Quantum Controls has saved a glass manufacturer from suffering a major loss of production after working over the weekend to replace a failed variable speed drive. The variable speed drive was controlling a fan employed by Custom Glass of Merseyside to cool toughened glass used in double glazing. When the drive failed on a Saturday, Custom Glass immediately called its maintenance contractor Total Plant Analysis.
Darren Oakley, director of Total Plant Analysis, says: "We attended the site on a Saturday and confirmed the existing drive had failed. We then called Quantum Controls who visited the site that afternoon. By 4:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, Quantum Controls had replaced the failed drive, with a 250 kW ABB industrial drive, which was up and running on site; an excellent turn round time."
Total Plant Analysis works closely with Quantum Controls, integrating the drives they supply with customers' equipment. "In this case, we could not integrate this particular drive as we were working on another Quantum Controls drive elsewhere," says Oakley. "Quantum integrated their hire drive with the customer's system and supplied a complete turnkey package. They saved Custom Glass from a major disruption to production, as the glass hardening plant feeds three other production lines in the organisation."
As a partner of the Carbon Trust, Quantum Controls was also able to help Custom Glass procure a loan for a permanent replacement drive and also signed a 12 month maintenance contract to maintain it.
Adds Oakley: "As well as getting back into operation quickly, Custom Glass will soon have a new ABB variable speed drive running the application, which is reliable and will give greater energy saving then their old equipment. They will also benefit from the excellent spares and service support of ABB."
Pictured: Quantum Controls has saved a glass manufacturer from suffering a major loss of production after working over the weekend to replace a failed variable speed drive
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