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Steam traps bring energy and maintenance savings to laundryMerseyside-based linen and work wear rental company and laundry, Deeside Laundry, is enjoying saving of 15 per cent on its gas bills and lower maintenance costs following replacement of its mechanical steam traps with GEM Venturi orifice traps from Thermal Energy International
EnergAir VSD brings major savings to compressed air systemFilm and bag manufacturer Gelpack Industrial has made an annual saving of over 45 per cent on energy used to generate compressed air using a retro-fit variable speed drive package from EnergAir
Replacement WEG motor boosts yarn production efficiencyBy replacing standard motors with WEG's WMagnet line, fabrics manufacturer Teka has both improved its performance and reduced its energy use
Fast acting doors save energy at Eco breweriesAs the cost of energy rises it is becoming more and more expensive for breweries to keep their storage cellars chilled. But two breweries in particular have met the challenge of reducing energy usage by designing and installing naturally cooled distribution centres using super fast automated sequential roller doors from sara LBS to help maintain temperatures using as little energy as possible
BG Controls' BMS aid energy efficient schools projectAward-winning building controls company BG Controls is helping the Barnsley Building Schools for the Future (BSF) project build green, environmentally-friendly schools by installing energy efficient control technologies
Heat pumps brings quiet, efficient heating to historic prioryA medieval priory that offers an individual style of holiday accommodation has been equipped with a state-of-the-art heating system based on high-efficiency SANYO ECO carbon dioxide-based heat pumps
Lighting upgrade brings reduced CO2 emissionsChalmor’s lighting, combined with BlueWave lighting controllers, is helping Newcastle City Council to reduce its energy consumption and carbon emissions across large areas of its building portfolio
Pumps boost efficiency at wastewater treatment worksTwo of NOV Mono’s EZstrip progressing cavity pumps have been installed at United Utilities' Fairbourne wastewater treatment works in Wales to improve process efficiency by reducing downtime on a critical site process
Variable speed drives help wallpaper plant save energySaving of £27,000 a year in energy costs are being achieved by a manufacturer of high-quality wall coverings, following the installation of ABB drives by Quantum Controls
ABB drive cuts Dyson r&d centre energy costsAn ABB drive has helped vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson improve its dust extraction at its Wiltshire research and development centre, saving the company over £6000 a year on energy costs
WEG motor switch brings major savings to textile plantReplacing the standard induction motors used on its ring spinning machines with permanent WMagnet motors from WEG has reduced the annual power consumption of textiles manufacturer Buettner by 33 per cent — and increased its machine utilisation by 80 per cent
NI real-time system puts wind turbine controls to the testNational Instruments has created a new real-time test system for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing of the embedded control software releases of Siemens wind turbine control systems using NI TestStand, the LabVIEW Real-Time and LabVIEW FPGA modules, and the NI PXI platform. Sami Biko of Siemens Wind Power explains
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