ABB delivers savings
March 1st 2005 High efficiency motors from ABB are saving a leading supplier of bakery products more than £10 000 per year in energy costs and a further £5000 in spare parts.
Cereform manufactures soya flour at its Royston base. It has 120 motors on site and is gradually phasing out older models in favour of high efficiency alternatives.
ABB motor service partner, Heasell Electromechanical Services, has supplied 18 AC motors from ABB to run nine flour mills. Each mill uses two 22kW motors to turn the 80kg plates that grind soya beans.
Rory Perks, site engineer, says “Failure of the old motors was a major concern and repairing them was a major cost.” He estimates that Cereform was spending £5000 a year on replacement parts.
“Reliability is now excellent and the new motors are virtually maintenance-free,” he adds.
Perks says the 18 EFF1 motors are saving more than £10 000 a year in energy costs due to their high efficiency performance. More articles from ABB Limited: | 
