September 2002
ABB's leading position in the world drives market is due to ABB's reolution to always be first with the latest technology. Technology that is totally reliable and of the highest possible quality. ABB has sales, service and training facilities in more than 100 countries worldwide, including South Africa.
ABB's range of variable speed ac drives covers the motor power range from 0,12 kW to 27 MW, using standard product designs. The standard product range comprises four main drive types: Comp-AC, ACS 600, ACS 1000 and ACS 6000.
Howard Dunn - ABB
Regular Features
Cover story (State-of-the-art technology with ABB ac drives)
VSD News
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News and products
HellermannTyton Mindbender
Index to advertisers
Drives, Motor Control, Protection and Switchgear
Advanced insulation systems for low voltage ac machines
G Botha (L H Marthinusen) ,
VPI leads to more reliable rewinds of LV machines
Retrofit of fixed speed induction motors
B P Schmitt and R Sommer (Siemens) ,
Simple and risk-free retrofits give you more options
Engineering Projects and Plant
Oxygen delignification system at Mondi Kraft Richards Bay
Plant Maintenance and Refurbishment
Advanced machine management saves maintenance costs
A Spiller (ABB Maintenance-tv Belgium) ,
Analysing basic problems saves money
Total cost of ownership - application in electric motors
C Chryssoulis (Zest Electric Motors) ,
Maintenance and refurbishment cost must be considered from the outset
Sensors, Switches and Transducers
Plugging the hole in the fieldbus market
A Byatt (ABB Review - the technical journal of the ABB Group) ,
Simplyfying field to controller communication
Test, Measurement and Calibration
A day in the life of a metrologist
G Snelling (Intercal) ,
Calibration is essential - without it you are worth nothing
Measurement must also include true rms capability
K West (Fluke) ,
Your plant reliability depends on accurate supply current measurement
