Solutions Podcast Series

Solutions Podcast Series

By ABB Motors and Drives USTechnology
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Solutions Podcast Series episodes

  • Industrial Cold Storage

    The food industry has seen an explosion in growth. In this episode, host Mike Murphy is joined by Josh Paikada, strategic business development manager for Drive Products with an emphasis on infrastructure, to discuss industrial cold storage. Tune in to hear Josh explain the recent growth in the food industry, concerns cold storage facilities face, and how ABB can help in refrigerator plants.

    Learn more about ABB Food Industry Products

    11 min
  • Preventing Cavitation in Your Pumping Applications

    Pumping applications are in almost every industry. On this week’s episode, host Mike Murphy is joined by Kevin Dunn, ABB business development manager for drive products, to discuss cavitation and how it can impact the integrity of your equipment. Tune in to hear Kevin talk about what cavitation is and how to prevent it.

    Learn more about ABB Drives products
    Learn more about "cavitation" and how ABB products mitigate this common issue

    7 min
  • Center Pivot Application Efficiency

    In this episode, host Mike Murphy is joined by Matt Moose, product marketing manager for irrigation, to discuss center pivot application efficiency. Tune in to hear Matt talk about ABB’s irrigation products and their applications.

    Learn more about Variable Speed Drives
    Learn more about the benefits of Energy Efficiency

    9 min
  • Drives Efficiency

    Efficiency is the hot topic in today’s facilities, but do people really understand system efficiency? In this episode, host Mike Murphy is joined by principal consulting applications engineer for ABB Low Voltage and Medium Voltage Drives, Rick Hoadley, to discuss drive system efficiency. Rick helps uncover some of the unknown costs in the industry.

    Learn more about ABB Drives Products

    31 min
  • Extending the Life of Your Drive Through Modernization Services

    Drives are absolutely critical in manufacturing, so ensuring a long uninterrupted life is extremely important for users. In this episode of the ABB Solutions Podcast, host Mike Murphy is joined by Jamie Robinson, product marketing manager for ABB Drives Service Modernization, to discuss extending the life of your drive-controlled application.

    Modernization Services
    ABB Drives Products

    21 min
  • Embrace the Digital

    In this episode of the ABB Solutions Podcast, host Mike Murphy is joined by Mike Maida, business development manager for ABB products to discuss how to be successful using ABB Ability™. Listen as Maida explains how ABB Ability™ can bridge the skill gap our industry is currently seeing and how to get past the fear of cloud technology.

    Learn more about ABB Ability Smart Sensor
    Watch about condition monitoring solutions for motors

    12 min
  • Properly Sizing Your VFD to a Pumping or Aeration Application

    In this industry, 80%of the applications are pumps but more than 50% of energy consumption is in aeration. We continue our series with properly sizing your VFD for your pump or aeration application. On this episode of the ABB Solutions Podcast, Mike Murphy is joined by Jeff Bergman, business development manager for municipal and industrial water wastewater. Jeff discusses what kind of concerns you should be aware of when pairing a motor and a drive as well as what steps you should take to find the right drive for your motor.

    Learn more about Variable Speed Drives
    Try the Drives product configuration tool

    14 min
  • Training Opportunity, NEMA

    In this episode of the ABB Solutions Podcast, our host Mike Murphy is joined byMac McGhee, training manager for Baldor Reliance NEMA Motors to discuss what opportunities ABB has to offer for product training. Learn more about what courses are available and how you can sign up for them.

    Visit ABB My Learning for educational opportunities: https://bit.ly/3cNCnX4

    6 min
  • Training Opportunity, MPT

    No travel, no problem. In this episode of the ABB Solutions Podcast, our host Mike Murphy is joined by Corbin Belknap, training coordinator for Dodge Mechanical Power Transmission Products to discuss all of the training opportunities ABB has to offer for Baldor Reliance MPTmotors. Learn more about what regional and online courses ABB has to offer and how you can register for one today.

    Visit ABB My Learning for educational opportunities: https://bit.ly/3cNCnX4

    10 min
  • Why You Should Include a Drive in Your Pumping Application

    Pumps are heavily used applications in all industries and can be a large portion of a plant’s energy bill making it important that pumps run smoothly and efficiently. In this episode, host Mike Murphy is joined by senior business development manager for Industrial and Municipal Water and Waste Water, Larry Stanley to discuss variable speed drives in the water wastewater industry. Larry explains the benefits of a variable frequency drive (VFD), how motors can benefit from them, and the various controlling methods used in a typical pumping application.

    Learn more about Drives products within the US
    Learn more about variable-speed drives
    Download the ABB DriveConfig software tool

    28 min

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Tune in to the ABB Solutions Podcast where we speak with industry experts on topics that keep you up at night. The ABB Solutions Podcast gives you a hands-free opportunity to become better informed in…