Article archive for Vacon Drives UK Ltd
Fountains wind problem countered with compact drives (07 September 2010)
When drivers on a road near an ornamental lake and fountain in London’s docklands complained that they were getting an unwanted free car wash, Carillion PME, the company in charge of maintaining the site, called in automation company, Wilson Electric, to help eliminate the problem. Two Vacon NXL AC variable speed drives proved to be the key to an efficient and cost-effective solution.
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With Vacon drives, X means rugged! (08 March 2010)
Designed specifically to withstand the harshest of industrial environments, Vacon’s new X Series AC variable speed drives combine ingress protection ratings up to IP66 with compact construction and outstanding versatility. Ease of use is assured by the simple yet powerful Vacon X range programming system, together with easy-to-read displays and keypads that feature an enhanced design with colour-coded buttons.
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Tiny Vacon drives eliminate complexity (18 January 2010)
Compact and competitively priced, the latest range of micro drives from Vacon, one of Europe’s foremost developers of AC drive technology, has been specifically developed to eliminate unnecessary complexity while retaining all of the features needed for standard industrial applications, including the control of pumps, fans and simple conveyers. As a result, the new Vacon 10 drives are easy and convenient to specify and use.
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It’s all about drives at the Vacon golf day! (12 November 2009)
The weather may have been dull, but that hampered neither the enthusiasm nor the performance of the participants at the annual golf day organised by Vacon, a world leader in AC drive technology, at Lutterworth Golf Club. A total of 30 competitors, among whom were Vacon technical partners, customers and staff members, battled through the day for the honour of winning the eighteen-hole Stableford Competition.
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Driving Marine Power (10 March 2009)
An 800 kW drive from Vacon is making the 70,000 tonne liquid natural gas transport ship LNG Abuja much easier to manoeuvre, particularly when it is in port. The drive, which was fitted and commissioned by marine power plant expert Wartsila Automation of Montrose, Scotland, is used in conjunction with the vessel’s bow thrusters.
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