David Hughes, managing director for ABB in the UK, explains how, with the next 10 years potentially being crucial in averting climate catastrophe, a new generation of engineers holds the potential to unlock unprecedented energy savings in industry. With climate change seemingly always in the headlines, it’s becoming harder to escape the fact that urgent … Continue reading →
Despite being available for over 50 years, the true energy saving potential of variable speed drives can often be overlooked, especially by a new generation of engineers. As David Hughes, ABB UK’s Managing Director argues, the arrival of net-zero could be the catalyst that increases the uptake of the technology. Recent research reports indicate that … Continue reading →
When selecting variable speed drives and motors for potentially explosive atmospheres, the manufacturer’s instructions and recommendations must be followed, otherwise explosion protection measures will be compromised. ABB’s Luciano Santos and Andrew Bould share some advice. Throughout the food and beverage sector, variable speed drives (VSDs) and electric motors are renowned for contributing to productivity improvement … Continue reading →
In this informative article, ABB Area Sales Manager, Stuart Ruskin talks us through the innovative ABB ACS880 Safe Torque Off feature. What is Safe Torque Off (STO)? Inverter drives control motor applications that sometimes need to be stopped in an emergency. Safety should always be a priority concern when designing a machine. To achieve the … Continue reading →
Cavitation is generally bad news for dairy producers, and its effects can have a severely negative impact on the performance and lifetime of pump systems. ABB’s Andrew Bould looks at how variable speed drives (VSD) can be used to combat it. The dairy industry relies heavily on pumps to transport raw and processed product from … Continue reading →
David Hughes, Managing Director for ABB in the UK, reflects on the past, present and future of the ubiquitous variable speed drive as new generation of engineers are increasingly becoming aware of its advantages. The Past The variable speed drive (VSD) is now over 50 years old. Its purpose in life, from then to now, … Continue reading →
Congratulations to Wayne Draper, IDS Safety, Health, Environment, & Quality Manager, for all his hard work, in our recent Achilles audit. IDS scored 100% in every category. Amazing work Wayne and the wider IDS team! How We Are Audited by Achilles There are 4 areas in which we were assessed: Health and Safety, Corporate Social … Continue reading →
At IDS each of our team members play an important part in our overall service delivery. Some are rather obvious and visible to our customers, like our team of engineers our office team at the end of the phone and our sales team who keep in touch with our customers. Others, however, are less visible … Continue reading →
We are pleased to announce that following the success of the ABB variable speed drive webinars in 2020, ABB and IDS are once again teaming up to provide these valuable online learnings. The experts at ABB have created these webinars with the intention of sharing knowledge and best practices. The webinar topics run from an … Continue reading →
Sludge Density Pump Control or Reactive Pump Control (RPC) Introduction Sludge is created when a liquid containing solids is settled. Typically, this can be in PSTs (Primary Settling Tanks) or Humus Tanks in sewage treatment works. Alternatively, it can occur in mineral processing plant in clarifiers. The pumps that take the sludge from the bottom … Continue reading →
