productQuantum Controls has saved a glass
manufacturer from suffering a major
loss of production after working over
the weekend to replace a failed
variable speed drive. The VSD
controlled a fan used by Custom
Glass of Merseys
productVariable speed drives (VSDs) can play an active role in the
improvement of energy management within an organisation.
However, they are just one element of the automation
system, as Paul Pryor of Schneider Electric explai
productThomas Broadbent & Sons, a
developer of solid-liquid
separation equipment, is
using Vacon AC VSDs with Active
Front End (AFE) technology to
recover up to 90% of the energy
consumed by the batch centrifugals
it supplies
productAn ABB drive has helped Dyson
improve dust extraction at its
Wiltshire R&D centre, saving
the company more than
£6000/year on energy costs.
The facility puts vacuum
cleaner prototypes through
their paces with tests t
productMotovario has launched two new
product ranges. The Power worm
series extends the company’s NMRV
series. It is said to represent an
advanced solution in terms of
efficiency and flexibility and includes
a compact integral
productWith the new RAL-TXT
module from Ralspeed,
remote monitoring and
control facilities can be
added inexpensively to
most conventional
starters, soft starters or
variable speed drives.
The self-contained
module commun
productBaldor has released a new catalogue
detailing the range of industrial
motors, drives, power transmission
and motion control products it
stocks in Europe.
The 120-page guide details
hundreds of the most commonly
requi
productHuco Dynatork’s AC motor range
has motors with integrated frequency
converters, waterproof
motors and motors
without ventilation.
The company now
offers ATEX motors for use in explosive
atmospheres. Aluminium bodied,
productDavall Stock Gears has introduced
smooth full stainless steel housing
gearboxes for harsh applications.
They are suitable for food or drink
preparation sites and clean rooms.
Both ranges have a stainless steel
housi
productAdditional EMC filtering options,
configurable analogue inputs and
enhanced fieldbus connectivity are
among the new features that have
been added to the latest M-MAX
variable speed drives from Eaton’s
Electrical Sector,
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