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Marshall Wolf Automation can offer your organization value added installations

Marshall Wolf Automation can offer your organization many value added services.  Just the other day I had a call and the prospect was looking to get a quote for a motor starter in an enclosure.  After some further qualifying questions it was determined that a Nema 4/12 enclosure would suffice, prospect wanted a control transformer, fusible disconnect, and a simple start stop buttons only.  No problem our shop can prepare an suitable sized enclosure, the disconnect, fusing, control transformer, push buttons, non-reversing starter with thermal overload mounted in the enclosure all prewired, ready to ship in days.  Here's a few photographs highlighting a very similar application.  Marshall Wolf Automation is an Industrial Automation Distributor and a Industrial Supply Distributor for:

 Marshall Wolf Automation is you industrial supply distributor and Automation Specialist, you can visit us at our website; www.wolfautomation.com, or call us at 847-658-8130 or email us at sales@wolfautomation.com

 

KEB Electric Clutch Question & Answer Blog

I recently had an interesting email regarding our KEB electric clutches and thought it would work well as a blog.
 
Customer's Question:

I talked with you the other day about the Kebco clutch unit on our paper reinforcing application machine. The info on the id tag is as follows:
KEBCO INC.
07.10.440-F009
95 VDC
I: 5/8" 56C
O: 5/8"
10152/24308/97

This unit is driven by a 1/4 hp 110 VAC motor and drives a small set of cutter knives that cut a thin 1/2" wide ribbon of plastic reinforcing tape and a set of nip wheels that drive the paper out of the machine.
 
The operator had 3 sheets of card stock jam up which caused the tape to wind up around a sealing wheel before he could shut it down-nothing major at all.

After that, when trying to feed stock through, the cutter assembly would just lock up. If you leave the power off this motor and clutch assembly spins freely. I am assuming that the motor should run constantly and the
clutch should engage the cutter when the triggered, but I am not sure.
 
Can you give me any information as to how this unit should operate? Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated!
 
My Answer:
 
This KEB clutch/brake unit will be totally disengaged and the motor freewheeling (with some friction) when there is no power to the clutch/brake unit. 
 
When the clutch/brake is given power one of two things will happen, depending on how the unit is wired. The brake will be engaged and the clutch disengaged giving you full braking torque on the output. 
 
This also can be wired to pull in the clutch and turn off the brake,giving you no braking torque at all.

The brake and clutch windings are never energized at one time.
Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized KEB (formerly KEBCO) industrial automation distributor, give us a call for replacements or a new application.

 

How To Select A Clutch or Brake

As you know we are your KEB America/KEB distributor for a wide range of products, including brakes and clutches.

In this blog I am going to summarize information I found when looking up how to select brakes and clutches.

Let's start with what they are used for.

You can probably guess that a brake is used to stop a load. Clutches, on the other hand, are basically used to transfer torque. You can buy just a brake, just a clutch or a combination clutch and brake.

Just a clutch would be used when you are going to be adjusting the load and motor while leaving the motor to run all the time. The motor could coast to a stop using just a clutch.

A brake is ideal when accurate stopping is needed, the motor will stop as well.

You would need a combination brake and clutch when the load will be started and stopped while the motor continues to rotate.

Other things that will need to be specified include:

  • Mounting
  • Motor horsepower and frame size
  • Coil voltage

Once you have all of this information we can easily help you choose the best brake and/or clutch for your application!

Marshall Wolf Automation Has You Covered!

Whatever your industrial automation need...drives, motors, sensors, power supplies, or specialty lighting, Marshall Wolf Automation has you covered!

Here are some examples of how Marshall Wolf Automation has you covered with a huge selection of industrial automation products:

Variable frequency drives:  AC Tech Lenze, Hitachi, Teco Westinghouse, Delta, Fuji, Weg

Motors:  Teco Westinghouse, Weg

Sensors:  Baumer, Pepperl & Fuchs, Leuze electronics, Carlo Gavazzi, Takex

Power Supplies:  Altech, IDEC, Delta

Specialty Lighting:  Patlite, Werma, Menics

In addition, Marshall Wolf Automation is your source for Bonfiglioli USA gearboxes, Euchner and Schmersal switches, and KEB brakes and clutches.

Marshall Wolf Automation is also an authorized distributor for numerous other well know manufacturers.  Please visit our website at www.wolfautomation.com and view our large product selection.

Please email your request to sales@wolfautomation.com.

 

Marshall Wolf Automation-Your One-Stop Sensor Shop

Marshall Wolf Automation is your one-stop sensor shop!

Representing such popular brands as Pepperl & Fuchs, Baumer, Carlo Gavazzi, Leuze, and Takex...consider Marshall Wolf Automation your sensor marketplace.

With these leading manufacturers of sensors you have a choice of:

  • Photoelectric light sensors
  • Photoelectric proximity sensors
  • Linear position sensors
  • Ultrasonic sensors
  • Laser sensors
  • Inclination sensors
  • Bar code readers
  • .....and many more

Consolidate your purchases and save time and money.  Please visit our website at www.wolfautomation.com and view the huge variety of sensors we have.  Marshall Wolf Automation is also your source for brakes and clutches, motors, variable frequency drives, gearboxes, and industrial light towers.

Please email any inquiries to sales@wolfautomation.com.

Stock Up For Summer Turnaround with Marshall Wolf Automation

Is your plant scheduled for a maintenance turnaround?  If so, stock up with industrial automation products from Marshall Wolf Automation.

Whether you need to replace an old Bonfiglioli USA or Motovario gearbox, purchase a new variable frequency drive from AC Tech Lenze, Teco Westinghouse, or Hitachi, Marshall Wolf Automation is your source.  If you need a replacement motor or soft starter, consider Weg or Teco for a quick replacement. 

Marshall Wolf Automation is also your source for sensors.  We offer Pepperl & Fuchs, Carlo Gavazzi, Takex, Baumer and Leuze.  We have your sensor requirements covered!

Are your industrial tower lights outdated and in need of replacing?  We offer state of the art tower lights, beacon, alarms, and specialty products from Patlite, Werma, and Menics.

Marshall Wolf Automation is also your source for KEB brakes and clutches.  Specialty products are available from Schmersal, Killark, Walther, and Recora.

Please visit our website at www.wolfautomation.com and view a sampling or our huge product offering.

Save yourself some time and money!  Consolidate your maintenance turnaround purchases with Marshall Wolf Automation.  Please send any inquiries to sales@wolfautomation.com.

 

We Have You Covered From A-Z

Marshall Wolf Automation, your full-line industrial automation distributor, has you covered fromalpha  
A-Z with your choice of industrial automation manufacturers.  You can choose from:

AC Tech Lenze for variable frequency drives all the way to Zytron temperature controllers.  In between you have a multitude of choices such as:

Baumer for all types of sensors
Bonfiglioli USA for gearboxes
Carlo Gavazzi for all types of sensors
Delta for variable frequency drives and industrial power supplies
Euchner for limit switches
Hitachi for variable frequency drives
KEB for brakes and clutches
Leuze for all types of sensors and scanners
Patlite for industrial light towers
Pepperl & Fuchs for all types of sensors and intrinsically safe equipment
Teco for variable frequency drives and motors
Weg for motors and soft starts

There are many more superb manufacturers in addition to the few that were mentioned.  Please view our vast product offering on our website at www.wolfautomation.com .

Bonfiglioli USA

Marshall Wolf Automation is an authorized factory automation distributor for Bonfiglioli USA, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of gear motors, drive systems and planetary gearboxes.

Bonfiglioli USA is part of the Bonfiglioli Group, which for more than 50 years has been a worldwide leader in power transmission. Historically, the company’s solutions have been provided to industrial customers in material handling, mining and water treatment, among others, as well as the renewable energy market and mobile machinery.

Bonfiglioli USA now showcases four heavy-duty solutions that offer flexibility to tower cranes, jack-up rigs, work boats, wind turbine components and other offshore drilling applications. The product line up includes Bonfiglioli’s 700C and 800 Series winch drives, 700T Series slew drives and 300 Series planetary drives.

Benefits of the company’s products include:

• Fewer components that save space without compromising performance;
• Reduced inefficiencies that generate cost-savings;
• Electric and hydraulic options that increase flexibility.

Call us at 800-325-9653.  We are happy to help you with any and all of your gearbox, drive, brakes and clutches and motor needs.  We have tech support on staff and if we can't assist you, we will help get the manufacturer's tech support involved to find out what you need. 


Bonfiglioli USA

Marshall Wolf Automation is an authorized factory automation distributor for Bonfiglioli USA, a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of gear motors, drive systems and planetary gearboxes.

Bonfiglioli USA is part of the Bonfiglioli Group, which for more than 50 years has been a worldwide leader in power transmission. Historically, the company’s solutions have been provided to industrial customers in material handling, mining and water treatment, among others, as well as the renewable energy market and mobile machinery.

Bonfiglioli USA now showcases four heavy-duty solutions that offer flexibility to tower cranes, jack-up rigs, work boats, offshore wind power platforms and other offshore drilling applications. The product line up includes Bonfiglioli’s 700C and 800 Series winch drives, 700T Series slew drives and 300 Series planetary drives.

Benefits of the company’s products include:

• Fewer components that save space without compromising performance;
• Reduced inefficiencies that generate cost-savings;
• Electric and hydraulic options that increase flexibility.

Call us at 800-325-9653.  We can also provide brakes and clutches and high performance AC drives as well. 


Need A Quick Quote On KEB Parts?

keb f5keb f5Marshall Wolf Automation is the answer!

We are your authorized KEB distributor (formerly KEBCO).

Looking for a KEB F4 inverter? This series has been discontinued but we can definitely recommend the latest KEB inverter option.

Need a replacement on a KEB brake and clutch? We can get them to you quickly and at a great price.

You can email us now at sales@wolfautomation.com or visit our KEB (KEBCO) products online.