion of the electricity produced around the world is used to raise, move or pressurise liquids and gases with machines such as pumps, fans and compressors.  With energy consumption awareness, attention must be paid to machine operation and the […]

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CEMEP | energy saving best practice for motor drives

From the updated CEMEP paper Energy Efficiency with Electric Drive Systems, come examples of best practice for applications with potential energy savings.  In the context of automation technology, the use of energy-efficient motors, of variable speed drives and of a cost-efficient motor/gear-unit combination plays an important role in saving energy. Various typical applications show how […]

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