Check out the Drive Solution Designer (DSD) for the material handling industry. A software tool for design engineers, the Lenze DSD analyzes the complete drive train of an application to ensure the correct design and dimensioning of a decentralized system.

“With the long running times in material handling applications, energy use is one of the major cost factors –and one of the first places we look to reduce costs,” said Craig Dahlquist, Lenze Product Manager.

At the core of the Lenze DSD software is a comprehensive examination aimed at:

• Deriving real energy savings through the use of highly efficient motors and transmissions
• Achieving precisely matched speed control through the use of frequency inverters
• Enabling the utilization of regenerative energy produced during motor braking

“The intelligent and economical use of the energy in each component of the drive train translates into a reduction in total energy consumption and a swifter return on investment,” adds Dahlquist.  Backed by extensive application libraries and process-specific calculations, the DSD guides users step-by-step through product options and benefits, offering in-depth comparisons of multiple drive solutions.

Marshall Wolf Automation is the place to go for high performance AC drives from AC Tech Lenze.  Call us today at 800-325-9653. 

The industrial control panel, containing network equipment and programmable automation controllers, is central to operations. Having access to these controls on a routine basis is required for production management and manufacturing execution system (MES). However, accessing this equipment requires precautions necessary for safety and regulatory compliance.

One of the issues with control panel access is the risk of arc flash. Arc flash occurs when there is a release of energy caused by an electric arc. This arc flash creates a blast that, within a few milliseconds, reaches several thousand degrees Celsius and in turn causes severe burns and often death.

OSHA, in hand with NFPA 70E standards, requires anyone opening control cabinets to have training and wear protective gear. The requirements also include planning and assessment of hazard potential as well as area marking to include protective boundaries and warning labels. Needless to say, these efforts add up to a lot of time and money.

An alternative involves the use of a pass-through to access the automation controllers. Panel interface connectors (PICs) or access ports enable a user to test and maintain equipment without opening the panel. This arc mitigation solution alleviates the need for personal protection equipment (PPE) and the need for a trained electrician to de-energize the system.

Panel interface connectors mount to the outside of the control panel. A typical PIC will contain a power supply (single, duplex, GFCI) and one or more connectors commonly used for programmable devices. These connectors include D-Sub, RJ45/Ethernet, USB, DeviceNet, and others. Often there will be a 3-amp reset as well.

While there are situations when a system needs to be shut down for full access, using a PIC saves time and money and allows for testing and maintenance in an energized state. Making adjustments to equipment and network systems and having the ability to monitor changes in short order is a huge time savings.

When you think of the brand Delta, you might imagine the faucet in your kitchen or bath.  Perhaps the fan or the power supply in your computer.  Well, none of those items are what I'm talking about today.  If you are not familiar with Delta Industrial Automation, let me introduce you to some of the items available through Marshall Wolf Automation!

Delta offers AC Drives, single or three-phase power supplies, temperature controllers, servo systems and so much more!  We'll go into details about the various product offerings in future blogs; right now we're just going to go over a general introduction to the breadth of the product line and some information about the company itself. 

Delta Group is the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies, as well as a major source for power management solutions, components, visual displays, industrial automation, networking products, and renewable energy solutions. Established in 1971, Delta Group has headquarters in Taipei and a US headquarters in Fremont, California, which also houses DEI/DET/DNI Logistics, as well as sales offices worldwide and manufacturing plants in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Japan, Mexico, India and Europe.

As a global leader in power electronics, Delta’s mission is “To provide innovative, clean and efficient energy solutions for a better tomorrow.” Delta is committed to environmental protection and has implemented green, lead-free production and recycling and waste management programs for many years. 

Check out a blog on Delta HMIs by one of our tech guys!  Yes, we have technical staff in-house to assist you, too!  Call Marshall Wolf Automation, your authorized industrial automation distributor today!  800-325-9653.  Now with extended hours to serve you better: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, CST. 

Carlo Gavazzi recently launched new OPC Server software for interfacing their energy meters and EOS array products with other OPC devices.

Carlo Gavazzi's OPC Server is software for Windows XP, Vista and 7 and was developed to interface by MODBUS protocol to their energy meters and EOS array products.

Users can manage real-time data from electrical or photovoltaic installations using the OPC client of choice.

Marshall Wolf Automation is your authorized industrial automation distributor for the complete line of Carlo Gavazzi relays, sensors, industrial DC power supplies, energy management solutions, inductive and capacitive proximity sensors.

Learn more about this innovative new product now!

For help with your Energy management solutions, try the OPC Server software for interfacing CARLO GAVAZZI Energy Meters and EOS Array products with other OPC devices! OPC (OLE for Process Control) is a worldwide standard for industrial data communication. It enables reliable data exchange among products and applications from different manufacturers or developers.

This software works for Windows XP, Vista and 7 developed to interface by means of MODBUS protocol to our Energy Meters and EOS-Array products.

The software enables users to manage real time data from electrical or photovoltaic installations using the OPC Client of choice (among a large selection of third party software, such as SCADA, and/or data management tools). Up to 10 concurrent connections with 32 devices connected can be managed by single server installation, as long as hardware and network speeds permit.

Some additional features of the new OPC Server from Carlo Gavazzi include:

MAIN TECHNICAL FEATURES

• OPC-DA specifications release 2.04 compliant
• Real time data and alarm management
• Plug and play configuration of connected devices
• Multiple connections manageable by a single server

CONNECTS TO THE FOLLOWING

• Supported RS-485 meters: EM21, EM24, EM26, WM5, WM30 & WM40
• Supported Ethernet meters: WM5, WM30 & WM40
• Supported EOS-Arrays: EOS and EOS-Lite

And it's free!  Yes, free . . . as in downloadable from the Carlo website for you at no charge!  Kind of a like a gift, which is something we all appreciate during this season of giving and getting!  So go get yours now . . . and remember that Marshall Wolf Automation strives to offer you the latest at the lowest price all through the year, not just during the Holidays!

 What's one way to improve your "Industrial Energy Management" technologies? Install the new series of MAX-E1®  electric motors as they are a state-of-the-art machine. Backed by a three-year warranty, this unit offers high efficiency ratings that deliver significant life-cycle savings. In most industrial plants, motor electrical consumption accounts for up to 75% of the total electricity bill.  So by changing out your obsolete motors you will gain efficiency and thereby lowering your daily electrical usage. 

Compared with standard efficiency designs, the MAX-E1® will reduce your electricity bill and lower production costs. Also, it will provide for lower loading on electrical distribution circuits. In fact, the high efficiency design of the MAX-E1® can save you thousands of dollars over the life of the motor.

Also, combine a TECO Westinghouse drive with a Teco Westinghouse motor and your warranty will be upped to 3 years per unit.  This a great way to improve your ROI. 

• Manufactured by TECO Westinghouse
• 3/4 to 800 hp, please call for pricing on motors over 125 hp
• 575V also available on some models, please contact us for more information
• 3600, 1800, 1200 or 900 rpm
• NEMA premium efficiency ratings from 1 to 500 hp
• HPE™ - High Pulse Endurance Wire
• Non-hygroscopic, Class F insulation system
• High-grade, electro-magnetic steel laminations for low core loss and high efficiency
• All cast-iron construction including IP55 frame, end brackets, fan cover and conduit box for rigidity and excellent corrosion resistance
• Reinforced end turn lacing
• Neoprene lead separator
• High performance bearings of degassed steel
• 90° rotatable oversized cast iron conduit box for easy connection
• Corrosion-resistant non-sparking external fan
• Dynamically balanced pressure die-cast aluminum rotor
• Phenolic rust-proof base coat
• Zn-Cd coated hardware
• CSA Certified for Class 1, Division II, Groups B, C and D, with Temperature Code T3C
• CSA and UL approved for Inverter Duty per NEMA MG1 Part 31, with speed range of 20:1 variable torque and 10:1 constant torque

This motor is the zenith of rugged inverter duty style. Contact Marshall Wolf Automation today, we are your industrial supply distributor for TECO Westinghouse, and also have the auxiliary equipment, brought to you by your full line industrial automation distributor.  Call us today at 800-658-8130 or email us at sales@wolfautomation.com or visit us on the web at www.wolfautomation.com.

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:

• AC Drives
• AC & DC Speed Control
• Buzzers/Alarms
• Circuit Protection
• Class I Division 2 Products
• Clutches & Brakes
• Communication Modules
• Connectors, Tubing, Fittings
• Contactors, Overloads & Starters
• Counters
• Current Transformers
• Data Acquisition
• Data Transmission, RFID & ID Systems
• DC Drives
• Din Rail
• Enclosures
• Encoders
• Energy Efficient Products
• Energy Management Solutions
• Fans/Blowers
• Gearboxes
• Gearmotors
• Heaters
• I/O Modules (Input/Output)
• Intrinsically Safe & Explosion Proof Solutions
• Key systems
• Light Curtains
• Light Towers/Stack Lights
• Line Reactors
• Made In The USA!
• Message Centers & Displays
• Meters
• Monitoring Controls
• Motion Control
• Motors
• New Products!
• Operator Interfaces/HMI/Touchscreens
• PC's/PC-Based Products
• Power Distribution Systems
• Power Supplies
• Pressure Calibrators
• Pressure Sensors and Switches
• Programmable Logic Controllers/PLC's & SmartRelays
• Pushbuttons
• Recorders
• Relays & Sockets
• Safety Products
• Search by Application
• Sensors
• Soft Starters
• Solar Products
• Surge Protection
• Switches
• Systems Integration
• Temperature Calibrators
• Temperature Controllers
• Temperature Sensors
• Terminal Blocks & Accessories
• Test & Measurement
• Thermal Imagers
• Thermostats
• Timers
• Transformers
• Transmitters
• Ultrasonic Flow Meters
• Wiring Duct

 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

Carlo Gavazzi supplies energy management meters and systems that provide information so that operators can identify consumption trends and take corrective actions.  Analyzing the power profile, operators can aggregate loads and negotiation favorable terms with the utility company.  Real time power consumption monitoring allows overloads to be anticipated.

Power quality and accurate measurements are becoming more and more important in a number of applications (hospitals, heavy and big industries, etc.).  Utilities need an instrument with high accuracy to monitor the distribution system or the generation plants.  Their energy management program also includes software products for monitoring a network of meters and transducers.  Also offered are a wide range of current transformers, that can be connected with all the existing wire terminals and installed either on DIN-rail, around bus-bars or directly onto back panels.

We also offer the full line of Gavazzi products including Carlo Gavazzi sensors and relays!  Contact us today: 800-325-9653

Functional Devices, Inc. has been manufacturing quality electronic devices in the United States since 1969. Their products remain proudly Made in the U.S.A.!

The current product offerings of Functional Devices, Inc. include relays, current sensors, power control, enclosures, power supplies, transformers, and accessories. Functional Devices has established itself as a leader in the HVAC, Building Controls, Energy Management, Energy Savings, Lighting Controls, and Wireless industries.

The classic RIB prepackaged relays and current sensors have been popular with all major building automation contractors as part of their energy saving strategies.

The Pilot Series contain relays that are rated at 10 or 15 Amps.  They have been packaged to save the installer the time, trouble and expense of buying separate components (relay, LED indicator, socket, mounting rail, transient protection and housing) and assembling them on the job or at the shop.

In recent years Functional Devices has maintained the high quality, low cost line of RIB products but also expanded into newer technologies such as open protocol devices, wireless relay/current sensing solutions, specialty peripheral products, lighting controls, and fan controls.

With great pricing and delivery, as well as tech support on staff - there's no reason not to call Marshall Wolf Automation today!  800-325-9653. 

I had a conversation the other day with an enduser regarding a hot tub application. It turns out the enduser mistakenly thought that a TECO Westinghouse JNEV drive would control a single phase motor. Fortunately he understood the misconception in how a high performance AC frequency drive works.  We then discussed the correct item for his application, which is the Dart 55 AC speed controller designed specifically for single phase motors. 

All models feature single-phase AC input and fully variable AC output. The enclosed version comes with a rugged housing, power on/off switch, power on indicator lamp, front access fuse, as well as convenient input and output cords and plugs.

The heart of the control is a triac fired in a manner to adjust phase and thereby vary speed. The 55 Series is designed to work with shaded pole, permanent split capacitor, universal motors or any resistive load. It is not designed for capacitor start motors

• Variable AC voltage supply
• Available in 120VAC single phase input or 240VAC single phase input
• Choose chassis style or enclosed
• Enclosed version comes with rugged housing, power on/off switch, power on indicator lamp, front access fuse and convenient input/output cords and plugs
• All models feature single phase AC input and fully variable AC output
• Temperature ...-10° to +45° C.
• AC Input Voltage ...±10% Rated Line Voltage
• Input Frequency ... 50/60 Hz.
• Designed to work with shaded pole, permanent split capacitor, permanent split-phase, universal motors or any resistive load
• Great for fan, pump, heating, lighting and vibratory feeder industries

When you have a need for speed control of a single phase AC motor, don't forget about DART controls and Marshall Wolf Automation is your Industrial Supply Distributor source for all things DART.  Contact us today on the web at www.wolfautomation.com.  email us at sales@wolfautomation.com or call us at 847-658-8130. Get with the Wolf.