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 →
On the 14th May 2019 we hosted an ABB training day on Harmonics and Mitigation Methods for the Water Industry. The interest for the training was very high, both morning and afternoon sessions were fully booked within a day of publishing them, prompting us to add another date. The Course Itself The training day was … Continue reading →
New Date Added! Due to the high level of response we received we have added another date for the Harmonics and Mitigation Methods for the Water Industry training course. The first day was booked up in just two days, so we decided to add another on: Wednesday 12th June IDS are hosting a half day training … Continue reading →
New ABB training course explains why leaks occur and how to prevent them using variable speed drives ABB has launched a Lunch ‘n’ Learn training session that shows how water companies can use variable speed drives (VSDs) to make dramatic improvements in their leakage rates. As part of the 2019 price review from the UK … Continue reading →
Inverter Drive Systems Ltd is an ABB Authorised Value Provider and as such is authorised to provide support and service to our customers. This includes training for using and servicing ABB drives. Training for your engineers on ABB inverters means that they can make basic adjustments, fault find, diagnose and rectify minor problems without the … Continue reading →
In this video Blaise Ford, MD and Engineer with Inverter Drive Systems Ltd shows us 2 ways to save energy with inverters. Controlling the Speed of the Motor The first method to save energy is use the inverter to slow the motor down when the demand is low. In this video we use our demonstration … 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 →
Inverters are inherently reliable devices. They are costly pieces of power electronics and warrant some care. The only moving part in an inverter is the cooling fan, all other components being static electronic components. With careful consideration at the design / installation stage, inverters can operate in a variety of environments successfully for many years. … Continue reading →
Climate control has to be intelligent and reliable to provide maximum energy efficiency. That’s what the new ABB HVAC drive delivers: effortlessly, simplified comfort, on your terms. Introducing the new ACH580 climate control drive The ACH580 integrates easily into your facility and the power grid during the best and worst environmental scenarios. Multiple control loops … Continue reading →
Around 80 percent of maximal torque at 90 percent speed is normally considered an efficient duty point for a motor and drive system. However, a more efficient duty point can be found which could benefit a designer tasked with improving a pump system’s efficiency. If you plot motor ISO efficiency curves for various duty points, … Continue reading →
