Voice of the customer

At the sewage treatment plant in the North Rhine-Westphalian city of Bocholt, Germany, preventing climate change and improving energy efficiency are two of their most important goals. That’s why the operators selected ABB IE5 SynRM and ABB ACS880-31 ultra-low harmonic drives packages to save energy.

An ABB SynRM and variable speed drive (VSD) package has resulted in a considerable drop in energy costs of almost AUD 15,000 annually. CO2 savings of approximately 131 tonnes annually have also been achieved, thereby contributing towards Campbell’s Australia reaching its ambitious sustainability target.

In the Ammertal-Schönbuchgruppe (ASG) association’s Ammerbuch-Poltringen waterworks in Germany, ABB IE5 SynRM motor and variable speed drive (VSD) packages are driving compressors to soften clean water in the water treatment system.

Evides Waterbedrijf has built its success in the water business based on a philosophy of sustainability, and a trust in the long-term quality and reliability of its technologies and partnerships. Its pumping station project in the Netherlands is a good example as it has pioneered the first use of ABB SynRM and ABB variable frequency drive (VFD) technology.

Upgrading end-of-life motors to IE5 ultra-premium efficiency motor and drive packages at BMW Group's MINI paint shop in Oxford, UK, has resulted in significant energy savings.

The designers at SACMI Packaging & Chocolate have adopted ABB IE5 synchronous reluctance motors (SynRM) paired with the optimal ABB drive, the ideal solution for the conching process, where the product is worked for several hours

Metsä Board’s Husum mill in Sweden is an integrated board and pulp mill. Thanks to ABB’s SynRM motors and drives, the facility is saving energy and money in their energy-intensive operations.

Hobart City Council will experience an estimated yearly savings of $36,000 AUD and a reduction of 77 tonnes of carbon emissions.

ABB is supplying highly efficient motors and drives to enable Yara, the world’s leading producer of nitrogen-based complex fertilizers, to boost energy efficiency at its main production site in Porsgrunn, Norway. The long-term upgrade project will yield annual energy savings of 32-40 gigawatt hours (GWh) and cut CO2 emissions by 12-19 kilotons (kt) – equivalent to emissions produced by nearly 14,000 standard cars.

In energy-intensive processes such as sugar processing, using the latest technology is a sure way to reduce energy consumption and costs while maintaining overall efficiency. In Belgium, one of Südzucker’s plants has taken the step towards a more sustainable future.