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News Release from: Brammer
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 23 October 2006
UK seminars show how to save energy
Distributor of industrial maintenance products, is helping to lead the debate in energy savings with a series of UK seminars, focussing on practical ways of reducing energy consumption.
Rising energy costs, coupled with the need for environmental sustainability and conservation, are increasing the need for successful and cost-effective energy management in all areas of manufacturing Corporate and social responsibility concerns are also forcing this issue ever higher up the corporate agenda
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 6 Jul 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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BSL Brammer, the UK's leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) products, is helping to lead the debate in this critical area with a series of seminars held in partnership with the Carbon Trust, focussing on practical ways of reducing energy consumption.
Most recently, six initial seminars have been held over three days in the south of England, as well as a number on major customer sites, attracting over one hundred companies.
Based on this success, BSL Brammer is now planning further similar events.
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The seminars highlighted areas with good opportunities for reducing energy consumption in the workplace, including motors, gearboxes, belts, inverter drives and compressed air.
Industrial electric motors represent a particular area of focus, since they account for 64% of all the electricity consumed in the UK.
More startling is the fact that according to the leading manufacturers, 50% of all motors in use are over-sized - often because mechanical designers and electrical engineers err on the side of caution and adding contingency capacity.
In this way a basic duty requirement of 7.0kW can easily creep up to a frame size of 11.0kw The running costs of an electric motor are also a key factor, typically one hundred times as much as initial purchase cost over the course of its lifetime.
This means that correct sizing, operating efficiency, appropriate speed and effective maintenance are all critical to ensuring that the motor remains energy-efficient and cost-effective.
High efficiency EFF1 motors in particular deliver significantly lower energy costs.
Conversely, rewound motors operating at reduced efficiency can represent a false economy when even first year running costs are taken into account.
Also presenting at the seminars was Benjamin Martin from the Carbon Trust, highlighting the government's Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) Scheme which enables businesses to claim 100% first-year capital allowance on their spending on qualifying energy-saving plant and machinery.
Companies can write off the whole of the capital cost of such investment against their taxable profits for the period during which they make the investment - delivering a helpful cash flow boost and faster payback.
Benjamin Martin from the Carbon Trust commented: "Not buying products from the energy technologist (ETL) represents a false economy to purchasers from a tax and life cycle perspective." As the UK's largest distributor of new motors from the world's leading manufacturers, BSL Brammer provides an extensive choice of sizes and configurations, with over 5,000 EFF1 and EFF2 motors available from 0.37kW to 250 kW.
Specialist technical support includes help with design and selection to meet any specification.
BSL Brammer is the UK Division of Brammer, Europe's leading distributor of MRO products.
The company's headquarters are in Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK.
Mike Gathercole, product manager for BSL Brammer, said: "We were delighted with the level of interest in our seminar programme.
It shows that UK companies are taking energy costs seriously and are keen to manage them more effectively.
We're glad to be able to make a useful contribution." If you are interested in attending on of BSL Brammer's exclusive regional energy saving seminars or require further information please email BSL Brammer.
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