Efficiency, reliability and total cost of ownership are all terms that a project engineer will be familiar with; however, looking at items of equipment on an individual basis may not deliver the maximum benefits. Far better to look at the wider picture says Markus Kutny.
Krijn Verwijs processes shellfish products. At its Yerseke, Netherlands facility, the company has long battled with the effects of corrosion due to the seawater-infused atmosphere at the plant. For the conveyor drives, however, they seem to have found a solution to this problem.
ABB and Solar Impulse have formed an alliance ahead of the aircraft’s historic round-the-world journey championing the role of innovation and technology in reducing resource consumption.
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.
Automation component manufacturers aim for IEEE 519 compliance to guarantee that their products do not create harmful harmonics. But what does the IEEE 519 actually mean for buyers, particularly buyers of used, obsolete equipment? Jonathan Wilkins reports.