September 2020

50 45 35 29 CONTENTS n Drives&Controls is a controlled circulation publication. If you live in the UK and want to subscribe phone 0333 577 0801 or fax 0845 604 2327. Alternatively for both UK and overseas subscriptions please subscribe online at www.drivesncontrols.com. If you have any enquiries regarding your subscription, please use these numbers. The content of this magazine, website and newsletters do not necessarily express the views of the Editor or publishers.The publishers accept no legal responsibility for loss arising from information in this publication. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be produced or stored in a retrieval systemwithout the written consent of the publishers. Paid subscriptions UK: £95 per annum Europe: £125 per annum Rest of World: £160 per annum Printing: Warners Midlands PLC., PE10 9PH ISSN 0950 5490 Copyright: DFA Media Ltd 2020 NEXT ISSUE The October issue of Drives & Controls will contain a special section devoted to developments in machine-building, as well as round-ups of recent applications in precision engineering and motion control, and news from the water industry. UPDATE 13 Comment 15 ABB Back to Basics 45 Gambica column 46 New Products 48 Multimedia and Design Data 48 Appointments 49 Products & Services IN DEPTH Follow us onTwitter @DrivesnControls Drives MagazineWeb site www.drivesncontrols.com Drives ShowWeb site www.drives-expo.com Join us on Facebook Drives & Controls Drives & Controls REGULARS 18 6 47 46 DRIVES & CONTROLS SEPTEMBER 2020 Vol 36 No 8 Editor Tony Sacks t: 01732 465367 e: tony@drives.co.uk Consultant Editor Andy Pye t: 07808 137312 e: andy.pye@dfamedia.co.uk Production Manager Sarah Blake t: 01233 770781 e: sarah.blake@dfamedia.co.uk Operations Manager Ewa Hodden t: 01732 370340 e: ewa.hodden@dfamedia.co.uk Project Liaison Manager Emma Floyd t: 01732 370340 f: 01732 360034 e: emma.floyd@dfamedia.co.uk Financial Clare Jackson t: 01732 370340 e: clare.jackson@dfamedia.co.uk ADVERTISING Director of Sales Damien Oxlee t: 01732 370342 f: 01732 360034 m: 07951 103754 e: damien.oxlee@dfamedia.co.uk Sales Manager AndyWylie t: 01732 370341 f: 01732 360034 m: 07939 607855 e: andy.wylie@dfamedia.co.uk DFA Direct Ian Atkinson t: 01732 370340 f: 01732 360034 e: ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Italy Oliver & Diego Casiraghi e: info@casiraghi.info t: +39 031 261407 f: +39 031 261380 Commercial Director Ryan Fuller t: 01732 370344 e: ryan.fuller@dfamedia.co.uk Publisher Ian Atkinson t: 01732 370346 e: ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Reader/Circulation Enquiries Perception-MPS Ltd t: 01825 701520 e: cs@perception-sas.com HEAD OFFICE DFA Media Ltd 192 High Street, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 1BE t: 01732 370340 f: 01732 360034 e: info@dfamedia.co.uk www.drivesncontrols.com 24 5 News A round-up of the latest business and industry developments from around the world. 19 Technology Cutting-edge innovations in motion, power transmission, controls and related technologies. 24 Manufacturing in the Coronavirus era As we emerge from the first phase of the Covid-19 pandemic, many manufacturers are having to change the ways they work. Andy Pye looks at how they are adapting to the new era, and reports on some of the technologies they using to help them. 27 Energy Efficiency In a special seven-page section, we report on recent developments in energy-efficient technologies, examine whether repairing IE3 motors affects their premium efficiency, look at maximising energy savings in pump systems, and describe techniques for boosting motor efficiencies. 35 Food and Beverage One of the UK’s leading egg producers has installed robotic packaging and palletising machines, increasing its throughput and cutting its costs. And how Marston’s brewery has adopted modern IO-Link sensors to replace traditional sight glasses for monitoring tank levels. 43 Service and Repairs How a repair job on a powerful offshore compressor motor revealed a fault in its original design, and how repairing four wind turbine gearboxes using a combination of new and existing parts resulted in considerable savings in time and money. 43 32