We are delighted to welcome Andrea McPherson to our Drives team. After working in the Industry with GEC and ABB and Siemens, including working in Germany, Andrea has joined us as our new Drives Specialist based in our Silverdale office in Newcastle, Stoke on Trent. Andrea keeps fit by accompanying her son Scott and […]
Read More2019 is set to be quite a year; a final decision on Brexit (hopefully…), a royal baby, the Rugby World, and most importantly, the year the Sentridge ABB Drive Academy was launched. The Sentridge Drive Academy is already well under way with our “Chalk ‘n’ Talk” sessions. These are informal, interactive and hands-on training workshops […]
Read MoreAn egg farm housing 500,000 chickens found itself paying out a reactive power charge of over £350 a month for having a consistently low Power Factor. A score of 1 equates to a perfect Power Factor, 0.95 is an acceptable level, but the farm was reading 0.8 which resulted in the monthly penalty charge. The […]
Read MoreVariable Speed Drives are predominately called upon to save energy, but for many applications, reducing running costs goes much further than cutting down electricity usage: • Auto-reverse/de-ragging; reduces the amount of manual intervention • Auto storm condition; pumps work harder in wet conditions • Pumps run slower for longer; saving energy consumption • Flow control; […]
Read MoreAs an Energy Manager, you are under constant pressure to source ways to reduce energy consumption. Have you considered your pump applications? One of the challenges of running pump applications is knowing what flow you need to achieve for the best outcome, both in terms of process performance and energy management. Let’s take a look […]
Read MoreOver the past 12 months, we have been working in collaboration with Severn Trent Water (STW) and NIVUS to develop an energy efficient flow solution for waste water pumping stations. Sentridge has been developing innovative solutions to help STW make improvements and save energy for many years. By combining our hands-on experience and water industry […]
Read MorePhil Tomkinson was approached recently to organise a proving trial of the New ABB Smart Sensor for Motors at a large Brewery here in the midlands. See Sensor fitted yesterday Part of the Digitisation portfolio from ABB, This ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor converts traditional motors, pumps and mounted bearings into smart, wirelessly connected devices. This Stethoscope […]
Read MoreTwo Sites; one with a pump application and the other running cooling fans. Both of them approached us for help with reducing energy costs. The first site operated 30kW alkaline pumps on an 8-minute cycle when the application only needed them running for 2.5 minutes. The traditional DOL start did not allow for the pumps […]
Read MoreGreat to welcome Alan Cooper and Bruce Bennett from The New Zealand Active Voltage Conditioner Factory this week for training and product briefing. We managed to visit Three client sites and present the unique AVC40, Active Voltage Conditioner which is designed for sag correction in commercial and industrial applications. It is available in a wide range […]
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