plastic injection molding and manufacturing

Injection Molding

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Injection molding is a manufacturing process for producing parts by injecting material into a mold. Injection molding can be performed with metals, glasses, confections, and plastic thermoforming. Material for injection molding parts is fed into a heated barrel, mixed, and then forced into a mold cavity where it cools and hardens to the specifications of the cavity.

After an engineer designs a product, molds are made by a toolmaker from steel or aluminum. After the mold is made it is precision machined to form the features of the desired part. Injection molding is used for manufacturing a variety of parts, from small components to body panels for automobiles. Technology advances in 3D printing using photo polymers can also be used for some simple injection molds. Photo polymers are used because they do not melt during the injection molding of some lower temperature plastic thermoforming processes.

Injection molding parts must be carefully designed to facilitate the molding process to prevent defective parts manufacturing. The material used for the part, shape, features, mold material, and the properties of the molding machine must all be taken into consideration. The versatility of injection molding is facilitated by this compass of design considerations and possibilities.

Injection molding uses a ram or screw type plunger to force molten plastic material into a mold cavity. The material then solidifies into a shape that has conformed to the design of the mold. Injection molding is most commonly used to process plastic thermoforming in terms of total annual material volumes processed. Plastic thermoforming is prevalent because its characteristics make them highly suitable for injection molding; such as the ease with which they may be recycled, versatility allowing them to be used in a wide variety of applications, and their ability to soften and flow upon heating. Plastic thermoforming is also much safer than thermosetting because if a thermosetting polymer is not ejected from the injection barrel in a timely manner, chemical crosslinking may occur causing the screw and check valves to quit performing and potentially damaging the injection molding machine.

All injection molding processes can produce flawed parts. Troubleshooting is performed by examining defective parts for specific defects and addressing these defects with the design of the mould or the mold characteristics. Tests are performed before full production cycles begin in an effort to predict defects and determine the appropriate specifications to use in the injection process.

Industrial Drives For Injection Molding

Industrial variable frequency drives (VFD’s) enable uncompromised productivity for all injection molding processes. The ABB ACS880 drive is compatible with virtually all injection molding processes, automation systems, users and factory requirements. ABB ACS880 industrial drives are designed to simplify injection molding operation, optimize energy efficiency and help maximize production output. The ABB ACS880 series consists of single drives, multiple drives and drive modules. ABB general purpose industrial drives are designed for motor control and energy savings. ABB general purpose drives offer plug and play motor control convenience, straight from the box. ABB general purpose drives are a self-contained solution for injection molding applications. ABB general purpose drives and ABB ACS880 drives offer built in features to simplify drive selection, installation and use for injection molding.

For injection molding equipment repair and replacement quotes, contact Precision Electric. For ABB industrial drive repair and replacement quotes, contact Precision Electric.

ABB Drive Browser

ABB Drive Browser Software

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ABB Drive Browser is an Ethernet network based drive monitoring and tuning PC tool that supports low voltage machinery, general purpose, and industrial drives throughout their life cycle. ABB Drive Browser helps users monitor, maintain and set drive parameters on drives connected to an Ethernet network.

ABB Drives using an Ethernet adapter can share the same network where PLC’s using Modbus/TCP or EtherNet/ IP protocols are connected. This allows users to take advantage of installed networks and reduces additional cabling and infrastructure communication costs. ABB Drive Browser includes a parameter browser allowing users to view and set individual parameter values. Parameter sets that have been saved can be used to commission new drives. Additionally, users can compare parameter sets to quickly identify changes over time or changes in configurations. Drive signals are also displayed in the parameter browser.  The monitor functionality enables users to graphically view signals and parameters while the drive is running. Users select the parameters and signals and set the graph’s minimum and maximum values. The resulting display shows each selected value on a graph while the drive is operating. This data can be used to tune the drive for improved performance. The collected data can be saved to a file. The ABB drive status window displays the drives current status, showing the drive’s control mode, operation status, output frequency, current, power, speed, and the drive state. Once the installed drives are connected to the network using a fieldbus adapter, users may assign meaningful names to each connected drive and identify drives by type. ABB Drive Browser provides a built-in drive control panel allowing users to reset faults, start, stop, set the direction, and speed reference values of the connected drive. This functionality may be disabled if the controlling PLC does not allow it for networks that are controlled by a PLC.

To learn more about ABB Drive Browser or other ABB drive software, visit the ABB Website. For ABB drive repair and replacement quotes, contact Precision Electric.

ABB ACS800 Drives

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ABB ACS800 drives are designed to boost the productivity of industrial processes, improve energy efficiency and cut maintenance costs. ABB ACS800 drives are available directly from stock or can be built to order to meet more complex requirements.

ABB ACS800 drives are available both as complete AC drives and as modules to meet user, OEM or system integrator requirements. ABB ACS800 single drive modules configuration contains a rectifier, DC link and an inverter in one single AC drive unit. ABB ACS800 single drives can be installed without any additional cabinet or enclosure,available in wall-mounted, freestanding and cabinet-built constructions. The degree of protection for ABB ACS800 drives is at least UL Type 1 (IP21), and higher protection classes are available as an option. ABB ACS800 drives are specifically designed for industrial applications in process industries such as the pulp & paper, metals, mining, cement, power, chemical, and oil & gas. The key features of ABB ACS800 drives are programmability and configurability, which makes adaptation to different applications easy. Marine variants are also available.

Key Features Of ABB ACS800 Drives

  • IP21 and IP55 enclosure classes
  • Direct torque control (DTC) as standard
  • EMC filter, choke and brake chopper
  • Supports a wide range of fieldbus protocols
  • Flexible I/O and encoder options

ABB ACS800 drives have connectivity to most major automation systems. This is achieved with a dedicated gateway concept between the fieldbus systems and ABB drives. The fieldbus gateway module easily can be mounted inside the drive. Because of the wide range of fieldbus gateways, your choice of automation system is independent of your decision to use first-class ABB AC drives!

ABB recommends regular preventative maintenance for AC drives throughout their lifetime. Maintaining drives in accordance with the maintenance schedules ensures drive maximum availability, minimum repair costs, optimized performance and extended lifetime. Maintenance can be performed on a contract basis. Drive preventative maintenance (PM) consists of annual drive inspections and component replacements according to the product specific maintenance schedules, using PM kits which contain all the service parts and materials specified for a certain preventative maintenance.

Low Harmonic ABB ACS800 Drives

There is an increasing concern among end users and power companies about the harmful effects of harmonics. Harmonic distortion may disturb or even damage sensitive equipment connected in the same environment. Harmonic standards thus are becoming stricter and there is a growing demand for low harmonic solutions. The ACS800-U31 drive offers an easy solution to the problem of harmonics. The solution itself is incorporated in the drive, eliminating the need for any additional filtering equipment or complicated and large multi-pulse transformer arrangements.

The ABB ACS800 ULH drive is the ideal solution for those drive installations where low harmonic content is desired or mandated. Its performance and simplicity of installation make it suitable to a wide range of industries and applications. Typical industries for low harmonic ABB ACS800 drives include HVAC, water and wastewater treatment, mining, metals, and pulp and paper mills. The most common applications for these drives are pumps, fans, compressors and conveyors.

ABB ACS800 drives are highly flexible, easily customized, and meet the precise needs of many industrial applications. ABB ACS800 drives feature programmability and configurability during both ordering and commissioning, which makes adaptation to different applications easy. ABB ACS800 drives are used on pumps and fans, cranes, extruders, winches, winders, conveyors, mixers, compressors, and many other industrial related applications.

To learn more about ABB ACS800 drives or for repair and replacement quotes, contact Precision Electric.

ABB Automation Builder

ABB Automation Builder

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ABB Automation Builder is PLC programming software made by ABB. ABB Automation Builder allows for machine builders and system integrators the ability to automate machines and systems in a cost-effective way. Industrial automation has been around for decades. Many processes have now become so complex that the job of efficiently automating processes has become cost-prohibited for traditional approaches. This complexity also means that no one supplier can supply all the components of the production line so these will come from different vendors, raising potential incompatibility issues.

To address this and other related issues, the United States and Germany started the Smart Manufacturing and Industry 4.0 initiatives. These initiatives use, as a foundation, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), which links machines, sensors and actuators via Internet protocols. These two initiatives have one important common denominator: they allow the easy connection and interaction of all the components – sensors, actuators, controllers, production equipment, etc. – in a plant. It is necessary to fulfill two key engineering conditions to ensure efficient and effective execution of automation projects in this new, connected world with an ever increasing demand for shorter project execution times: − Development work in the relevant disciplines – eg., mechanical engineering, electronics and software – needs to be more parallel-ized. This requires, among other things, that the overall conceptual design covers all disciplines and that inter-dependencies between disciplines are described explicitly.

Virtual prototypes have to be available in all phases of the engineering process so that the required functionality can be tested as soon as it is developed. Also, due to the trend toward increasingly decentralized control functionality, it must be possible to test the distributed control logic design without real control hardware. The second point predicates the development of a virtual model of the process with all its actuators and sensors, or of the control system, or both. ABB Automation Builder helps do this. ABB Automation Builder combines the tools required for configuring, programming, debugging and maintaining automation projects under a common intuitive interface. Automation Builder can integrate AC500 programmable logic controllers, programmable drives, control panels and robots into one coherent automation solution. This includes data management as well as the exchange of data with the mechanical and electrical elements of the system.

By linking these data sets, virtual models for commissioning or prototype testing can be generated and processed faster. Automation Builder is capable of creating virtual machines and entire production lines to addresses the largest single cost element in most of today’s industrial automation projects: software.

ABB Automation Builder And Industry 4.0 – Integration.

ABB Automation Builder is available for download and in various editions suitable for different scales of a project. A convenient setup helps to configure the installation and handle license registration, maintenance and software updates. All relevant data from Automation Builder are transferred into a model of the system. Data from ABB’s offline robot programming and simulation tool, RobotStudio®, is also included. RobotStudio, which is included in the Automation Builder distribution, serves as a 3-D simulation engine where virtual controllers, HMI and drives meet the virtual mechanical prototypes and interact with each other and with the virtual world. To allow for scalability without needing ultrafast computers, the concept of virtual time is introduced. Using virtual as opposed to real time enables the execution speed of the simulation to be reduced when the performance limits are reached on the PC.

Industry 4.0 facilitates the implementation of Automation Builder in several ways. For example, it enables devices and tools from different vendors to communicate certain sets of standardized data. Further, the wider bandwidth of the Ethernet-based communication used by Industry 4.0 allows large quantities of data to be transferred easily. Where mutual-help organizations have sprung up in social networking communities for a whole range of other activities, they are expected to appear to assist those engaged in automating factories. The diversity of circumstances where information can be gathered and applied with ABB Automation Builder is nearly endless.

To learn more about ABB Automation Builder, visit the ABB Website. For ABB LV drives repair and replacement, contact Precision Electric.

ABB Industrial Drives

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ABB industrial drives are designed to tackle any motor-driven applications, in any industries, whatever the power range. ABB industrial drives are compatible with virtually all processes, automation systems, users and business requirements. The innovation behind ACS880 ABB industrial drives is architecture that simplifies operation, optimizes energy efficiency and helps maximize process output. The ACS880 ABB industrial drives consist of single drives, multidrives and drive modules.

ACS880 Multidrives 

ABB ACS880 multidrives simplify industrial processes without limiting possibilities. ACS880 multidrives and ABB industrial drives can be built-to-order to meet customer needs and to meet technical challenges through a wide selection of options that are all mountable within the drive cabinet. A single supply and DC bus arrangement with multiple ACS880 multidrives reduce line power, cabinet size and total investment costs. The features and options include extended I/O, fieldbus options, EMC filtering, brake options, fuses and main switch. The new cabinet design is more compact, including efficient thermal handling. Several ingress protection (IP) classes with IP22 and IP42 offering solutions for different environments are also available for ABB ACS880 multidrives. Induction motors, synchronous motors and induction servo motors are all supported as standard, without any additional software. ABB ACS880 multidrives can control motors in either open loop or closed loop, through its high precision motor control platform, direct torque control (DTC).

ACS880 Drive Modules 

ABB ACS880 drive modules are designed to be built into a control cabinet by machine builders and system integrators. With inverter power up to 3200 kW, ABB drive modules are used to build multidrive and high power single drives configurations. Everything that is required for a complete drive including rectifiers, inverters, brake options, EMC filters, du/ dt filters, I/O options, communication options and documentation is available.  ABB ACS880 drive modules are used in industries such as metals, oil and gas, mining, marine, offshore, material handling machines, pulp and paper, automotive, food and beverage, cement, power, water and wastewater.

ACS880 Single Drives 

ABB ACS880-01 single drives simplify your world without limiting your possibilities. The ABB ACS880-01 is a wall-mounted single drive compatible with a wide range of applications in a broad range of industries such as oil and gas, mining, metals, chemicals, cement, power plants, material handling, pulp and paper, sawmills and marine. At the heart of the drive is direct torque control (DTC), ABB’s premier motor control technology. The extensive range of options include EMC filters, encoders, resolvers and brake resistors, remote monitoring tool, as well as application-specific software. Built in safety features reduce the need for external safety components. CODESYS programming capability is embedded inside the drive for making the application run more efficiently, without a separate programmable controller. Multiple drives can be daisy-chained for synchronized drive-to-drive communication. The drive offering includes two enclosure ratings, UL Type 1 (IP21) and UL Type 12 (IP55), for dusty environments. ABB ACS880 single drives also offer built-in service features.

Conclusion

ACS880 ABB industrial drives can control motors in either open loop or closed loop, through their high precision motor control platform, direct torque control (DTC). ACS880 ABB industrial drives also have built-in safety features to reduce the need for external safety components. ACS880 ABB industrial drives support the CODESYS programming environment according to IEC 61131-3. ACS880 ABB industrial drives common architecture features the same control panel, parameter menu structure, universal accessories and engineering tools. The new control panel is equipped with an intuitive and high-resolution control display that enables easy navigation.

Many flexible data visualizations including bar charts, histograms and trend graphs help users to analyze processes, with assistants available to simplify setup. The menus and messages are customizable for the specific terminology of different applications. An integrated USB port allows easy connection to the Drive composer PC tool, which offers fast startup, commissioning and monitoring. The built-in energy calculators, including used and saved kWh, CO2 reduction and money saved, help the user fine tune processes to ensure optimal energy use. The energy optimizer control mode ensures the maximum torque per ampere, reducing energy drawn from the supply.

To learn more about ABB Industrial Drives, visit the ABB Website. For ABB industrial drives repair and replacement quotes, contact Precision Electric.

ABB ACS250 VFD

ABB ACS250 VFD Now Replaced With ABB ACS255 Series

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The ABB ACS250 VFD has reached the end of its life cycle. The new ABB ACS255 VFD will now supersede the ABB ACS250 VFD. ABB will no longer build the ACS250, so once ACS250 stock runs out, ABB will fill all ACS250 orders with the ACS255. These changes were announced in January but ABB ACS250 VFD stock is now diminishing. Fortunately, there is solid availability of the new ABB ACS255 VFD.

The ACS255 VFD has the same price, footprint and dimensions as the ABB ACS250 VFD. The only differences are a few internal upgrades to make the product more competitive with similar drives offered by ABB competitors. ACS255 Changes for 120V thru 480V control board:

  • The Advanced parameter menu was added to include:
    • Sensorless vector control of AC induction and permanent magnet synchronous motors
    • BLDC open loop speed control as hidden option (requires factory approval and support)
    • Motor parameter auto-tune
    • Operating mode selection: general, pump, or fan
    • Speed and current parameters for DC injection braking

The ACS255 also features enhanced ground fault detection for full protection against phase to earth faults at start-up (as well as phase to earth and phase to phase faults at enable and on running). An added temperature sensor on the control board gives “O-hEAt” error message indicating:

  • Ambient is too high in upper section of drive
  • Switching frequency is too high without applying a de-rating factor
  • Drive is not mounted vertically
  • Upgraded control board with higher capacity processor
  • New type codes and MRP numbers

The new part numbers for the ACS255 drives is a very simple change: the “0” in ACS250 changes to a “5”. For example:  ACS250-01U-04A3-1 is now ACS255-01U-04A3-1…that’s it!

All of the ACS255 changes are internal to the drive or on the nameplate. In fact, unless you go looking for the Advanced parameter menu, the only difference you will notice is the new part number. Most of the accessories will work with both the ABB ACS250 VFD and the ABB ACS255 VFD. The only accessory that won’t work on the new ACS255 is the remote control panel (RCRP). ABB has a new remote control panel (RCRP-02) for the ACS255. Please note: the old remote control panel is not compatible with the new drive and the new remote control panel is not compatible with the old drive.

For additional product information, please visit the ABB Website. For ABB VFD replacement or repair, contact Precision Electric.

ABB DTC

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ABB DTC or Direct Torque Control, is the most advanced AC drive technology developed by any drive manufacturer in the world. With the revolutionary ABB DTC technology, field orientation is achieved without feedback using advanced motor theory to calculate the motor torque directly and without using modulation. The controlling variables are motor magnetising flux and motor torque. With ABB DTC, there is no modulator and no requirement for a tachometer or position encoder to feed back the speed or position of the motor shaft. ABB DTC uses the fastest digital signal processing hardware available and a more advanced mathematical understanding of how a motor works. The result is a drive with a torque response that is typically 10 times faster than any AC or DC drive. The dynamic speed accuracy of ABB DTC drives will be 8 times better than any open loop AC drives and comparable to a DC drive that is using feedback. ABB DTC produces the first “universal” drive with the capability to perform like either an AC or DC drive.

There are many benefits of ABB DTC technology. But most significantly, drives using ABB DTC technology have the following exceptional dynamic performance features, many of which are obtained without the need for an encoder or tachometer to monitor shaft position or speed: Torque response: How quickly the drive output can reach the specified value when a nominal 100 percent torque reference step is applied. For DTC, a typical torque response is 1 to 2 ms below 40 Hz compared to between 10-20 ms for both flux vector and DC drives fitted with an encoder. With open loop PWM drives, the response time is typically well over 100 ms. With its torque response, ABB DTC has achieved the natural limit. With the voltage and current available, response time cannot be any shorter. Even in the newer “sensorless” drives the torque response is hundreds of milliseconds. Accurate torque control at low frequencies, as well as full load torque at zero speed without the need for a feedback device such as an encoder or tachometer. With ABB DTC, speed can be controlled to frequencies below 0.5 Hz and still provide 100 percent torque right the way through to zero speed. Torque repeatability: How well the drive repeats its output torque with the same torque reference command. ABB DTC, without an encoder, can provide 1 to 2 percent torque repeatability of the nominal torque across the speed range. This is half that of other open-loop AC drives and equal to that of closed-loop AC and DC drives.

Motor static speed accuracy: Error between speed reference and actual value at constant load. For ABB DTC, speed accuracy is 10 percent of the motor slip, which with an 11 kW motor, equals 0.3 percent static speed accuracy. With a 110 kW motor, speed accuracy is 0.1 percent without encoder (open-loop). This satisfies the accuracy requirement or 95 percent of industrial drives applications. For the same accuracy from DC drives an encoder is needed. In contrast, with frequency controlled PWM drives, the static speed accuracy is typically between 1 to 3 percent. So the potential for customer process improvements is significantly higher with standard drives using ABB DTC technology. An ABB DTC drive using an encoder with 1024 pulses/revolution can achieve a speed accuracy of 0.01 percent. Dynamic speed accuracy: Time integral of speed deviation when a nominal (100 percent) torque speed is applied. ABB DTC open-loop dynamic speed accuracy is between 0.3 to 0.4%sec. This depends on the gain adjustment of the controller, which can be tuned to the process requirements. With other open-loop AC drives, the dynamic accuracy is eight times less and in practical terms around 3%sec.If we furnish the ABB DTC controller with an encoder, the dynamic speed accuracy will be 0.1%sec, which matches servo drive performance.

Standard applications account for 70 percent of all variable speed drives installed throughout industry. Two of the most common applications are in fans and pumps in industries like heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC), water and food and drinks. In these applications, ABB DTC provides solutions to problems like harmonics and noise. For example, ABB DTC technology can provide control to the drive input line generating unit, where a conventional diode bridge is replaced with a controlled bridge. This means that harmonics can be significantly reduced with a DTC controlled input bridge. The low level current distortion with an ABB DTC controlled bridge will be less than a conventional 6-pulse or 12-pulse configuration and power factor can be as high as 0.99. For standard applications, ABB DTC drives easily withstand huge and sudden load torques caused by rapid changes in the process, without any overvoltage or overcurrent trip. Also, if there is a loss of input power for a short time, the drive must remain energised. The DC link voltage must not drop below the lowest control level of 80 percent. To ensure this, DTC has a 25 microseconds control cycle.

There are vast differences between ABB DTC and many of the sensorless drives. But the main difference is that ABB DTC provides accurate control even at low speeds and down to zero speed without encoder feedback. At low frequencies the nominal torque step can be increased in less than 1ms. This is the best available, because the motor is now the limit of performance and not the drive itself. A typical dynamic speed accuracy for a servo drive is 0.1%s. An ABB DTC drive can reach this dynamic accuracy with the optional speed feedback from a tachometer. The most striking difference is the sheer speed by which ABB DTC operates. As mentioned above, the torque response is the quickest available. To achieve a fast torque loop, ABB has utilised the latest high speed signal processing technology and spent 100 man years developing the highly advanced motor model which precisely simulates the actual motor parameters within the controller.

To learn more about ABB DTC or for ABB drive repair and replacement quotes, contact Precision Electric.

acs880 series products are seen on many different applications, for many different reasons.

ABB ACS880 Multidrives

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The three products that make up the ABB acs880 series are: single drives, multidrives, and drive modules. In this article, I will discuss product features and specifications of the ABB acs880 multidrives; which is one-third of the entire acs880 product.

ABB acs880 multidrives

ABB acs880 multidrives are available from 1.5 horsepower to 7,500 horsepower, with power ranging from 200 / 400 / 600 Volt AC (Alternating Current) to 700 Volt AC. The acs880 multidrives are stock products; with the option of built to order customization, to meet every user need.  ABB acs880 multidrives come with various types of supply units. The supply units available are diode supply units and regenerative supply units; and these can meet technical challenges through a wide selection of options. A single supply and DC bus arrangement with multiple inverters reduce line power, cabinet size and investment costs.

The ABB acs880 multidrives have built-in safety features to reduce the need for external safety components. The acs880 multidrives support the CODESYS programming environment according to IEC 61131-3. Learn it once, use it everywhere. The ABB acs880 multidrives architecture features the same control panel, parameter menu structure, universal accessories and engineering tools as its predecessor, the acs800.

The acs880 multidrives features and options include extended I/O, fieldbus options, EMC filtering, brake options, fuses and main switch. The new cabinet design is more compact than the acs800, including efficient thermal handling. Several ingress protection (IP) classes with IP22 and IP42 offering cabinet solutions for different environments are also available. Induction motors, synchronous motors and induction servo motors are all supported as standard, without any additional software. The drive can control them in either open loop or closed loop, through its high precision motor control platform, direct torque control (DTC).

The new acs880 control panel is equipped with an intuitive and high-resolution, color control display that enables easy navigation. Many flexible data visualizations including bar charts, histograms and trend graphs help users to analyze processes, with assistants available to simplify setup. The menus and messages are customizable for the specific terminology of different applications. An integrated USB port allows easy connection to the PC tool – Drive composer, which offers fast and harmonized startup, commissioning and monitoring.

The built-in energy calculators, including used and saved kWh, CO2 reduction and money saved, help the user fine-tune processes to ensure optimal energy use. The energy optimizer control mode ensures the maximum torque per ampere, reducing energy drawn from the supply. The ABB acs880 multidrives reduces system size with premium motor control. The ABB acs880 multidrives are used in applications such as: winders, rolling mills, cranes, drilling, processing lines, and many other similar applications.

To learn more about the ABB acs880 multidrives, visit the ABB Website. For ABB acs880 multidrives repair or replacement quotes, contact Precision Electric.

 

 

ABB Motor Control Applications

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ABB motor control applications can be seen in every industry and in all power ranges. ABB motor control applications are compatible with virtually all processes, automation systems, users, and business requirements. The innovation behind ABB motor control applications is an architecture that simplifies operation, optimizes energy efficiency and helps maximize process output. ABB motor control applications in this article consist of ABB ACS880 single drives, ABB multi-drives and ABB drive modules.

ACS880 Multi-Drives 

ABB ACS880 multi-drives simplify industrial processes without limiting possibilities. ABB motor control applications using the ACS880 multi-drives can be built-to-order to meet customer needs and technical challenges through a wide selection of options; options that are all mountable within the drive cabinet. A single supply and DC bus arrangement with multiple ACS880 multi-drives reduce line power, cabinet size and total investment costs. The features and options include extended I/O, field bus options, EMC filtering, brake options, fuses and main switch. Several ingress protection (IP) classes with IP22 and IP42 offering solutions for different environments are also available for ABB ACS880 multi-drives. ABB ACS880 multi-drives support induction motors, synchronous motors and induction servo motors as standard, without any additional software. ABB ACS880 multi-drives can control motors in either open loop or closed loop, through its high precision motor control platform, Direct Torque Control (DTC).

ACS880 Drive Modules

ABB ACS880 drive modules are designed to be built into a control cabinet by machine builders and system integrators. With inverter power up to 3200 kW, ABB drive modules are used to build multi-drive and high power single drive configurations. Everything that is required for a complete drive including rectifiers, inverters, brake options, EMC filters, du/dt filters, I/O options, communication options and documentation is available. ABB motor control applications using the ABB ACS880 drive modules is versatile; and are used in industries such as metals, oil and gas, mining, marine, offshore, material handling machines, pulp and paper, automotive, food and beverage, cement, power, water and wastewater.

ACS880 Single Drives

ABB ACS880 single drives are compatible with a wide range of motor control applications in a broad range of industries such as oil and gas, mining, metals, chemicals, cement, power plants, material handling, pulp and paper, sawmills and marine. At the heart of the drive is Direct Torque Control (DTC), ABB’s premier motor control technology. The extensive range of options include EMC filters, encoders, resolvers and brake resistors, remote monitoring tool, as well as application-specific software. Built in safety features reduce the need for external safety components. CODESYS programming capability is embedded inside the drive for making the application run more efficiently, without a separate programmable controller. Multiple drives can be daisy-chained for synchronized drive-to-drive communication. The drive offering includes two enclosure ratings, UL Type 1 (IP21) and UL Type 12 (IP55), for dusty environments. ABB ACS880 single drives also offer built-in service features.

Summary

ABB motor control applications can run in either open loop or closed loop, through their high precision motor control platform, Direct Torque Control (DTC). ACS880 motor control applications also have built-in safety features to reduce the need for external safety components.  ABB motor control applications using the ACS880 support the CODESYS programming environment according to IEC 61131-3. ABB motor control applications have a common architecture that features the same control panel, parameter menu structure, universal accessories and engineering tools. The new control panel is equipped with an intuitive and high-resolution control display that enables easy navigation. ABB motor control applications using the energy optimizer control mode ensures maximum torque per ampere, reducing energy drawn from the supply.

To learn more about ABB motor control applications, visit the ABB Website. Call Precision Electric for ABB repair or ABB replacement quotes.

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Differences Between ABB ACS Drives ACS-xxx-01E/03E/01 And ACS-xxx-01U/03U/U1

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What are the drive differences between an ABB ACS Drives, model: ACSxxx-01E/03E/01 and ACSxxx-01U/03U/U1

Answer: The ABB ACSxxx-01E/03E/01 drive’s motor information parameters default to the following MOTOR NOM FREQ to “50Hz”, MOTOR NOM POWER is in “Kw”, REF1 MAX to “50Hz”, MAXIMUM SPEED to “1500RPM” and MAXIMUM FREQ to “50Hz”. The EMC metal screw is installed activating the EMC filter. 50 Hertz default output and power ratings in Kilowatt are standard for drives and other industrial electrical equipment in Western Europe, the United Kingdom and most countries located outside the United States of America. This is because electric motors are sized in Kilowatt ratings outside the USA; and, electric motors manufactured outside the USA run at full load speed when operating at 50 hertz.

The ACSxxx-01U/03U/U1 drive’s motor information parameters default to the following MOTOR NOM FREQ to “60Hz”, MOTOR NOM POWER is in “Hp”, REF1 MAX to “60Hz”, MAXIMUM SPEED to “1800RPM” and MAXIMUM FREQ to “60Hz”. The EMC plastic screw is installed deactivating the EMC filter, but the drive ships with the metal screw to activate the EMC filter. 60 Hertz default output and power ratings in Horsepower are standard for drives and other industrial electrical equipment in the United States of America. This is because electric motors are sized in horsepower ratings in the USA; and, electric motors manufactured in the USA run at full load speed when operating at 60 hertz.

To learn more about ABB Low Voltage Drives, visit the ABB Website. For ABB Drive Repair or ABB Drive Replacement Quotes, Contact Precision Electric.

ABB VFD Drives

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ABB VFD drives are designed for motor-driven applications in any industry and all power ranges. ABB VFD drives are compatible with virtually all processes, automation systems, users and business requirements. The innovation behind ABB VFD drives is architecture that simplifies operation, optimizes energy efficiency and helps maximize process output.

ABB VFD drives for general purpose applications are designed to control a wide range of applications such as fans, pumps, mixers, conveyors as well as process control in industries including food and beverage, material handling,  chemical, rubber and plastics, textile and printing. ABB general purpose drives are easy to select, install, configure and use. ABB VFD drives for general purpose applications save users time by standardizing most drive features to be built-in.

ABB micro drives include models ACS55 and ACS150. ABB micro drives are very easy to install and set up. ABB micro drives provide flexible mounting alternatives and straightforward configuration for many basic applications. Each drive is tested before it leaves the factory providing high machine availability. ABB local customer and technical support is available no matter where ABB micro drives are delivered and installed.

ABB machinery drives include models ACS355 and ACS850. ABB machinery drives are designed to meet the production and performance needs of machine builders, system integration specialists, panel builders and end users in a broad range of applications. ABB machinery drives can be flexibly programmed to meet the demands of different machine solutions. A wide range of features and options provide optimal solutions.

ABB ACS880 series drives are designed for fast, cost-effective installation and integration into a customer’s own control cabinet. ABB ACS800 VFD drives enable OEMs, system integrators and panel builders to build their own drive while maximizing benefits from ABB drive technology such as DTC motor control, adaptive programming and a wide range of built-in and external options. ABB provides detailed cabinet installation instructions and other support material to help customers build their own solutions.

ABB ACS880 single drives are complete alternating current drives and can be installed without any additional cabinet or enclosure. ABB single drive modules configuration contains a rectifier, optional EMC filter, reactor, DC link and an inverter in one single AC drive unit. ABB single drives are available as wall-mounted, free-standing and cabinet-built constructions. The key features of ABB single drives are programmability and configurability during both ordering and commissioning, which makes adaptation to different applications easy. ABB’s ACS880 cabinet-built single drives are drives that are mounted into a cabinet and the complete assembly is offered and delivered as one package. Often the cabinet will include additional accessories such as contactors and earth fault protection units. ABB VFD drives for control cabinets are typically built-to-order products.

ABB’s ACS880 multi-drives are built from ABB industrial drive modules connected to a common DC bus. This enables a single power entry and common braking resources for several drives. This construction simplifies the total installation and results in many benefits including savings in cabling, reduced installation and maintenance costs, reduced line currents and more.

ABB VFD drives cover a wide power and voltage range, including voltages up to 690 Volt and powers up to 5600 kW. At the core of ABB VFD drives is the Direct Torque Control (DTC), ABB’s DTC is premium motor control technology that enables highly accurate open and closed loop control. ABB VFD drives are designed for industrial applications such as those found in pulp and paper, metals, mining, cement, power, chemical, oil and gas, water and wastewater, and food and beverage.

To learn more about ABB VFD Drives, visit the ABB Website. For ABB VFD drives repair and replacement quotes, contact Precision Electric.

 

 

 

 

 

ABB Inverter Drives, Product Focus: ACS880-07 – Single Drive Modules

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The ACS880-07 of ABB Inverter Drives is a cabinet-built single drive. The ACS880-07 is built-to-order to meet customers’ needs and the drive can meet any technical challenge partly through its built-in array of options. The features and options include: extended I/O, fieldbus options, du/dt filtering, EMC filtering, a brake resistor, fuses and a main switch. Induction motors, synchronous motors and induction servo motors are all supported as standard, without any additional software. The drive can control them in either open loop or closed loop, through its high precision motor control platform, direct torque control (DTC).

Built-in safety features reduce the need for external safety components. The drive supports the programming environment based on IEC 61131-3. The common drives architecture features the same control panel, parameter menu structure, universal accessories and engineering tools. The control panel is equipped with an intuitive and high-resolution control display that enables easy navigation. Many flexible data visualizations including bar charts, histograms and trend graphs help users to analyze processes, with assistants available to simplify setup. The menus and messages are customizable for the specific terminology of different applications. An integrated USB port allows easy connection to PC tool – Drive composer, which offers fast and harmonized startup, commissioning and monitoring. The built-in energy calculators, including used and saved kWh, CO2 reduction and money saved, help the user fine-tune processes to ensure optimal energy use. The energy optimizer control mode ensures the maximum torque per ampere, reducing energy drawn from the supply. The drive also offers built-in service features.

The ACS880-07 of ABB inverter drives is available in power ratings from 60 horsepower through 3000 horsepower (45 to 2800 Kw), and is compatible with a broad range of industries. Typical applications include conveyors, kilns, extruders, pumps and fans. The drive configuration contains a rectifier, DC link and an inverter, all built into a compact cabinet.

To learn more about the ABB ACS880-07, visit the ABB Website. For ABB ACS880-07 product quotes or ACS880-07 repair inquiries, contact Precision Electric.