ABB drives increase process speed and accuracy, improving productivity and efficiency An eight percent increase in productivity is achieved by installing two ABB variable-speed drives on a waste sorting machine. Wastecycle is a waste reclamation and recycling company with two plants, in Nottingham and Leicester. The company collects and processes 450,000 tonnes of waste each … Continue reading →
Camfil Farr have a range of energy efficient filters which in combination with ABB inverters allow the same quantity of air flow whilst consuming less power. Working together IDS and Camfil carried out an energy efficiency motor audit and a filter energy survey on a local laboratories’ applications, mostly air handling units. We submitted our … Continue reading →
Anglian Water has cut aerator energy use in half with variable speed drive technology, while removing the threat of blockages A sewage treatment works operated by Anglian Water has halved its aerator energy costs, reduced maintenance and cut ammonia to almost zero levels following the installation of an ABB variable-speed drive. The drive was installed on a 4 kW sewage aerator … Continue reading →
Variable-speed drive reduces machine load demand, avoiding costly upgrade while improving productivity A £50,000 upgrade to a company’s electrical supply is avoided by installing an ABB drive to reduce the current drawn by a new wood chipping machine. The installed production machinery at garden and architectural stonework specialist, Haddonstone, was collectively drawing 200 A, and … Continue reading →
A surface water pumping station expects to cut the energy use of two submersible pumps by between 10 and 15 percent following the installation of ABB variable-speed drives (VSDs). The VSDs also avoid the cost of installing a new transformer and improve the reliability of the site’s pumping system. Susworth Pumping Station, located in Lincolnshire, … Continue reading →
The drive was installed on a 4 kW sewage aerator at the Swallow unmanned treatment works in Lincolnshire. Wayne Barley, Northern Energy and Efficiency Engineer for Anglian Water, says: “The vertical rotor of the aerator was set on a duty cycle of 20 minutes off, 20 minutes on. Working in this way, there were frequent … Continue reading →
Warehouse Energy Saving – An inverter installation at the Movianto Warehousing Facility in conjunction with local Commercial Electrical Engineers & Contractors, Lockcraft Electrical. Warehouse Energy Saving – Case Study Large logistics and warehousing facilities can save money by installing ABB inverters from IDS, up to as much as 44% per year off the energy bill! … Continue reading →
The food and beverage industry is very competitive and operates on notoriously small margins, so cutting operating costs is vital for manufacturing companies operating in this market. With electric motors forming such a fundamental part of processes such as stirring, mixing, chilling, baking and brewing, motor energy costs and how to reduce them is one … Continue reading →
One of the biggest challenges data centres have (apart from the obvious security measures) is keeping the computers cool. Overheating is a constant danger. Any form of ‘down time’ can be disastrous. To combat this data centres employ various chilling equipment; condensers, chilled water pumps, chiller compressors and air handling units (AHUs). Saving Energy in … Continue reading →
A free energy efficiency motor audit was undertaken to look into energy savings within a scientific studies building at a university in Cambridge. University Energy Saving Potentials The findings revealed that there were 12 AHUs (Air Handling Units) at the university. There are two 5.5 kW motors on each extract fan that run 24 hours … Continue reading →
