Posted November 29, 2019
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]
Posted November 22, 2019
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]
Posted November 14, 2019
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]
Posted November 07, 2019
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]
Posted October 23, 2019
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]
Posted October 17, 2019
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]
Posted October 16, 2019
A study on scarlet. On the equivalent of the red carpet is one of the new ABB low voltage IEC food and beverage stainless steel motors. Peerless in food production areas, from canning kumquats to brewing beer. And you don’t have to be Sherlock to deduce that the design is... [Details]
Posted October 11, 2019
Pictured is David Kerr, our Technical Director working side by side with one of our apprentices. Our engineering team has worked hard redesigning an MCC compartment for use with ABB ACS880 variable speed drives and M3GP abb motors. Our workshop is currently halfway through the overhaul. Part of an upgrade... [Details]
Posted October 08, 2019
It’s not a soprano, contralto, tenor, or even a bass: it’s a harmonisation of them all. ABB’s ACQ580-31 ultra-low harmonic drive is a symphony of compatibility, energy saving and distortion reduction. Developed specifically for pumping applications in the water and wastewater industry, the new ULH drive has harmonic mitigation built-in.... [Details]
Posted September 27, 2019
You’re in safe hands with EDC NE, the approved ABB drive value provider for north east England. “One of the most credible assessment standards in the country”. The Safe contractor certificate now hangs proudly in the offices of EDC North East, another accolade for our awesome staff! Well done everyone... [Details]
