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In this video, ABB’s Area Sales Manager, Stuart Ruskin demonstrates PID control using our demo rig. The demo rig consists of an inverter, a motor, a fan and a damper. In this demonstration the damper will be used to control the flow in this instance air, but the demonstration is just as applicable to water. […]
Inverters For Plastics Companies: Modern plastics facilities know the value of utilising variable speed drives to help with process control and energy saving. We have been delighted to find that as with other industries, plastics companies are working with us to get the most from their assets. In this overview we explain some of the […]
ABB’s Steve Hughes discovers that the energy saving benefits of variable speed drives are still not widely understood. I recently had the privilege of presenting to an audience with a vested interest in energy efficiency at the EMEX show, held in November at London’s ExCel, where I was extolling the virtues of digital energy. More […]
ABB Area Sales Manager, Stuart Ruskin takes a look at pump inverters and the specifically designed ABB inverter for the water industry, the ACQ580. What is a pump inverter? Put simply, it is an inverter that is controlling a pump’s motor. There are several reasons why you might want to use an inverter on your […]
ABB’s Carl Turbitt looks at seven very diverse opportunities offered by variable speed drives that he believes can significantly improve building services efficiency in 2020. Total cost of ownership As engineers, one of the most important challenges we face is the need to ensure that building services – whether they be an entire HVAC process […]
ABB’s Liam Blackshaw offers advice on how to dimension a variable speed drive correctly When assessing an application and choosing a variable speed drive (VSD) to suit, it is important to consider the following to avoid over-dimensioning that can lead to unnecessary expense, impaired performance and the risk of a decrease inefficiency. 1. Check the […]
There are many reasons why deploying variable speed drives is the easiest way to lower your energy bill, as ABB’s Carl Turbitt explains. Variable-speed drives (VSDs) are some 40 years old. Ample time, you’d think, to spread the merits of their energy saving potential. Yet evidence suggests that many businesses think changing energy supplier is […]
Haven’t the last few months been rather surreal? I am guessing your company, like ours, are busy putting in new measures to keep staff and customers as safe as possible. In an effort kick start returning to a form of normality and to enable us to continue to add value to our customers, we are […]
Steve Hughes, ABB’s digital lead for its motion business, discusses how digitalisation is changing the face of the pump powertrain. Pumps are a vital part of processes in many industries, not least the water and wastewater sector. In this industry, the health and wellbeing of a water utility’s customers are at stake and as such, […]
As the demands on the bakery production process become higher, and margins become tighter, ABB’s Andrew Bould, explains how variable speed drives (VSDs) and low voltage motors can help to increase profitability without compromising quality. Changing consumer habits and tastes means bakeries not only need to produce identical, high volume products, but also small batches […]
