Drive cuts 20% off dust extraction costs for metals manufacturer

摘要

A specialist metal forging company is saving 20 per cent on the energy use for its dust extraction system after installing an ABB variable speed drive. Firth Rixson manufactures 1,500 tonnes a year of rings, forgings and special metals for a wide range of engineering usages. At the company's factory in Glossop, Cheshire it produces a range of cast and wrought nickel, cobalt and iron-based super alloys for prestigious industries such as aerospace, gas turbines, prosthetic surgery, diesel engines and for chemical and nuclear engineering. It has plants in the USA and China as well as the UK.