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Our engineers returned to Skye this week to complete the installation of two ABB ACQ580 water drives. Due to the high number of start-ups required, the soft starts (on a waste water treatment works) were being replaced by variable speed drives. The versatility afforded by using VSDs on the system means that... [Details]

The new ABB ACQ580-34 ultra-low harmonic drive: the best candidate for the job. EDC North East is in the process of creating this cabinet build for a customer.It Incorporates an effective harmonic reduction method, so no additional filters or transformers are needed. Developed specifically for pumping applications in water and... [Details]

EDC engineers go back to the islands! Speed bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing... and be sure to bring EDC engineers over the sea to Skye. Travelling to the capital of Skye, the stunning Portree, some of our engineers are spending the week replacing existing softstarts with ABB... [Details]

If you want to get ahead… get a hat. Our EDC North East ABB approved variable speed drive expert engineers (and customers!) can be snug this December in a bespoke 'thinsulate' hat. Handy when they’re heading out the door to install and commission some ACQ580 inverters on a remote site.... [Details]

The perfect interpreter... As Scotland and the North East's only ABB approved value provider for variable speed drives, EDC are now able to offer our customers access to the ABB Ability condition monitoring for powertrains. This service ensures that your installed base of drives can be remotely monitored. Should any... [Details]

Turn up the heat with an ABB DCT880. Now you can control the kelvins with the new thyristor power controller DCT880. This 55A, 38kW unit was built into a bespoke panel for a customer to allow them precise control of heaters. With all the advantages of an ACS880 drive (the PC... [Details]

No girl is an island, entire of itself…not even'Island Girl' who has just been visited by one of her favourite EDC engineers. Leaving a ‘legacy’ on Islay, one of our drive engineers has completed another year’s service on an ABB ACS600 variable speed drive. Our ‘Island Girl’ - an inverter... [Details]

Fitting inverters on Archimedes screws can stop your energy costs spiralling, giving you greater control of  your processes (because if you’re losing liquid - either via spin off or stopping - you’re wasting energy. Installing water industry specific ABB ACQ580 drives (which come with a 5 year warranty) to control... [Details]

Final stage commissioning on six 400kw ABB ACS880 low harmonic drives. Steven Quinn, EDC's adaptive programming specialist in ABB variable speed drives, talks us through one of our latest projects for a client. "This comprehensive project has been over a year in the making, since taking delivery of the drives at... [Details]

You just call out our name, and you know wherever you are, we’ll come running, to see you again... Having a maintenance contract for your variable speed drives could literally save you from having a meltdown. Our engineers noticed this issue during a routine service visit, preventing it from becoming... [Details]