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Keep your head above water with an ABB vsd Are you a facilities manager swimming against the tide, drowning in high energy charges incurred by your pool? Did you know that swimming pool operational costs can be reduced by up to 50% simply by installing a variable speed drive? VSDs... [Details]

At EDC we like to think that we know how to warm up an audience for a star performer, so, to welcome our new start, Amy, we'd like to introduce: The maestro of MCBs, supremo of switches, doyenne of disconnectors, expert in isolators, Air circuit breaker ace, and all-round crack... [Details]

As of May 1st there will be a 5% increase in the price of ABB components. The ABB range still represents great value for money (as an industry leading brand its control gear can be found in blue chip companies and 5 star hotels around the world) but if you... [Details]

Contactors, push buttons, lamps, legend plates, shafts, softstarters, circuit breakers, relays, switch disconnectors, enclosures, sensors, fuse gear, pilot devices, safety controllers..........a  world of control gear awaits - and with EDC as your partners, you can be sure that the panel you envisage, will be even better in reality. Complicated requirement? Space... [Details]

EDC hits the trade press this month with an insightful article from M.D Nick Brown on why 51% of all motor failures are bearing related. Lubrication, misalignment, shaft overload, vibration, overheating? Sign up to our newsletter for the lowdown on why your motor isn't bearing up to the pressure you're... [Details]

Customers expect more of ABB, but they’re unlikely to expect a drive, in the event of a fire, to change its programming to allow people to safely evacuate the building. With its fireman’s override, the ACH580 series of drives does exactly that. Turning the fans it controls into smoke extraction units,... [Details]

From Jan 2017 prices on all variable speed drives will be increasing. Buy now to save up to 8% on 2017 prices. ABB has announced that there will be a price increase applied to drives next year. The percentage increase will vary depending upon the drive series, but there will be an... [Details]

As 2017 dawns, the sun sets on the ABB ACS800 inverter. Taking on its mantle are the ACS580 & ACS880 range of drives - compatible with ALL motors currently available today. The ACS800 was much-loved by engineers, as was its constant torque stalwart, the hard-working ACS600. Reliable, adaptable and unfaltering the... [Details]

Facilities management: it can be huge & all encompassing, involving directing, co-ordinating and planning essential central services. For a site to run well it requires a complicated infrastructure of people all playing their part; and that's where EDC can assist. Variable speed drives form an intrinsic part of most facilities, controlling essential HVAC applications.... [Details]

Hi, I’m an ACS600 variable speed drive. I’m 17 years old and work hard – so I can get very dirty. I’m built to last (I’m from the renowned ABB stable) but after almost two decades I’m classed as a “legacy” drive, so I worry that a newer model will take... [Details]