vacon case study: keeping bulk in terminal running in kwinana, western australia
DESCRIPTION
40 kilometres south of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, Fremantle Port is a vitally important transport infrastructure, supporting investment and economic growth and contributing to the local and state economy. In recent years, their bulk terminal in Kwinana has undergone an extensive upgrading project. VACON® variable speed AC drives (VSDs) are now exclusively used in control of feeders, conveyors, cranes etc.TRANSCRIPT
VACON CASE STUDY KEEPING BULK TERMINAL RUNNING IN KWINANA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Photo: Rodney Aumann, Vacon Pacific
KEEPING BULK TERMINAL RUNNING IN KWINANA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
CLIENT NAME: Port of Fremantle / Kwinana Bulk TerminalSEGMENT: Cranes & HoistsPRODUCTS USED: VACON® NXP & VACON® NXS AC drives LOCATION: Kwinana, Western Australia
VACON CASE STUDY KEEPING BULK TERMINAL RUNNING IN KWINANA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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KEY FACTS OF CLIENT: • Kwinana bulk terminal is part of the Port of Fremantle, 33 km south of Perth. It is one of Australia’s major bulk cargo ports, handling iron ore, grain, petroleum, liquid petroleum gas, fertilisers, coal, sulphur and other bulk commodities.
VACON CASE STUDY KEEPING BULK TERMINAL RUNNING IN KWINANA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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CHALLENGE: • Kwinana’s bulk terminal has undergone an extensive upgrade in recent years. A $44 million project was completed in 2012 to enable the exporting of up to 4.4 million tonnes of iron ore annually.
VACON CASE STUDY KEEPING BULK TERMINAL RUNNING IN KWINANA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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SOLUTION:• Automation Alliance, Vacon Pacific’s System Integrator in Perth, had an important role in the commissioning of the control system integrating the new VACON® variable speed AC drives into the upgraded Scada system. • Kwinana Bulk Terminal exclusively uses VACON® AC drives, mainly for feeders, conveyors and crane long travel operations.• 25 VACON® NXS, VACON® NXP and VACON® NXC AC drives control 85 motors with a total motor power exceeding 4.1 MW at 415 V. Upgrades will take this up to 4.5 MW in the future.
VACON CASE STUDY KEEPING BULK TERMINAL RUNNING IN KWINANA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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TESTIMONIAL:“Since we started using VACON® VSDs back in 2004, our productivity and reliability has increased immensely… we have had no failures with the VSDs, and the sales support and service of Vacon in Western Australia and from the Melbourne head office has been exceptional.”
Gary Breen,Outer Harbour Electrical Projects and Reliability Officer Kwinana Bulk Terminal