articleWith continued uncertainty surrounding energy prices and increasing demand for resources globally, manufacturers are under huge pressure to reduce energy usage or face the consequences of spiralling costs. John Guthrie, energy manager for drives & controls, ABB Ltd., explains how businesses can manage rising costs through adopting variable-speed drive technology
articlePaul Burley, divisional MD for ENER-G, believes many companies are wasting money due to ‘Unintelligent Boiler Syndrome’ and offers advice on how to gain control of an unintelligent boiler.
productWhen John Guest wanted to install the latest lighting technologies in its new factories and upgrade existing sites around the UK, the company partnered with TRILUX to install a variety of LED solutions. The new lighting is estimated to reduce lighting energy consumption across the sites by up to 76%.
productA producer of ready meals, Saladworks of Leicester, UK, is saving 25% a year on its cooling costs by employing a single 55kW ABB variable-speed drive (VSD).
productState of the art EC/DC fan coil units, manufactured by Ability Projects, are providing conditioned air for aircrew and maintenance crew at the recently opened Lynx Wildcat helicopter training centre at RNAS Yeovilton.
productDanlers Batten Mount PIR Occupancy controls are suitable for switching lights off when not required and, with energy savings of up to 50%, the payback period is kept to a minimum.
productIngersoll Rand’s Centac C800 is built on the latest generation, integrated and simplified centrifugal compressor platform, and is an extension of the Centac C1000 product line.
productFor more than 20 years, Trend Control Systems has played a key role in helping Jaguar Land Rover achieve significant energy savings and meet sustainability objectives.
productFor more than 20 years, Trend Control Systems has played a key role in helping Jaguar Land Rover achieve significant energy savings and meet sustainability objectives.
productThe new Lenze g500 range of geared motors for output torques up to 600Nm takes advantage of the latest developments in materials and machining to get more drive torque out of a given size. At the same time weight is reduced and a high running efficiency is achieved with 4 alternative types of AC motor.
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