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Motor and drives from ABB bring farm history to life for stately home visitors

ABB drives and motor power 200 year old farm machinery used to explain innovation in food production over the centuries.

18/12/2018 15:45:55

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A farm in Cheshire, UK, is bringing 200 years of agricultural history to life for visitors using a 21st century motor and energy-efficient variable speed drives (VSDs).

ABB and its authorised value provider, Central Electrical, supported the
Tatton Hall estate’s £1.3 million Field to Fork project by supplying an ABB motor and eight VSDs to run original farm machinery. They also overhauled and rewound existing motors from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, while providing motor
and drive selection, installation and commissioning services.

Tatton Hall is an historic country estate, incorporating gardens, woodland and a working farm. A major part of Tatton Hall’s Field to Fork project is the restoration of the farm’s Victorian mill,
which produced feed for the farm’s livestock using machinery such as grinders and crushers.
Previously run by water power, then steam and, finally, electricity, the grinders and crushers are now powered by eight ABB general purpose drives, rated
from 2 kilowatt (kW) to 18.5kW. The VSDs provide a ‘soft start’ which, together with running the mill machinery at lower speed, reduces excessive wear and extends the operating life of the machines.

Read the full article in the January issue of DPA

Written By Sophia Bell

Sophia Bell is the Group Editor of DPA, Connectivity, and PBSI. She joined the team in 2020 as Assistant Editor after achieving a First-Class Honours BA in English Literature and Film Studies from the University of East Anglia. In her current role, she leads the editorial strategy, driving digital growth and ensuring each title continues to deliver trusted, relevant insight for engineering and manufacturing professionals.