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Annual Buyers’ Guide 2019 | Plant &Works Engineering | Energy, the Environment & Water 35 Focus on: Water & Waste Management Solutions, worked together to integrate their specialisms into a bespoke solution. That solution was based on the introduction of variable speed drive (VSD) controls and high-efficiency permanent magnet gear motors supplied by Bauer Gear Motor, part of the Altra Industrial Motion Corporation. The new approach solved Ensdorf’s reliability challenges. The introduction of variable speed drives eliminated the need for belts and allowed the automation of speed control in the transport systems for the centrifuges. Furthermore, as an additional aid to reliability, the new Bauer motors selected for the project are IP66 rated, providing increased protection against corrosion and the risk of water damage from cleaning activities. There was a significant secondary benefit from the change in technology, however. The greater efficiency of the modern motors enabled significant energy savings. In fact, the new IE3 motors are so much more efficient than the older, unrated units they replaced that significant downsizing was possible. The pumps that supply the centrifuges are now powered by 6.3 kW units rather than 7.5 kW and the downstream pumps are powered by 3 kW motors instead of 4 kW. After successful testing with one of the centrifuges, Ensdorf has now installed the new Bauer motors in all four locations. While pressure washers fluid handling com Established in 197 , pressure wash accesso ponents, agricultural & i umps is a leadin 5 Dual P 35,000 square foot distrib ries and cleaning equipm ndustrial spraying produc g supplier of pumps, ution centre located in rural Leicestershire ent. ts, Since 1983 Distributor UK Official www .d Call 01664 567 p p 226 for more informatio l k UK Distributor since 199 n High Pressure Plunger P 1 umps the change has made life easier for the plant’s operating and maintenance teams, and provided useful energy savings, it is unlikely that the people of the region, or the record numbers of fish that now thrive in the river Saar, have noticed any difference. The Bauer motors selected for the project are IP66 rated, providing increased protection against corrosion.