Case Studies

Case Study - Cost Saving with Power Factor Correction
Power factor correction makes Valhalla cheaper to run
Valhalla places a very large demand on Blackpool Pleasure Beach's power supply. Valhalla, the £15 million ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, is now 25% more power efficient thanks to...

Case Study - Temperature Regulation using Variable Speed Drives
ABB drives help regulate temperature in pig farms
Intensive piggeries are a type of factory farm specialized in the raising of pigs. Within large warehouses, stalls are located in which high numbers of grower pigs are kept. The temperature within...

Case Study - Hospital Cost Saving with ABB Drives
Hospital saves 27k by installing Air Handling Drives
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is responsible for providing acute hospital care services for the people of Bradford and neighbouring communities. It has around 1,000...

Case Study - Improved Energy Efficiency with ABB Capacitors
Cooking up a power solution for McCain’s Home Fries
ABB Capacitors offer the best technical solution to problems related to low power factor and power quality. ABB automatic power factor correction technology has enabled McCain Foods to make...

Case Study - Salt producer saves on single fan
Salt producer saves 1.6 gigawatt-hours a year on single fan
Challenge Salt Union in the UK uses dryers to produce a million tonnes of salt every year. One of its dryers processes a coarse, granular product used in applications such as dishwashers. ...

Case Study - Pie maker cuts refrigeration costs
Pie maker set to cut 11% off refrigeration costs
Challenge A UK Pie maker can produce 200,000 meat pies a day, as well as 80,000 other puff pastry products. The installation of a new production line, complete with spiral freezer, designed for the...

Case Study - Turnkey Package improves Drying Technology (Simon Dryers)
Industrial Drying Technology improved by Turnkey Package
Operational and capital costs are significantly reduced following the installation of ABB variable speed drives (VSDs) by drying machinery maker, Simon Dryers. The company is a manufacturer of...

Case Study - ABB Drive Energy Saving Innovation (Yorkshire Water)
Innovation with ABB Drives provides solution for saving energy.
A split phase electrical distribution system is a 3 wire, single phase system (two live conductors plus neutral) with a capacity up to about (100kVA) commonly used in rural areas in the UK. It...

Case Study - ACS800 Dust Extraction (Firth Rixson)
ABB ACS800 Industrial Drive cuts 20% off dust extraction costs.
A specialist metal forging company is saving 20% on the energy use for its dust extraction system after installing an ABB variable speed drive. Firth Rixson Ltd manufactures 1,500 tonnes a year of...

Case Study - Rotary Kiln (Thermphos)
Modern day drive system improves the versatility and productivity of a Rotary Kiln
Thermphos UK Ltd. is a British part of globally leading manufacturer and supplier of speciality chemicals. The company's products are used in a wide range of industrial applications including:...

Case Study - Waste Reduction (Kemira)
ABB Variable Speed Drive avoids wasted product in Chemical Industry
Avoiding a potential £1,500 per hour of wasted product is being achieved using an ABB variable speed drive. Kemira Chemicals of Bradford makes special polymers for use in the water treatment...

Case Study - Energy Saving (Hanson)
Massive Energy Saving of £25K pa on Dust Extraction System
Hanson is one of the world's leading suppliers of aggregates and heavy building materials to the construction industry. Aggregates, concrete products, asphalt, bricks and ready-mixed concrete - these...