On January 2014, Our Editors Tackle the Latest Motor Innovations. See Them Here!
BIGGER MOTOR CONTROLS GH15 electric contactors are available in frames sizes 79 mm to 145 mm and models up to 315 A. GH15 IEC motor controls have self-lifting pressure plate terminals and actuator coils in 110/220-V and 220/240-V, 60-Hz models. They accommodate up to 250-hp motors at 460 Vac. They're CE marked, cULus-listed, RoHS- and REACH-compliant. AutomationDirect 800-633-0405 www.automationdirect.com
SIMPLE INTEGRATED SAFETY RELAYS Sirius 3SK1 are flexible, modular safety relays for monitoring and control systems with simple safety requirements, such as emergency stop or protective door monitoring. Both mechanical and electronic sensors can be connected to the safety relay with screw-type or spring-loaded terminals. They also have front-mount DIP switches, easily added output expansions, and an optional power supply. Siemens Industry Automation Division 800-241-4453 http://siemens.com/safety-relays
BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROL SS360PT, SS460P, SS360PT and SS460P high-sensitivity, latching, Hall-effect sensor ICs with built-in, pull-up resistors control brushless dc motors that need latching sensors with reliable, consistent performance. These high-performance, economical sensor ICs are well-suited for demanding, cost-sensitive, high-volume applications such as flowrate, speed and RPM sensing. Honeywell Sensing & Control 800-537-6945 www.sensing.honeywell.com
COMPATIBLE DRIVES ABB's low-voltage, industrial AC drive portfolio is built on a common architecture and designed to simplify operation, optimize energy efficiency and maximize output. The new architecture enables the drives to control virtually any type of AC motor, and interface across all major fieldbus protocols and remote monitoring solutions. Users can program any drive in the family from one operator panel. ABB 262-785-3200 www.abb.com
NEW FAMILY IN TOWN MV1000 medium-voltage AC drive family is designed for energy savings and improved process control. Its Smart Harmonics technology reduces input total harmonic distortion to less than 2.5% without filters. It's available in 2.4-kV and 4.16-kV models in four different frame sizes. The 2.4-kV models have outputs from 200 hp to 2750 hp;, and 4.16-kV models have outputs from 300 hp to 5000 hp. Yaskawa America 800-927-5292 www.yaskawa.com
HAVING AN INERTIA MOMENT? The new AM8500 series of servomotors have an an increased rotor moment of inertia and are suitable for applications with larger external mass inertias, in particular CNC applications in machine tools and woodworking machines. It covers a wide performance range with four sizes and three lengths with standstill torques from 1.38 to 29 Nm. Beckhoff Automation 952-890-0000 www.beckhoff.com
BEEF UP YOUR D D-Frame VLT drives are available in a power range from 125 hp to 450 hp (90 to 315 kW), and are up to 68% smaller than previously. They require less panel or wall space than prior models, and leverage back-channel cooling to remove 90% of the heat generated by the drive. They're available with IP20, IP21 (NEMA 1) or IP 54 (NEMA 12) enclosure protection ratings. Danfoss VLT Drives 800-621-8806 www.danfossdrives.com
FLEXIBLE SERVO DRIVE Lexium 32i is an integrated, standalone servo drive that combines the servo controller and the servomotor in one unit. Available with 70-mm and 100-mm motor flanges, in either 110-V to 230-V, single-phase or 208-V to 480-V, three-phase models, they also feature fieldbus and input/output connections, industrial connectors or screw terminals, and CANopen or EtherCAT networking. Schneider Electric 888-778-2733 www.schneider-electric.com
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