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Winch me up before you go go… Top EDC North East engineers, Matthew Golightly and Neil Keenan were on an uplifting job this week when a customer asked for assistance with a winch test. The test used 4 off ABB ACS880 variable speed drives (132kW) working in master / follower.... [Details]

It’s a frame-up! These three ABB ACQ580 water industry drives lined up to provide energy savings and pump control for a water site. An 'arresting' array of 132kW IP55 units, they were ‘marshalled’ onto a dedicated framework’ ‘fabricated’ by our expert engineers on site. Not only does this arrangement allow... [Details]

Rolling, rolling, rolling… A new conveyor system comprising rollers, conveyor belt and material distributor will be expertly managed by a dedicated control panel with 4 x ABB ACS480 drives from the talented EDC NE engineers. Not only is the panel designed to ‘blow the whistle’ with a pre-start siren before... [Details]

We can’t speak Gaelic... so we’ll let the stunning scenery do the talking. Normally we’d let the drives (in this case ABB ACQ580 water drives in a water treatment works) take centre stage, but here we just had to showcase the stunning location. Our variable speed drive service engineers cover... [Details]

What a difference half a decade makes! EDC North East, ABB’s drive Value Provider for North East England, celebrates 5 years’ of business this month. It’s been thanks to our customers, our team of dedicated staff (and suppliers!) that we’ve thrived, taking on staff, expanding our hire fleet and promoting... [Details]

From rags to riches with ABB’s inbuilt anti-ragging functionality. Replacing this stalwart ABB ACS800 drive with a new water industry specific ACQ580 (which has anti-ragging as standard) means that this system can ‘shake off’ any problems with blockages, so avoiding expensive pump removal and cleaning.   Anti-jam software is a... [Details]

Just because my face is dirty it don't mean that I ain't purty! Nothing heals a weary drive, like time, love and... a service contract. When your drive is struggling to go on, when the ambient temperature and environment are getting it down, a visit from a competent inverter engineer... [Details]

Well done to our incomparable ABB motor supremo who's celebrating 7 years at EDC! Always helpful, always knowledgeable, always customer centric, Karen Lindsay has made motors her area of specialist expertise - and we're very lucky to have her onboard. Karen started at EDC in internal sales, but quickly gained... [Details]

Caps off to Gary! As part of an annual service contract, our engineers have been on site installing caps on the LCL filters in both ACS800 and ACS880 drives. Apart from the standard checks on your drives (tightening cable terminations and cleaning heat sinks) service contracts also allow for the... [Details]

  Joining ABB in its commitment to a more sustainable world and a reduced carbon footprint, EDC North East takes its place amongst other companies such as Alfa Laval, Microsoft, Severn Trent and Sulzer. Said general manager, John Guthrie:"EDC North East commits to reducing its energy usage by 1000 kWh... [Details]