The  need  to  reduce  energy  consumption  in  industrial  processes  is  well  established  and often  discussed  and    the  motivation  is  strong;  being  both  ecological  and  financial.    Universal Converting Equipment have introduced a package of energy consumption reducing features into their range of Slitting and winding machinery.
 
Technical Director Dave Ward explains.
“We design our machinery to be a frugal as possible with energy and have identified significant areas  where  energy  savings  can  be  made;  in  some  cases  functionality  and  performance has  been  increased  as  a  positive  side  effect.    One  of  the  ways  we  achieve  this  saving  is  by using  the  latest  high  efficiency  (Efficiency  1)  AC  motors,  with  the  most  up  to  date  AC  Vector Drives.  Commonly  we  design  in  regenerative  motors  rather  than  more  traditional  pneumatic brakes so rather than braking energy being lost (as heat) it is turned into electricity and used by  other  systems  within  the  machine.   

In  some  applications  the  brake  energy  is  enough  to reduce power consumption of the machine by 40% or more.  Our machines intelligently turn off unused  systems  (how  often  do  you  walk  past  machines  with  hydraulic  packs  (sometimes  on guiders) that are running whether the machine is in use or not) and avoids fan systems that run even when not required. Wherever possible we have engineered hydraulic systems out of our equipment.  Even our touch screens are set to go into power save mode when not used for a period.“
 
All  considered  the  complete  range  of  energy  saving  steps  Universal  Converting  Equipment have taken will translate into lower energy bills for their customers, and a lower impact on the environment.

More info:
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