Variable-speed drives can now be used in many more applications, following the introduction of features that make mounting and installation more convenient and ...
A steel maker is improving the reliability of its roller table by retrofitting four ABB variable-speed drives (VSDs).The roller table has 80 rollers to transpor...
Converting spinning frames from inefficient direct current (DC) control to alternating control (AC) has helped increase production capacity of spun yarn at the ...
Application-specific motor-drive packages and more introduced in comprehensive guideA selection of bespoke motor and drive packages aimed at specific industries...
An ABB project that delivered over 7,000 MWh of savings has been recognised with an EEF Future Manufacturing Award for environmental efficiency.The project at T...
ABB announces AAR Powerdrives Limited as the latest addition to its network of authorised value providers covering the sales, support and servicing of low ...
System-wide automation development software can reduce project costs by 30 percent or more!The speed and efficiency of industrial control and machinery automati...
Less blade wear and greater uptime of a billet mill saw are among the benefits from retrofitting an ABB motor and variable-speed drive (VSD) at Tata Steel's Sto...
Two of Europe's largest synchronous motors, along with the highest power-rated medium voltage (MV) drives ever used in a reversing roughing mill, have been comm...
The problem of matching motors to specific water industry standards and specifications has been eliminated with ABB's new range of WIMES compliant electric moto...
ABB helps optimise and maintain variable-speed drives with two convenient smartphone Apps, giving people more power over the devices that industry depends on to...
Energy, CO2 and money saved, together with an estimated return on investment, are the outputs of an App, called AVP energy toolkit, designed to show the benefit...
Accurate end-product sizing, lower maintenance costs, quieter operation and reduced energy bills are the results of replacing DC drives and motors with their AC...
An ABB project that delivered over 7,000 MWh of savings has been recognised with an EEF Future Manufacturing Award for environmental efficiency.The project at T...
ABB has devised a simple formula which shows that the cost of ownership is the purchase price plus the cost of running and the cost of not running to help motor...
ABB is launching an all-new Energy Efficiency and Productivity Improvement Plan, aimed at providing step-by-step support for enhancing the performance of motor-...
ABB is extending the capability of one of the most popular PLCs in the world - the AC500 - with a very high performance version. The brand new AC500 PM595 featu...
The challenge of matching low voltage AC motors and AC drives for use in hazardous environments within the chemical, oil and gas industries has been overcome by...
Gearbox failure on cooling tower fan applications is eliminated with an ABB motor-drive package designed specifically for such hot and humid operating environme...
As of 1st January 2015, the new European minimum energy performance standard (EU MEPS) comes into force, when all motors between 7.5 and 375 kW must either meet...
Balancing energy efficiency improvements with process control requirements is eliminated with ABB's synchronous reluctance (SynRM) motor and variable-speed driv...
New fieldbus options provide drives' users with fast, accurate control of processes as well as access to large amounts of data on how the process is behaving. S...
A major refurbishment of a Blast furnace in South Wales has given Tata Steel better control and improved efficiency following the installation of ABB variable-s...
ABB is extending its motion control offering with a range of three-phase AC motor drives providing remarkable system building flexibility for high-power and con...
ABB launches a keypad with features that make programming and operating variable-speed drives more straightforward than ever.The new keypad has a left and right...
A manufacturer of cardboard packaging for the food and beverage industry is set to save £60,000 on energy costs following the installation of ABB variable-spee...
A specialist manufacturer of yarn for sports equipment is saving £18,000 a year on energy costs with the installation of variable-speed drives (VSDs) from ABB....
A range of diagnosis and keypad display features from ABB cuts the time needed to investigate process interruptions in variable-speed drive applications. Drive ...
A company producing extruded PVC-U profiles for double glazing product applications is using ABB's synchronous reluctance (SynRM) motor to cut the number of mot...
A range of built-in safety features for variable-speed drives (VSDs) that make it easier to achieve safe operation of processes and protect maintenance staff wo...
Dave Hawley is appointed as ABB's Local Business Unit Manager for Motors and Generators in the UK from 1st September 2014.The UK business unit is responsible fo...
Local expertise provides flawless safety project execution, solutions and consulting servicesABB's global network of Safety Execution Centers (SEC) has grown si...
Neil Ritchie has been appointed head of ABB's Discrete Automation and Motion division in the UK, following the retirement of Chris Withey.The division encompass...
The motor control platform, direct torque control (DTC) - used extensively in ABB's variable-speed drives (VSDs) since 1996 - has been greatly improved to bring...
A plastic components manufacturer is saving nearly £2,000 a year in energy costs on one of its injection moulding machines through retrofitting an ABB variable...
Building upon the current IE4 Super Premium Efficiency standard, ABB's innovative IE5 SynRM2 technology will reduce energy losses by an additional 20 percent. T...
ABB has now recycled 100 tonnes of old variable-speed drives, since it started its recycling scheme in 2003. The ratio of recycled materials has also increased ...
A plant-wide series of energy saving projects has saved more than 7,400 MWh a year from Tata Steel's energy use at its Port Talbot steelworks. Altogether 62 ABB...
One of the UK's largest producers of duck products is set to save £30,000 a year on freezing costs following the introduction of ABB variable-speed drives on i...
ABB's new safety PLC has provided the platform for Sandvik Materials Technology to add zoned safety guarding to a large cold rolling mill at its Sandviken p...
The role of intelligent pump solutions in the water industry and the do's and don'ts of specifying energy efficient electric motors are the focus of two ABB tal...
ABB is currently upgrading the automation system at Agnico Eagle's gold mine in Lapland, with eight of its latest ruggedised PLCs for controlling equipment ...
A rotating measurement finder developed by ABB, dubbed the Bearing Compass, makes the identification of housed bearings straight forward.Designed for pillow blo...
A commercial laundry in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, is achieving more reliable speed control of a key machine following the installation of an ABB variable-sp...
ABB has amalgamated its UK variable-speed drives and electric motors networks into a single brand identity, to create a new benchmark for technical advice, deli...
A fume extraction system at a steel works is saving £570,000 a year on energy costs thanks to the installation of variable-speed drives (VSDs) and high efficie...
One of the UK's leading manufacturers of frozen foods is using ABB low harmonic variable-speed drives to cut its site load from 7 MW to 6 MW.The McCain Food's p...
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is saving a significant amount of its energy costs after fitting three ABB-Baldor direct drive cooling towe...
NEMA standard motors, from fractional to 250 horsepower (HP), are now available from ABB for immediate delivery across Europe. Using ABB's central stock warehou...
Severn Trent Water is saving a total of £100,000 per year on energy and maintenance costs across a number of its wastewater treatment plants following the inst...