Drives Cut Operating Costs At Swiss Sawmill
Drives Cut Operating Costs At Swiss Sawmill
2 PagesDRIVES CUT OPERATING COSTS AT SWISS SAWMILL CUSTOMER PROFILE Swiss sawmill, Scierie Zahnd SA, underwent a major upgrade, which included installing 1.2 MW of AC drives from Control Techniques to increase line speed and output. KEY BENEFITS • INCREASED LINE SPEED AND PRODUCTION • LOWERS COSTS • EXCELLENT SUPPORT THE CHALLENGE To be able to compete in a very aggressive European marketplace, Scierie Zahnd SA needed to significantly increase their timber output without experiencing a corresponding rise in energy consumption and operating costs. THE SOLUTION A substantial reorganisation of the drives for the saws and milling cutters over a total of seven DC buses, each with just one breaker per group, shared feed, lower operating temperatures in the cubicles (with less braki
