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14.10.2004
Advanced speed control for water handling systems
Exclusively for the wastewater and drinking water sectors, Vacon has developed a Water Solutions concept including an innovative application range.More
24.9.2004
Dynamic positioning for an accommodation rig
Vacon will deliver four liquid-cooled 2.5-MW AC drives to Offshore & Marine ASA (OM). The drives will be integrated into their AC drive system with dynamic positioning of an accommodation rig to be stationed in the Gulf of Mexico.More
31.8.2004
Vacon pump control at SUE Vodokanal of St. Petersburg
All in all, 228 Vacon AC drives in the power range of 4-630 kW control pumps, fans and decanters at various pumping stations and water treatment plants of SUE Vodokanal of St. Petersburg.More
30.8.2004
Megawatt-class liquid-cooled vacons in oil drilling at sea
National Oilwell*, a world leader in supplying systems and components used in oil and gas drilling and production, chose Vacon as its supplier of liquid-cooled drives.More
27.8.2004
Vacon propulsion on Airbus A380 inland waterway Ro-Ro vessel
The compact, high-precision Vacon drives have an essential role in transporting the prefabrications of Airbus A380 to the final assembly plant.More
9.8.2004
Liquid cooling of AC drives opens new opportunities
Liquid cooling offers many new engineering opportunities especially for installations where cool, clean, dry air is not available or where space is at a premium.More
30.6.2004
Liquid-cooled cargo pump control
Hamworthy KSE Svanehøj A/S*, Denmark, has developed a new electrically-driven deepwell cargo pump for both the Offshore and Tanker market. A liquid-cooled Vacon NX controls the motor running the pump.More
1.6.2004
Pulp drying driven by vacons at UPM Pietarsaari mills
All in all, 27 Vacon AC drives in the power range from 2.2 to 250 kW (400 V and 690 V) are now controlling the pulp drying line No. 2.More
15.4.2004
Architecture of a modern drive
The modularity of the Vacon NX drives lends itself nicely to integration of the drive into various machines. The modularity has components both in the software used as well as in the hardware of the drives.More
1.4.2004
Vacon has supplied more than 200 frequency converters to St. Petersburg
Vacon Plc, Finland, has delivered 228 frequency converters, worth more than 1 million euros to the Russian water supplier SUE Vodokanal of St. Petersburg. The largest drives are 630 kW.More
31.3.2004
The Development and Application of Frequency Converters in Electric Propulsion
Vacon's new liquid-cooled converter design is revolutionary, giving more megawatts per square meter of footprint than ever before.More
12.1.2004
Vacon drives at Russian diamond company
Vacon has signed a significant contract with a Russian diamond company ALROSA. The contract covers the delivery of two 1 MW step-down step-up drives to regulate slurry pumps.More
18.12.2003
NC-Drive 2.0.0 with Ethernet
In 2000, the then AvestaPolarit Oyj (now Outokumpu Stainless Oy) started an investment programme to more than double the steelmaking and rolling capacity for stainless steel at their Tornio works, Finland.More
2.12.2003
Vacon powers laminating machine at Arctic Paper Munkedals
Vacon's drives system has been chosen for the paper-laminating machine of Arctic Paper Munkedals AB in Sweden.More
2.12.2003
Reliable vacons go cruising
Over the years, Vacon has delivered more than 4000 frequency converters for the marine sector.More
17.11.2003
Vacon drives on all-electric tankers built in China
Vacon delivers AC drives for Imtech Marine & Offshore. Within the highly competitive marine sector, all-electric vessels are sailing in favourable winds. The main reason for using AC drives for various applications onboard is increased demand for efficiency.More
10.11.2003
Vacons onboard Mellina, an all-electric trailing suction hopper dredger
Many studies have been made for trailing suction hopper dredgers with electric propulsion and even for all electric ships.More