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David's Diary: The call came in on a rainswept day,could we attend a breakdown  - straightaway!All machines were down, production lost,no telling what would be the cost.Our man set out, suitcase in hand,prepared to traverse throughout the land,to find, identify and repair,whatever drive he might find there.On his arrival, warmly... [Details]

The strength of the ABB brand, the knowledge and expertise of the EDC North East engineers. Hire drives up to 500kW can be sited, installed and commissioned on a same day service (with cables as required). Our ABB trained (and trusted) engineers can assist with your hire drive selection, choosing... [Details]

This panel was brought back to EDC during a routine visit to a customer with a Drivecare service contract. It’s not what they were intended for, but our engineers were asked to look at the panel while servicing the ABB drives.In need of a significant overhaul, the panel was brought... [Details]

Ad-VAN-tage EDC! During an emergency breakdown, two of our VSD engineers changed over IGBTs in the back of one of our fully-fitted mobile workshops (our company vans!). Due to environmental conditions and the equipment required, it was easier - and faster - to conduct the work in our van, rather... [Details]

Frankenstein’s drive? When a local AVP recently went to rectify a short-circuit on an ABB ACS800-04 module they made a surprising discovery: the capacitors had been mixed and matched. More non ABB capacitors had been used to meet the value of the ABB capacitors (8 versus 14...and the 14 were... [Details]

EDC’s ability to pump down the volume has led them to be finalists in this year’s Pump Industry Awards! ABB, EDC and Scottish Water have made it to the finals of the ‘Project of the Year’ for the Scottish Water leakage Reduction Programme’ —a proactive approach to maintain sustainable water... [Details]

New ABB training course explains why leaks occur and how to prevent them using variable speed drives ABB has launched a Lunch ‘n’ Learn training session that shows how water companies can use variable speed drives (VSDs) to make dramatic improvements in their leakage rates. As part of the 2019... [Details]

Need a drive in a hurry? Look to your local ABB Authorized value provider. ABB hire drive providers. What is the best uses of hire drives? Hire drives definitely have a place, especially when your drive cannot be fixed on-site and you need to keep production running. Below are ABB's... [Details]

That is the question  - when you have the advanced capability of an ABB ACQ580 multi-pump system on your side. EDC recently installed two 55kW ACQ580s, digitally linked, at a Scottish Water site where the tank level signal was dropping off intermittently, resulting in a loss of control on the... [Details]