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We’ve got love for you if you were born in the 80s! An exceptionally well looked after ABB Sami Star (born in the 1980s) has finally given way to its replacement—an ABB ACS880. Due to the Sami Star becoming obsolete, the customer has decided to replace it to ensure continuity... [Details]

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0288/8554/files/repasting.MP4?v=1646918028 Here's what variable speed drive IGBTs look like when they need repasting. It's an often overlooked part of routine maintentenance, but one which can significantly extend the life of what will have been an expensive asset to purchase. The above video shows the heat damage (and build up) created... [Details]

Is your reading material too dark? When this ABB ACS800 variable speed drive arrived with us for repair, our engineers couldn't interrogate it due to the contrast settings on the display panel. It's a simple fix and changing the contrast is a 30 second job (when you know how). In... [Details]

At the heart of the machine. Pumping up the volume on site are these ABB low harmonic drives, newly installed at a utility supplier in North East Scotland. The ABB ACS880-34-0870A-3, 500kW modules are controlling a pump application and were installed by EDC’s top team of inverter engineers last week.... [Details]

EDC is now offering repasting as part of your 6 year preventative maintenance plan.   Heat damage can destroy your electrical components severely shortening the lifespan of your expensive and critical plant.That's why repasting can significantly improve the longevity of your variable speed drives. EDC now offers repasting (for an... [Details]

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You’ve got to pick a motor or two… and at these prices they’re a steal! Beat the 2022 ABB motors price rise by pre-ordering now. Orders placed before the end of 2021 can be delivered at a time of your choosing in 2022, meaning you seal the price of a... [Details]

Something in the way they move makes them unlike any other; something in the way they mesh shows they’re made for one another. ABB SynRM motor-drive packages: made for each other—and made especially to suit your particular application. When ABB creates a bespoke package by matching a SynRM motor to... [Details]

All for one and one for all! EDC North East celebrates 4 years of successful trading this month. As ABB’s only authorised drive Value Provider for the North East, we’ve grown apace, operating from our base in Gateshead. We’ve only ever had one goal: to serve industry in the North... [Details]

Say "cheese" and you’re smiling!! A cheese production facility in Scotland called with an emergency this week. One of the drives on their production line was showing an earth fault. It turned out to be critical as the SWA cable on their motor had degraded and production was now in... [Details]