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Assessing the Impact of Change on Safety Related Systems
Functional safety (FS) impact assessments are vital to determine the potential risk any operational change may have on a safety related system. However, pressures stemming from lean management and budget constraints may result in some solutions not being adequately tested, which can compromise overall operational safety.It is often said that change is good, finding new ways to deliver improvements through thinking and doing things differently.In the industrial world, most companies have a strict
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Aug 28th 2018
All Your Machine Building Needs in One ABB Drive
If you are a system integrator, original equipment manufacturer or panel builder, the ACS355 is our top tier micro drive. It is focused on material handling, food and beverage applications, processing of rubber, plastic and wood. You have a cost effective, versatile drive offering the best connectivity in its class. Installation and commissioning is simple and easy, saving you labor time. Highlights0.37 to 22 kW/0.5 to 30 hpOptimized design for cabinet installations saves space and installa
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Jan 9th 2018
ABB Drives & Motors Move Cable Car on Germany's Highest Mountain
Long queues waiting to ascend Germany’s tallest mountain may now be history. And that is not the only thing historical about the new ABB-powered cable car system that opened today and can take as many as 580 passengers an hour to the Zugspitze, the Bavarian Alps peak that is Germany’s highest.
The cableway breaks three world records for a pendular, or hanging, cable car system: at 127 meters, its steel column is the tallest, with 1,950 meters it overcomes the highest elevation differenc
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Dec 28th 2017
New ABB Jokab Programmable Safety Controller Features Hot-swap Capabilities
The ABB Jokab Safety™ Pluto™ programmable safety controller features an advanced design that enables hot swapping for replacement with just the removal of the old terminal caps and a push of a button.In addition to being able to hot swap an old Pluto unit for a new one with little more than the removal and replacement of terminal caps, the replacement Pluto can reload the program within seconds with the push of a button. These features are available in network, stand-alone, AS-i and analog versi
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Nov 28th 2017
Dimension Drives for Performance and Reliability
When selecting a variable speed drive (VSD), it’s important to take the time to dimension it correctly.There might be different external and internal conditions that need to be considered when selecting the drive to run a machine or process. When aiming for long term reliability, these conditions might affect the rating of the drive. A drive which is correctly dimensioned will work properly throughout its lifetime.There are a number of factors that may require a drive to be derated (i.e. operate
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Sep 6th 2017