Company Profiles
ABB Limited
ACE Cranfield Ltd
Drives, Motors and Generators Daresbury Park Daresbury Warrington Cheshire WA4 4BT
1 Crane Way Cranfield Bedford MK43 0HW Telephone: 01234 751163 Fax: 07719 552241 E-mail: rhodesia@lineone.net Web site: http://www.acecranfield.co.uk/ No of Employees: 4 Turnover: up to £1m
Telephone: 01925 741111 Fax: 01925 741212 E-mail: richard.gee@gb.abb.com Web site: http://www.abb.co.uk/energy No of Employees: 45 Turnover: £15m+ Quality Assurance: BS EN ISO 9001
ACE is an association of professional consulting engineers specialising in the design, development and operation of fluid flow machines and related equipment. Our consultants offer a very broad range of services relevant to such machinery. Each consultant has over 30 years experience of the design, manufacture, development, testing and operation of compressors, pumps, and gearboxes. Their experience also includes drive systems, bearing and sealing systems. ACE members have given many in-house training courses and workshops; internationally recognised manufacturers and plant operators are clients. Listed below are some of the cost-effective services provided: • Expert witness service in appropriate areas of expertise. • Forensic engineering failure investigations. • Site performance testing of pumps, blowers and compressors. • Energy and maintenance audits. • Troubleshooting of machinery performance problems. • Operation and control investigations for optimum energy efficiency. • Flow system design and analysis including transient flows. • Mechanical design of pumps, compressors, valves, gearboxes, transmissions and related systems. • Hydraulic design and performance prediction. • High speed rotating machinery design. • Vibration measurement and analysis of behaviour. • Analysis of mechanical and flow induced stresses, vibrations and fatigue. • Design reviews/audits. • Design, manufacture and development of lubricating systems. • Prototype manufacture including rapid prototyping. • Component instrumentation and testing. • Bespoke tailored training courses on the above areas of expertise.
Standards: All production units are certified to the ISO 14001 Environmental standard as well as the OHSAS 18001 standard for Occupational Health &Safety.All products conform to the applicable European Directives appropriate to the product. ABB offers the widest selection of motors and drives from any manufacturer. Drives range from 0.12 kW to 80 MW. The ABB drive for water and wastewater, rated from 0.37 kW to 500 kW, features built-in control functions including soft pipe filling, pump auto change, redundancy, pump protection, flow calculation, multi-pump control, pump priority, sleep-boost, level control and pump cleaning. The ABB industrial drives, rated from 0.55 kW to 5,600 kW eliminate the need for an external PLC, save energy and reduce downtime. Motors range from 0.06 kW to over 60 MW. They are available for low and medium voltage duty, in aluminium and cast iron frames, as well as with enclosures for hazardous areas. NEMA motors include general purpose (1/8 to 400 hp), severe duty (1 to 400 hp) and explosion proof (1/4 to 300 hp). A range of motors, rated from 0.37 kW to 1000 kW, are specifically designed to meet the UK’s Water Industry Mechanical and Electrical Specification (WIMES). New technology includes the highly energy-efficient synchronous reluctance motor and drive package (SynRM). An innovative motor design that has no rotor windings ensures the rotor has virtually no power losses. The package includes a matched motor and drive with dedicated software and offers smooth, efficient process control and optimal use of energy. ABB can meet requirements of international standards from around the world. All the company’s factories are certified to ISO 14001 for environmental management.
ACE Cranfield Ltd is the UK distributor for Robertson Technology’s pump efficiency and flow measuring system.
AESSEAL Plc
Albany Engineering Co. Limited
Mill Close Rotherham S60 1BZ Telephone: 01709 369 966 Fax: 01709 720 788 E-mail: marketing@aesseal.com Web site: http://www.aesseal.com No of Employees: 1300+ Turnover: £15m+ Quality Assurance: ISO 9001, ISO14001, ISO29001 and OHSAS 18001
Church Road Lydney Gloucestershire GL15 SEQ Telephone: 01594 842275 Fax: 01594 842574 E-mail: sales@albany-pumps.co.uk Web site: http://www.albany-pumps.co.uk No of Employees: 70 Turnover: £1-£5m Quality Assurance: BS EN ISO 9001:2008 Standards: A range of Fire Fighting Foam Pumps to VdS 2344en: 2005-12.Generally in accordance with international standard API 676. Albany Pumps makes standard, customised and special positive displacement pumps from 5L/min to 500 M3/hr. We manufacture external gear pumps, twin screw pumps and rotary lobe pumps. We supply large OEMs and direct to users, last year exporting to more than 40 countries. Notable is the new range of twin screw pumps manufactured by Albany and developed from the well respected Stothert & Pitt range, which sold around the world. Albany supply spares and exact replacements for Stothert and Pitt pumps using all their original records, dating back to the 1930s. Albany also support pumps from five other brands which the company has taken over. A wide range of markets are supplied, including: Lubrication: pumps are supplied for lubrication in large machines, notably turbines and compressors. We manufacture customised pumps for OEM customers who install product across the world. Bitumen: Albany supply heated gear and screw pumps for every stage of the bitumen process. Albany have developed a simple leak free cartridge seal which eliminates leaks from pumps. Foam Concentrate: we manufacture pumps for Fire Fighting Foam duties for a world wide market. We have the German VdS approval for a range of foam pumps. For the ultimate in safety, we can supply Pelton Wheel driven pumps. Armed Forces: Albany has supplied Gear, Screw, Centrifugal and Lobe Pumps to the Army, Royal Navy and the Air Force as well as other forces across the world. Food: Albany Pumps are used for Molasses, chocolate and other food products.
AESSEAL® is one of the world’s leading specialists in the design and manufacture of mechanical seals, bearing protectors, seal support systems and gland packing. Our focus on customer service and quality has seen us grow year on year since we were established in 1979. Today, we have 230 locations worldwide, supplying customers in 104 countries, and have experience and expertise across a wide range of industries. • Over 7% of annual sales revenue has been reinvested in R&D over several decades, resulting in some of the most advanced sealing technology available today. • 98.7% on time deliver rate • A ‘no-work, no-pay’ warranty and a guaranteed 48-hour shipment of standard products. • Our technology helps to increase pump reliability. • We save our customers in excess of 95 billion litres of water each year, significantly reducing costs and water waste. • Acclaimed in a recent publication by the London Stock Exchange Group as one of the UK’s most innovative companies.
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