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Finance schemes provide easy access to ECAs
Following the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer's 2002 Budget, Siemens Automation and Drives is promoting the financing schemes that are available through its sister company Siemens Finance Operation.
News from Siemens Automation and Drives ( 8 August 2002)
Distributor takes over South of England
Europa Components and Equipment is the new main distributor for AC Technology in the South of England. Brochure available
News from AC Technology Europe (31 July 2002)
Drives solve harmonics problems for water company
User application article ABB drives systems were designed and supplied by Slater Drive Systems to help Southern Water Services upgrade one of its pumping stations while avoiding damaging harmonic effects.
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (29 July 2002)
Drives cut control panel real estate and cabling
Danfoss Motion Controls has responded to growing market demand for physical space and cable economies on multimotor installations with the launch of the Decentral range of motor controllers.
News from Danfoss Motion Controls (29 July 2002)
Decentralised drives range up to 7.5kW
Lenze has extended its range of motec inverters to include power ratings up to 7.5kW. Brochure available
News from Lenze (29 July 2002)
Drives cut costs at Mini production plant
User application article ABB drives installed on the new Mini paintshop at BMW Group Plant Oxford are saving the company GBP 24,000 a year in electricity costs.
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (19 July 2002)
Large drives label efficiency
User application article Raflatac's Scarborough production plant produces almost half a billion square metres of adhesive labelling material each year using more than 50 Siemens AC and DC drives.
News from Siemens Large Drives (17 July 2002)
Variable speed drives reduce pumping costs
User application article The latest variable speed drive technology from Siemens has been selected for a major development by North West Water at the Fazakerley Wastewater Treatment Works in Liverpool.
News from Siemens Large Drives (17 July 2002)
Hostile environment no bar to drives
Copntainerisation is a novel solution to the problem of operating variable speed drives in extreme conditions.
News from Siemens Large Drives (16 July 2002)
VSDs improve power station performance
An upgrade programme aimed at improving efficiency at Europe's largest coal-fired power station includes significant investment in drive technology.
News from Siemens Large Drives (16 July 2002)
Aftercare service keeps newsprint rolling
User application article The production of newsprint is both a high technology, and a high-speed, operation and if problems occur, solutions must be delivered quickly.
News from Siemens Large Drives (15 July 2002)
Middle-aged compressor marries virile young drive
User application article As part of a modernisation project, chemical company Brunner Mond is now using variable-speed drives, instead of steam turbines to drive its centrifugal gas compressors.
News from Siemens Large Drives (15 July 2002)
Drives provide genuine flux vector control
VLT 5000 Flux drives provide genuine flux vector control for applications up to 250hp.
News from Danfoss Drives ( 8 July 2002)
Local motor control made easy
Hard on the heels of the launch of the Decentral VLT FCD 300 variable-speed drive, Danfoss has released a matching Decentral motor switch DMS 300, for cage motors up to 3kW.
News from Danfoss Motion Controls ( 5 July 2002)
Soft starters prevent torque damage
WEG's new Micro soft starters provide controlled starting and stopping of AC electric motors, overcoming sudden current inrush and high torque problems.
News from WEG Electric Motors (UK) ( 4 July 2002)
AA helps AC cover the North
AC Technology has appointed AA Electric as a new distributor, making its popular SC range of motor drives available to processing, handling and packaging industries in the north of England. Brochure available
News from AC Technology Europe ( 2 July 2002)
Halcyon year rewarded with a Hog
An award of a prestigious Harley Davidson motorcycle has been made to Paul Friday, Sales Director at ABB's Drives Alliance Partner, Halcyon Drives following a highly successful 2001.
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (27 June 2002)
Insulation manufacturer saves a packet
User application article KnaufAlcopor is saving GBP 50,000 worth of energy per year since replacing the existing variable speed drives on its insulation forming conveyor with new DTC drives from ABB.
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (27 June 2002)
Novel drive architecture wipes out harmonics
With the launch of its ACS 600 regenerative four-quadrant AC drive - rated from 15kW to 3.6MW - ABB has dramatically cut the cost of eliminating harmonic distortion caused by AC drives.
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (24 June 2002)
Drives keep the hammer down at water works
User application article ABB variable speed drives are helping reduce the damaging effects of extreme water turbulence in the pipework - so-called water hammer - at a water treatment works in Scotland.
News from ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) (24 June 2002)
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