Optimising pump performance is key to ensuring that your process is operating at its maximum efficiency. This includes ensuring that your pump is free of any obstacles, such as rags or debris, that could impair operation. This page explains the latest technology on offer to help you optimise your pump performance and gives some examples of how it is being applied.

Ask the experts • Drives on submersible pumps? Yes you can				Applications • ABB drives save £19,000 on pumping energy costs for United Utilities • Video shows water plant saving Euro 500,000 a year with ABB variable-speed drives • Northumbrian Water to save £100,000 energy costs with ABB drives • ABB drives bring three-phase supply to remote pumping stations • Southern Water’s new wastewater treatment works to use ABB drives • Leixlip Water Treatment Works saves €500,000 a year with ABB drives • ABB to supply drives for major North West water project • ABB software cuts maintenance costs • ABB drives save 100,000 per year energy costs for Severn Trent Water
Videos » ABB ACQ810 - Anti-jam routine » ABB ACQ810 - Softpipe FIlling » ABB ACQ810 - Multi-pump Control » ABB ACQ810 - Sleep and boost function » ABB ACQ810 - Pump protection » Leixlip Water Treatment Works saves 500,000 a year with ABB drives » ABB industrial drive modules » Pump curves - ABB UK - Drives » The Affinity Laws - ABB UK - Drives » Parallel pumps » Basic pump terminology				Whitepapers • International Energy Agency paper. • Optimising pump performance • Using variable-speed drives in pump applications
'How to' guides • How to reduce energy cost with ABB multi-pump control • How to prevent pump and pipe clogging with ABB pump cleaning routine • How to protect pumps and reduce the risk of leakage • How to save energy by boosting pipeline pressure before pump shut down				Technology • Why partnership and early starts may pave the way to a smoother AMP transition • ABB to showcase latest technologies for water at IWEX 2013 • One simple step to saving €12 billion in energy costs • Technical Innovation Product of the Year • New study underlines short ecological payback of variable speed drives • Tailored AC drive modules for water and wastewater applications
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