Originally Published EMDM October 2002
INDUSTRY NEWS
Free Software Calculates Cost Benefits of Energy-Efficient Motors
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Software
from Baldor UK Ltd. allows users to compare the energy costs of typical
efficiency motors with high-efficiency products.
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Software that analyzes the economic benefits of replacing nominal-efficiency motors with energy-efficient products is available free of charge. BE$T software from Baldor UK Ltd. (Bristol, UK) compares the annual energy cost of a typical efficiency motor with an equivalent motor designed to achieve high operating efficiencies. The software then recommends a replacement motor for the application in question, and calculates the length of the payback period. This can be surprisingly short, according to the company; as little as a year, in some cases.
If the motors under evaluation are candidates for adjustable-speed
drives, the software will automatically calculate the additional energy savings.
Data entry can be done by means of a keyboard; the data can also be imported
from another software application or from a PDA. The software has a built-in
report writer.
To receive a copy free of charge, e-mail gold@baldor.co.uk or phone +44 1454 850000.
For other information, contact Baldor UK Ltd., 6 Bristol Distribution
Park, Hawkley Dr., Bristol, BS32 OBF, UK; phone: +44 1454 850000; fax: +44 1454
859001; e-mail: mark.crocker@baldor.co.uk;
Internet: www.baldor.co.uk.
Kelly Donoghue
Copyright ©2002 European Medical Device Manufacturer
