Companies buying new machines should think more about the energy that will be consumed by the machine during its lifespan says Schneider Electric. Among expenses from acquisition to dismantling, the purchase price accounts for only 2 to 3% of the overall costs: the remainder of the expense being mainly energy consumption. Machines are designed […]
Mitsubishi Electric UK has extended its range of products offering users smart condition monitoring technologies (SCM). The SCM diagnostic function has been integrated within the new version of FR-A800-E VSDs. This enables the user to conduct condition monitoring functions from within the inverter. The new functionality results from the integration of the SCM Kit-1 […]
Key cookie ingredients: sugar, flower, butter and ABB VSDs. In industrial-scale bakery machines, consistency is vital. Any alteration along the mixing and baking process will deliver wildly different results. Manufactures fully automated biscuit-making machines require efficient and reliable speed and torque control to deliver this consistency. Industrial machinery complements a chef’s skill or […]
Industry 4.0 and 4IR are generally though about in terms of networking and connectivity of machines, but of equal importance is the driving of embedded intelligence down into equipment and devices used in these machines. Intelligent devices and components take intelligence to the point of operation and back into the system. Schneider Electric’s Altivar […]
Making product comparisons is complex and time consuming when considering more than two suppliers. For inverter drives for example, the temptation is to compare prices based almost entirely on the kW rating, mounting method and IP rating. However, according to Schneider Electric, by including embedded safety other benefits are revealed. These include lower installation […]