IDS are ABB Inverter specialists. We specify, install, commission, repair, service and hire variable speed drives.
Northern Foods is saving nearly £2,500 annually on its compressed air system since installing an ABB variable speed drive at its Riverside Bakery in Nottingham. The 45 kW drive was supplied by Inverter Drives Systems (IDS), an ABB Drives Alliance member. Compressed air is used in many of the bakery’s processes. As part of the […]
Camfil Farr are a leading manufacturer of AHU filters. IDS and Camfil teamed up together last year as a result of acknowledging the benefits of working together to recommend each other’s products and services. Working Together to Save Energy We have recently completed one of the first projects under this new referral partnership. As an incentive […]
A recent Telegraph article claims: Many products that claim to reduce our energy bills are simply expensive gimmicks Whilst this article reviews domestic appliances and energy saving devices, the message is still pertinent for industrial users…. beware, not every gadget, gizmo and appliance will have the levels of energy saving you may be expecting. In fact […]
Our very own Glen Staniforth and members of the IDS Commissioning team were recently featured in an InSite article highlighting the energy saving success at the Scunthorpe BOS plant: IDS in the Press Saving Energy Seven new variable speed drives were fitted at this site saving a satisfying £43,000 per year. With more applications identified […]
Condenser Fans Controlled by an Inverter You can see quite clearly on this video clip, the affect of inverters on these four banks of condenser fans. Each bank is a condenser for a separate chiller circuit and each bank of five fans are controlled by one inverter. Each inverter controls the cooling of the gas, […]
In this video, we explain how you can save energy by applying an inverter to your air handling unit. To book a free energy saving survey click here Energy Saving for Air Handling Units By adding an inverter to an air handling unit, we can slow the motor to the desired speed to achieve the desired […]
The Climate Change Levy (CCL) was introduced in the UK in 2001. This levy is charged on energy usage and its desired impact is to reduce industrial energy consumption in the UK. The Climate Change Agreement, is a way for high energy users to save on the amount of levy charged by entering an ‘agreement’ […]
In the this article we describe how VSDs are used for motor control to save energy for commercial and industrial high energy users. An inverter, also known as a Variable Speed Drive (VSD), is electronic equipment that attaches to a motor to alter and control its speed through a control mechanism, such as temperature […]
In a previous article we looked at the realities of the Green Deal and how it applies to business owners. Despite the complexities of the Green Deal initiative, this author takes the view point that any encouragement to reduce our industrial carbon footprint is to be encouraged. Green Deal For a business to qualify The […]
Users of air handling units (AHUs) can achieve maximum efficiency from their equipment following an agreement between ABB Drives Alliance member Inverter Drive Systems (IDS) and leading air filtration specialist Camfil. The partnership with IDS means that customers retrofitting Camfil air filters will be able to have an ABB variable-speed drive fitted at the same […]
