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    <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Carbon footprint calculator reveals motor savings</title>
      <description> ABB has introduced an on-line calculator designed to help minimise the 'carbon footprint' of electric motors such as by using variable speed drives.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Electric drives replace pneumatics at steel plant</title>
      <description>One of the main benefits of replacing a pneumatic positioning system at a steel plant with electrical drives reliability, as the steelmaker said it does not have to keep adjusting them.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Catalogue describes drives and motors</title>
      <description>A 44-page drives and motors catalogue provides technical details on low voltage AC drives from 0.18 to 2,800kW and motors from 0.06 to 710kW.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Variable speed drives cut air handling costs</title>
      <description>Variable speed electric motor drives has reduced the cost of providing air circulation at commercial/industrial units from GBP 180/week to GBP 50/week.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>General machinery drives are up to 22kW</title>
      <description>General machinery drives - up to 22kW - offer advanced functionality including unpowered drive configuration, sequence programming and simple installation and integration.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Standard drives/motors get extended warranty</title>
      <description>ABB Automation has announced an extended warranty for its standard and industrial drives and includes optional maintenance intervals, improving the opportunity for lifecycle management.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Maintenance kits carry drives spares</title>
      <description>Latest kit to support maintenance of ABB industrial drives contain all the genuine spare parts needed to service drives at planned intervals in order to extend their service lives.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Precise control servo motors</title>
      <description>High performance servo motors for machine builders</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Paper company saves with variable speed drives</title>
      <description>Paper manufacturer James Cropper installed variable speed drives from ABB Automation Technologies and achieved payback in a year.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Drives service programme to prevent downtime </title>
      <description>ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) has announced three levels of service - DrivesAdvantage, DrivesActive and DrivesActive+ - enabling customers to choose from a range of services.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Variable speed drives in southern England</title>
      <description>IDS South has been appointed distributor for ABB Drives in Surrey, Berkshire and south Buckinghamshire, offering sales, service and repairs as well as energy appraisals and drive dimensioning.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Performance motors meet NEMA</title>
      <description>ABB process performance motors offer reliability and high efficiency, and meet the NEMA and CSA standards required for OEMs exporting to Central and South American countries, as well as Asia.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>New team for high performance servo drives</title>
      <description>ABB Automation Technologies (Drives and Motors) has decided to expand into the UK high-performance machinery drives market with the appointment of a new team.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Variable speed drives control flow</title>
      <description>Three variable speed drives from ABB are helping to deliver energy and maintenance savings.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Generators capture wave power</title>
      <description>ABB generators are one of the essential components of the Pelamis Wave Energy Converter, designed by Edinburgh based Ocean Power Delivery.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Adaptable drive allows control of motors</title>
      <description>ABB has designed a drive which it claims is the most adaptable in the market, allowing control of synchronous or asynchronous motors, either open loop or closed loop.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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