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  • ABB to join UN network to promote energy efficiency

    The company will provide expertise on energy efficient motors and transformers to help governments devise policies that accelerate energy savings.
    23 September, 2014 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ABB introduces compact ACS55 variable frequency component drive

    ABB introduces compact ACS55 variable frequency component drive

    This component drive is designed as an entry level product for new users, and is aimed at various applications, particularly exercise training equipment, gate control, pumps, fans, conveyors, packaging machines, x-ray screening machines, material handling, ovens, powered roof ventilators and heat exchangers.
    11 December, 2007
  • ABB controls Boliden's Aitik copper mine in Sweden

    ABB supplied gearless mill drives, System 800xA controls, and 650 high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives.
    20 September, 2010 | 2 minutes
  • Europe’s new efficiency requirements for low voltage motors in effect

    The requirements, in the form of Commission Regulation EC 640/2009, came into effect on June 16, 2011
    16 June, 2011 | 1 minutes
  • ABB Helps Schering Plough Upgrade Its Biotechnology Facility In Ireland

    02 April, 2004 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Beijer Electronics presents six new operator terminals

    Beijer Electronics presents six new operator terminals

    New EXTER terminals for machine builders and system integrators are available in touchscreen and keypad versions with display sizes from 3.5 to 5.7 inches. The terminals easily integrate with automation systems and equipment - e.g. PLCs, variable speed drives and motion controllers - coming from the major brands on the market.
    28 August, 2006
  • Thumbnail for ABB introduces Model Predictive Torque Control software

    ABB introduces Model Predictive Torque Control software

    The MPTC software was initially developed to ensure the operation of compressor stations during voltage disruptions, caused by lightning strikes, winter storms or ice buildup on power lines.
    30 September, 2016
  • ABB automates Northland’s Kaunisvaara iron ore mine

    ABB supplied embedded medium- and low-voltage switchgear, variable-speed drives and motor control centers, a plant-wide process automation system, and fiber optic network equipment cabling.
    26 February, 2013 | 1 minutes
  • Siemens supplies drive for gas compressor in UK

    Siemens will supply a direct drive for a gas compressor to Rolls-Royce Power Generation for a power plant in Felindre, South Wales. The drive can be adjusted to different requirements with a variable speed controller.
    01 May, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • ABB wins $32-million contract in South Africa

    ABB will supply all the electrical, control and fieldbus communication equipment for the project, including the incoming 132KV electrical substation, medium-voltage switchgear and protection devices, low-voltage motor control centers, variable-speed drives, low- and medium-voltage motors, sectional drives and motors for the new pulp dryer, Industrial IT Extended Automation System 800xA for control and integration, as well as the Information Management System.
    05 February, 2007 | 1 minutes
  • GAMBICA warns that IEC 61439 needs more testing

    Manufacturers working to the new standard still need to exercise a high level of skill and caution in relation to the ratings they adopt for components used in their assemblies.
    09 February, 2010 | 2 minutes
  • ABB to build and control LPG pumping station in Algeria

    ABB will supply switchgear, transformers, motors, variable speed drive systems, instrumentation, distributed control and safety systems, as well as a SCADA system for the new 400 km pipeline.
    20 June, 2013 | 2 minutes
  • ABB improves production process for Podilsky Cement

    ABB supplied switchgear, motor control centers, variable speed drives, instrumentation, gas analyzers, collaborative production management systems, and an 800xA automation system.
    04 March, 2012 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Rexroth releases Sytronix SVP 7010 variable-speed pump drive

    Rexroth releases Sytronix SVP 7010 variable-speed pump drive

    Sytronix SVP 7010 is a variable-speed pump drive offering high dynamics and control accuracy with reduced energy consumption and lower noise levels for hydraulic systems.
    03 November, 2014
  • Emerson Industrial supplies Unidrive M drives to Render Technology

    Before the implementation of Unidrive M, Render’s machines were able to deliver 25 or 26 cycles per minute. Since adopting Unidrive M, the business has seen returns of 30 cycles per minute.
    16 July, 2015 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ABB extends the power range of ACS800 drives

    ABB extends the power range of ACS800 drives

    ABB is offering the same power ratings of ACS800-U1 in a cabinet version in the ACS800-U7 and ACS800-07.
    13 June, 2010
  • Thumbnail for Siemens announces Sinamics CU250S-2 control unit

    Siemens announces Sinamics CU250S-2 control unit

    Sinamics CU250S-2 control unit is for use with Sinamics G120 variable speed drives.
    05 November, 2013
  • DC drives improve Renolit Cramlington’s embossing line

    Sprint Electric supplied 21 DC drives for retrofitting an obsolete embossing line for laminate manufacturing. The retrofit, re-commissioning of DC drives, and control system refurbishment was completed in two weeks.
    17 June, 2009 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Efficiency, Safety and Predictive Maintenance: Trends in the LV Drives Market

    Efficiency, Safety and Predictive Maintenance: Trends in the LV Drives Market

    The variable speed drive market is back on track, with 7.7% growth predicted for 2021. Interact Analysis' latest market research offers insight into three important trends influencing the drives market: functional safety, predictive maintenance and efficiency regulations.
    By: Blake Griffin
    09 November, 2021 | 3 minutes
  • Yaskawa acquires Wermac Electric, Ltd

    The new division will be known as Yaskawa Wermac and will be located at the former Wermac Electric facility in Calgary, AB.
    20 September, 2012 | 2 minutes
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