Water Solutions advance to new markets
Introduced early this year, Vacon´s Water Solutions concept is advancing rapidly on the international market.Development of the concept has also resulted in new innovative applications.More
1.4.2003
AC drives increase efficiency at sea
In the highly competitive marine sector, increased demand for efficiency is an incentive for using AC drives in fan, winch, propeller, and various special applications.More
1.4.2003
Vacon NX Light brings flexibility to building automation
The need for advanced control is boosting the popularity of frequency converters in building automation. Cost-effective and reliable, the modern drives technology can offer energy savings and maintenance-free operation not available in mechanical solutions.More
1.4.2003
Step-down step-up gains ground in medium voltage AC drives
Vacon has introduced a perfect solution for controlling medium voltage AC drives with low voltage frequency converters and standard transformers.More
1.4.2003
Liquid cooled Vacon NX in its final design
The design of the liquid cooled Vacon NX has now got the finishing touch, making it more compatible with the overall Vacon brand.More
1.4.2003
The Trend NX gains markets in the UK
Trend Controls Systems is the UK's leading manufacturer of intelligent building controls. The company has made the NXS range of its own by developing an interface card, the NXNI, which fits directly into the drive.More
3.3.2003
Vacon-driven turbo blowers save water and energy at Laminating Papers in Kotka, Finland
The Ecopump vacuum systems at Laminating Papers in Kotka, Finland, represents the latest in technology. The turbo blowers of these vacuum systems are powered by Rotatek's solid rotor high-speed motors and controlled by Vacon AC drives.More
2.12.2002
Atlantic Enterprise - the first trawler with a complete AC winch control system
The world's first fishing trawler with a complete AC winch control system is catching prawns in the seas of Canada.More
29.11.2002
OMG Harjavalta Nickel chooses Vacon NXS
Vacon gained an impressive new reference within the metal refinery sector when the company's NXS frequency converters were chosen for OMG Harjavalta Nickel's new production plant in Harjavalta, Finland.More
20.9.2002
Vacon Multimaster PFC simplifies pump, fan and compressor applications
Based on the new Vacon NXS frequency converter technology designed for demanding industrial applications, Multimaster PFC is specially suited for public sector applications such as water supply and water treatment plants, power stations and industrial processes.More
4.7.2002
Smooth anchoring in the Caribbean
Vacon frequency converters have versatile controlling duties on Explorer of the Seas. Size matters, when the goal is to please everyone on seven-day-cruises in the Caribbean. In terms of size, design features and interior solutions, Explorer of the Seas represents an exceptional type of ship.More
3.6.2002
Seikku Sawmill relies on Vacon
When the Vacon CX range was launched in 1995, the first big units were delivered straightaway to United Sawmill's Seikku Sawmill in Pori. The Seikku Sawmill, one of Finland's biggest sawmills, was again among the first customers to order Vacon NX drives in 2000, when it started to build a new saw line after almost 130 years of operation.More
16.5.2002
EMC and Vacon frequency converters
Vacon frequency converters have been designed to operate in a variety of environments in the way that they fulfill even the strictest EMC radio interference directives.More
20.11.2001
Vacons give you a smooth lift
The trick behind a lift's smooth departure from and landing to the floor level is the frequency converter. It steplessly controls the speed of the motor of the lift, thus making the motion even and comfortable. This is, however, by no means the only advantage the use of frequency converters in lifts offers.More
31.10.2001
High performance at Örebro Kartongbruk
Paperboard production run by 18 Vacon NXP drives at Örebro Kartongbruk in Sweden. Örebro Kartongbruk AB in central Sweden has a very specific product: paperboard used for gypsum wallboards. The entire production goes to gypsum wallboard manufacturers of Lafarge Group, the mother company of Örebro Kartongbruk.More
27.8.2001
Vacon 22CXS yields substantial savings at Færch Plast
The Danish packaging film manufacturer Færch Plast has achieved considerable savings in energy and maintenance costs, thanks to the Vacon frequency converter technology used for vacuum pump control.More
31.7.2001
Fieldbus technology provides reliable and smooth process control
The use of fieldbus technology for drive communication reduces the risk of failures and the need for wiring, making the system more immune to disturbances.More
19.6.2001
Profibus drives vacons
Vacon frequency converters can communicate via all common fieldbuses. One of the latest trends in automation fields, fieldbus technology, offers unlimited possibilities for communication with frequency converters: control commands can be given and monitored via the bus.More