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ABB Drives and Motors

Daresbury Park
Daresbury
Warrington
Cheshire
WA4 4BT
United Kingdom

Telephone : 01925 741111
Fax : 01925 741419
Email : energy@gb.abb.com
Web : www.abb.co.uk/energy

Article archive for ABB Drives and Motors;

Service helps drive and motor users to avoid unplanned downtime(29/03/2021)

A life cycle assessment service provides a dynamic report of the age and operating performance of every ABB drive and motor across a plant, helping to save time and money and improve profitability by preventing lost production.
Motors & drives – Net Zero & Carbon Reduction(19/03/2021)

Welcome to the latest DPA video interview! Today I’m with David Hughes, Country Managing Director at ABB UK. We will be talking about what Net Zero and Carbon Reduction means when buying motors and drives.
Optimisation projects cut drive costs for South West Water(10/03/2021)

South West Water (SWW) has saved up to £25,000 on the running costs of its variable speed drives (VSDs) following a series of optimisation projects that have also avoided the added expense of needing to replace drives early.
ABB urges greater adoption of high-efficiency motors and drives to combat climate change(09/03/2021)

In a new whitepaper, ABB reveals potential for significant energy efficiency improvements in industry and infrastructure enabled by the latest and most high-efficiency motors and variable speed drives.
ABB appoints UK system integrator to support industrial drives installations(12/02/2021)

ABB expands its technical support for variable speed drives (VSDs) in the UK with the appointment of Staffordshire-based system integrator Radway Control Systems Ltd.
ABB Food Safe motors withstand over 1,100 washdown cycles(11/11/2020)

Rigorous testing at a hygiene laboratory verifies that ABB’s Food Safe stainless-steel motors can withstand frequent sanitation. The motors emerged in full working order after being subjected to tests simulating years of operation in harsh washdown environments.
ABB centralises drives’ customer support in UK(10/11/2020)

ABB has moved its variable speed drive (VSD) customer services team from Aberdeen to Daresbury, Cheshire, ensuring improved access to extensive technical support services across the UK.
ABB’s AXW water-cooled Large AC motors offer power density with less maintenance(01/07/2020)

New AXW 315 and 400 IEC water-cooled motors deliver an average of 40 percent more power over conventional fan cooled designs. Constant cooling extends insulation and bearing life for increased uptime.
Antique bus engine gets new lease of life courtesy of an ABB drive(23/06/2020)

A variable speed drive’s soft-start function is used to convert a static cutaway diesel engine into an interactive exhibit at a UK museum.
ABB IE5 SynRM motors deliver ultra-premium energy efficiency(16/04/2020)

Customers can increase their energy efficiency, improve sustainability and enhance reliability by upgrading to ABB IE5 ultra-premium SynRM motors.
Quarry company halts production stoppages with ABB drive(21/10/2019)

Hills Quarry Products has reduced pump failures and cut maintenance and energy costs using an ABB variable speed drive.
Everything you wanted to know about VSD functional safety(07/10/2019)

Modern variable speed drives (VSDs) are packed full of safety features. But the sheer number of similar sounding functions and acronyms mean that they can be overlooked, leading to missed opportunities to improve functional safety. ABB’s Martin Richardson, explains.
Five crucial questions all serial OEMs should ask(03/06/2019)

There can be few businesses that understand the importance of collaborative working relationships as well as OEMs – after all, their products are the engines of their customers’ success.
ABB introduces ACS6080 drive for high performance motor control(15/04/2019)

ABB has expanded its all-compatible drives offering to include the ACS6080 medium voltage (MV) drive for critical applications. The new drive introduces a breakthrough control technology, developed by ABB, that brings high performance motor control to demanding processes used in industries such as mining, metals and marine. The drive also enables plants to operate more efficiently and produce higher quality output.
IEC Food Safe motors designed for easy cleaning and long life(01/04/2019)

ABB’s new Food Safe stainless steel motors for food and beverage plants can withstand high pressure cleaning, helping to maintain hygiene standards while reducing downtime.