IDS are ABB Inverter specialists. We specify, install, commission, repair, service and hire variable speed drives.
Enhanced drive sets new standards for simplicity, reliability and ease of integration. The ABB HVAC drive, ACH580, is designed specifically for a wide range of HVAC applications. With harmonic mitigation, an intuitive operating panel and native BACnet (and Modbus) communications, the drive is suited for the uninterrupted performance required of mission-critical applications such as hospitals […]
Taking place on the 17th June and covering 4 days Blaise Ford MD at IDS and friends will be cycling across the UK, from the West coast, to the East. Kicking off from Ravensglass, situated just south of Sellafield, the cyclists will proceed over to Ambleside for night 1 via Eskdale, Hardnott and Wrynose Passes […]
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, […]
IDS are proud to say that on the 20th April, we hosted our first 3-hour open training event to showcase the features, size and design of the ACS580. The brand new ACS580 is one of the most compact drive per kilowatt on the market. Wall mounted from 0.75 kW up to 250 kW, it also […]
On 20th April 2016 IDS are hosting an exclusive ACS580 training event at our centrally located facility in Ilkeston, Derbyshire. During the course of the 3 hour session we will take you through the ACS580 features including programming and sizing. The brand new ACS580 is one of the most compact drive per kW on the market. […]
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 […]
IDS have a special relationship with the water industry. We have been specifying, supplying, installing and commissioning inverters, giving technical support and providing inverter servicing within the industry for over 15 years. Inverters benefit the water industry enormously from the substantial energy savings when installing inverters to pumps and fans. There are other major benefits […]
We spoke to Lorraine Famiglietti of IDS regarding ESOS. A mandatory European programme to implement energy audits into large organisations. Here is what she had to say. “Those subject to ESOS get to find out how wasteful their energy usage is, but is there a comeback to change anything they find? No. Perhaps there should […]
The world’s largest syringe, used as a consultation room, is making use of an ABB variable-speed drive (VSD) to help raise awareness of substance abuse. Worlds Largest Syringe Powered By ABB Drive As part of a campaign to help people recover from drug and alcohol dependence, the ABB drive helps the Walking Free ministry to […]
Extended set of tools bring greater flexibility to fieldbus based connections ABB has introduced a number of features and additional tools that offer the variable-speed drives user more options when connecting drives to fieldbus networks. One of the features is PROFIsafe, the safe version of the fieldbus system ProfiBus. This allows safety signals to be […]
