ABB ACS180 The All New Entry Level Variable Speed Drive The much-anticipated ACS180 is now widely available including, as you would expect, here at IDS. In this article we take a look at the last member of the ACS general purpose drives and review what it does really well, the applications where it stands out, … Continue reading →
From July 2021, the latest Ecodesign Regulation (EU) 2019/1781 applies to low-voltage induction electric motors rated up to 1,000 V AC and, for the first time, to variable speed drives. ABB’s Rich Gee explains the new energy performance requirements. Many projects, particularly those in hazardous environments, can have a long lead time, often taking many … Continue reading →
IDS Welcomes New ABB Area Sales Manager Stuart Ruskin: Stuart is the new Area Sales Manager with the ABB Drives Team and will be working closely with IDS as a part of our ABB VP status. As an ABB VP we work in partnership with ABB and enjoy levels of support not available to non-VPs. … Continue reading →
Award recognises contribution training has made to tackling crucial issues such as energy reduction and leakage prevention. ABB has won “Contribution to Skills and Training” at the annual Motion Control Industry (MCI) awards, held in Birmingham in May. The prize recognises ABB’s commitment to helping industries to tackle their biggest challenges – from cutting energy … Continue reading →
Users of low voltage variable speed drives (VSD) can now keep processes running, test new applications or prove predicted energy savings before purchase, through a leasing program provided by the ABB authorised value provider network. ABB has invested significantly in the rollout of a variable speed drive hire fleet across the United Kingdom and Ireland, … Continue reading →
Do not fall into the trap of dismissing variable speed drives (VSD) as nothing more than motor controllers, warns ABB’s Andy Preston. To use a drive merely to start or stop a motor and make it go faster or slower, is to miss the huge cost saving potential built within the product. Panels containing pump … Continue reading →
Variable speed drives (VSDs) are renowned for being reliable and robust devices. If properly and regularly maintained there is no reason why a VSD will not function for 20-plus years. Yet the replacement VSD market is growing at some 40 percent per annum. Andy Preston, UK Drives Product Manager, ABB Limited, suggests a reason why. … Continue reading →
On the 5th December Inverter Drive Systems (IDS) played host for the ABB AVP Drive Expert Day. The day was a mixture of technical training, new features and best practices. We hosted fellow AVP’s Sentridge Control and Central Group and were joined by ABB Drive Experts: Andy Preston, from ABB UK and Arnold Taddeo and … Continue reading →
Digital technology is helping pump operators to make their systems more resilient, by tackling everything from ragging to turbidity. But even greater developments are around the corner. Whether it’s involved in moving water, sludge or indeed any other substance, a pump’s cargo is always precious. Inefficiency is always unacceptable, and building resilient pump systems that … Continue reading →
ABB provides motors and drive for revolutionary machine that will automate the demining process, making it faster and safer. ABB has supplied motors and a variable speed drive (VSD) for a revolutionary anti-personnel landmine clearance rig. The machine, which is the outcome of five years of R&D by MMD (Mining Machinery Developments), was donated to … Continue reading →
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