Omron new products for PPMA Show 2017 At the PPMA 2017, the UK trade show for processing and packaging machinery, from 26-28 September at the NEC, Birmingham, Omron we will be demonstrating, for the first time in the UK, Quattro, the world’s fastest Delta robot. With a pick rate of 300 parts per […]
Sawmill increases production efficiency 5% switching to ABB drives When upgrading log feeding, log metering and saw-line angle metering machines with three ABB ACS580 general purpose drives, a sawmill improved production efficiency about five percent for a small investment. Westas Group is the largest, private sawmill company in Western Finland and owns […]
Implementing a service orientated inverter drive (SOD) concept helps facilities managers reduce unscheduled downtime by moving to a predictive model. Variable Speed Inverter Drives (VSDs) have been in regular use for over thirty years, and are installed in large numbers throughout industry and commerce-mainly for motor speed control. They have improved significantly, with design lives […]
Mitsubishi smart drives combine fine control and energy savings It is widely recognised that when correctly applied to motors, smart variable speed drives like Mitsubishi FR-A800 Series make significant energy savings, and improve machine control and performance. This has been one of the main drivers for their adoption. When reducing motor […]
A boiler at a chemical the plant produces 37 t/h (tonnes per hour) of process steam and operates 24/7 all year round. The boiler has two motor-driven forced draft fans to provide the furnace air flow. Until recently, the two 220 kW 440 V motors were run at their nominal speed of 1750 rpm and […]