A fruit juice manufacturer in the east of England has the potential to substantially reduce their energy consumption and the associated costs by fitting ABB Inverters (variable speed drives) across its manufacturing operation. These potential savings were discovered during a free Energy Efficiency Motor Audit. Juicy Energy Savings for Fruit Juice Manufacturer The inverters will … Continue reading →
Industry: Asphalt Plant Applications: Burner Fan & Coater Drum Amount saved each and every year: £66,736 Investment Pay Back Time: Under 12 months An Asphalt plant in the north west of England is predicted to reduce the cost of replacing burnt out motors and improve its plant uptime by fitting inverters to a coater drum … Continue reading →
After visiting a Tarmac quarry to carry out minor ancillary works, IDS Service Manager, Andrew White, advised the client that the 9-year-old ABB ACS800 drive that control 2 Crushers should be serviced. These drives control Crusher 2 & 4, which are responsible for half of the production at the Tarmac site. Considering this advice, the … Continue reading →
Archimedes’ Screws (normally called screws) are widely used by the water industry, usually used for pumping at the inlet of Water Recycling Centres to lift the flow and allowing a subsequent gravity fall through the works. These screws are known for their efficiency, simplicity, ability to handle high suspended solids and capacity to cope with … Continue reading →
A 17-storey office complex has dramatically reduced energy costs by using variable speed drive controlled pumps and fans. A London office complex has saved £15,000 on electricity costs in six months following the installation of 18 ABB variable speed drives (VSDs). The drives, ranging from 5.5 kW to 37 kW, are used on hot water … Continue reading →
The Nottingham Industrial Museum is run by volunteers and open to the public at weekends and Bank Holidays. Located in the 17th Century stables at the stunning Wollaton Hall, the museum allows visitors to see Nottingham’s rich industrial heritage. Wollaton Hall was recently featured in the latest Batman film! New Technology Aids Old Bus Engine … Continue reading →
A pump control system based on an ABB variable speed drive is helping Severn Trent Water protect local homes from the risk of sewerage overflow Severn Trent Water has cut the risk of flooding homes with sewage overflow by installing an ABB variable speed drive (VSD) within a pump control system. The new control system … Continue reading →
Grain processing plants are saving energy with ABB Inverters from IDS. We surveyed the site where we found two dust extract applications. Previously we have found these applications to be high energy consumers, which we were confident we would be able to reduce by using ABB inverters to judiciously reduce the motors’ speed. Energy Savings … Continue reading →
Daresbury Park Hotel & Spa halves energy use and improves pump system uptime A 53 percent cut in energy use and a significant improvement in the uptime of a hot water pumping systems is the result of installing ABB drives at hotel in Warrington. When the 200-room Daresbury Park Hotel & Spa was acquired by … Continue reading →
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 →
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