IDS are ABB Inverter specialists. We specify, install, commission, repair, service and hire variable speed drives.
The video above walks through the step by step process of commissioning an ABB ACS580 inverter. In this video the inverter has been installed (to find out how visit our ACS580 Quick Start Guide). How to Commission an ACS580 Inverter We begin with the keypad. This video will show you how easy it is to set up […]
Application-specific motor-drive packages and more introduced in comprehensive guide. A selection of bespoke motor and drive packages aimed at specific industries and applications is launched in ABB’s new 116 page drives and controls, motors and mechanical power transmission guide. As one of the only companies making both variable-speed drives (VSDs) and low voltage AC motors, […]
In this video we show how to install the ABB general purpose drive, ACS580. ABB General Purpose Drives ACS580 Installation Start by making the installation site safe by switching off the input power and lock off. Wait five minutes after disconnecting the input power. Ensure there is no electricity in the supply cable. Here, we […]
Once again our intrepid MD Blaise Ford took to the saddle and rode out with the British Gypsum team. Starting at Barrow-on-Soar, Leicstershire at 7am on Saturday the 6th of June, 104 cyclist set out for Skegness! This year the group raised much needed funds for Sheffield Hospital, Spinal Ward. Annual Charity Cycle Ride with […]
The wall-mounted ABB ACS580 is an all-compatible general purpose inverter. It makes complicated processes appear simple to control. The inverter controls a wide range of applications in different industries, and yet it requires very little setting up or commissioning. The control panel’s primary settings menu with assistants provide you a smart and quick way to commission the […]
Two PID (proportional integral derivative) controllers, feature in the latest ABB drives, making it easier and less expensive to set up control loops to manage industrial processes. The ABB drive contains two independent PID loops, which can be selected from digital inputs. The addition of the two loops means that instead of simply controlling the […]
Specification challenges washed away with new ABB water motor range The problem of matching motors to specific water industry standards and specifications has been eliminated with ABB’s new range of WIMES compliant electric motors. The Water Industry Mechanical and Electrical Specification for low voltage AC motors (WIMES 3.03 issue 6), created by The Pump Centre […]
ACS880 Review by Phil Nightingale In this video Phil reviews a 75kW ABB ACS880 inverter, which has been launched with the intention of replacing the popular ACS800 inverter. A hard act to follow! The first things we noticed about the ACS880 is its new black and white livery and the size, it is significantly smaller […]
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 […]
IDS are an associate members of BCF (British Coatings Federation). We are keen to explore the energy saving possibilities using inverters within the coatings industry and have seen a couple of sites. A large number of applications have been identified within the coatings industry where inverters can assist in the reduction of wasted energy, these […]
