Explosion Proof Rated Industrial Light Towers

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 by Scott Welch
Patlite explosion proof Light tower

Patlite offers specialty tower lighting that meets RoHS Directive 2005/95/EC Class I Zone I Zone II applications. These high quality LED industrial stack lights are offered in a three color, 60 mm option (EDWM) as well as a five color, 80mm option (EDWM).

Offered in both AC and DC versions with an IP66 rating, enclosed in a pressure and flame-proof aluminum alloy housing.

Contact Marshall Wolf Automation, your industrial supply distributor, for more information.

For more information on the 3-color EDLM series industrial light tower, click here!

For more information on the 5-color EDWM series industrial light tower, click here!

Variable Frequency Drives for Food Processing Machinery

Monday, March 8, 2010 by Amy Becker

Marshall Wolf Automation has the variable frequency drive you need for your food processing machinery.  Your industrial automation distributor, Marshall Wolf Automation, has whatever size of variable frequency drive you need for your facility. 

We represent nationally known manufacturers such as Teco, Hitachi, Delta, Lenze AC Tech, and Fuji Electric.  All of them have a variety of options available.  Many are stocked and ready to ship!

Please email
sales@wolfautomation.com for assistance in your search for the correct variable frequency drive.

Please use this link to view our variety of drives at www.wolfautomation.com .

Consider consolidating your purchases with Marshall Wolf Automation for all of your industrial automation needs.  We can supply:  monitoring relays, safety relays, and various other equipment for your food equipment supplies needs.  Free shipping on all online orders over $300 too!

Monitoring Speed with C-Lynx Speed Relays!

Monday, March 8, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
Do you need to know if your machine is operating abnormally high or low? 
Of course you do!

hsv crouzet speed control relaysOur Crouzet HSV speed control relay is a monitoring relay that will react and alert the operator if the machine operating rate is abnormally high or low.

This gives your operator time to maintenance the machine and take corrective action to avoid production shutdowns.

Speed monitoring relays are common in applications including speed monitoring of conveyors, escalators, mixers, fans, hoists, cranes and elevators.
 
Crouzet has a full line of monitoring relays and 3 phase monitors! The monitoring relays can measure phase, current, voltage, frequency, speed and more.

Search all of our monitoring relays and 3 phase monitors!

Advantages of Capacitive Proximity Sensors

Monday, March 8, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
capacitive proxCapacitive sensors detect all conductive and non-conductive materials including glass, water, plastics and metals... without physical contact!

Adjustable sensitivity makes it possible to 'tune-out' mounting hardware or intermediatepepperl + fuchs proximity sensors barrier materials.

We carry the full line of Carlo Gavazzi sensors plus we are a large Pepperl + Fuchs distributor! We also carry the low cost line of Autonics capacitive proximity sensors.

View our Carlo Gavazzi capacitive proximity sensors!
Take a look at Pepperl + Fuchs capacitive sensors!
Save with Autonics capacitive prox sensors!

Don't forget! Marshall Wolf Automation carries ALL types of sensors including photoelectric light sensors, inductive and capacitive proximity sensors, ultrasonic sensors and more - search all of our sensors!

Three In One 3 Phase Energy Monitoring Device!

Monday, March 8, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
This very compact three-in-one 3-phase energy meter comes with an innovative detachable, connector-less and battery-less display!

These features allow you to configure the meter for panel mounting or DIN-rail mounting either as an energy meter or a transducer. Truly three energy devices in one housing!
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Why should you use the EM21 3 phase monitoring device in your
energy management solutions?

The Carlo Gavazzi EM21 series is a general purpose three phase energy meter suitable for both active and reactive energy metering for cost allocation plus for main electrical parameter measurement and retransmission.

Marshall Wolf Automation is an authorized industrial automation distributor for the full line of Carlo Gavazzi power quality metering products, sensors, relays, switches and energy management solutions!

View all of Carlo Gavazzi's monitoring relays and 3 phase monitors!
Learn more about the Carlo Gavazzi 3-in-1 energy monitoring meter, EM21 series!

 

Replace 35 Amp Mercury Relays With Cost Effective SSR Combination!

Monday, March 8, 2010 by Hans Wolf
Replacing 35 amp mercury relays with solid state relays is easy!

relay and heatsinkUse a 50 amp IDEC solid state relay (Part Number RSSAN-50A) with appropriate heatsink (we suggest Part Number RH545B). We can give you a packaged price of $29.50 - contact me for more information at hwolf@wolfautomation.com.

Coil voltage to the SSR is 90 to 280 volt, line voltage is up to 480 volt.

It is important to keep the SSR/heatsink temperature below 130°F to give the solid state relay long life.

Now you can use the advantages of a solid state relay, such as cycle rate and mounting in any position!

Marshall Wolf Automation is an industrial supply distributor for both MDI mercury relays plus a full line of solid state relays.

View all of our solid state relays now!
Still interested in mercury relays? View them here.

Want To Make Some Noise?

Saturday, March 6, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
You might need to alert someone that a parts bin is running low or you may need to grab piezo buzzersomeones attention immediately... either way we have you covered!

Marshall Wolf Automation has a full line of piezo electric buzzers, also called buzzers, beepers and alarms. That sound you hear when a garbage truck is backing up is probably one of our piezo electric buzzers!

If noise isn't enough we can move into our industrial warning lights and industrial light towers with audible alarms.

industrial stack light with alarmThese industrial light towers offer visual AND audible notification. Green may mean everything is running smoothly, yellow warns that something is low or not right, red light with an audible alarm can alert to a serious situation.

Contact us today with your application and we'll suggest the best match from our full line of industrial light towers and piezo electric buzzers. If you prefer you can easily search our website now and narrow down your search:

Search piezo electric buzzers
Search industrial stack lights with audible alarm
Search all industrial warning lights



Light up your panel from a distance!

Friday, March 5, 2010 by Caryl Clement
 Low cost 22mm jumbo dome pilot light from Idec gives you clear recognition from a distance.... and from the side!
  • Manufactured by IDEC
  • LED or incandescent
  • 24V AC/DC
  • 66mm lens diameter
  • 50.5m lens height
  • Six available colors - amber, green, red, blue, white or yellow!
Need other types of LED pilot lights?  We have them . . . 22mm, 28 mm or round, square or rectangular 16mm Idec LED pilot lights - Marshall Wolf Automation has them all!

We are an authorized Idec Distributor and are happy to discuss your application needs with you.  We carry all Idec products, from industrial light towers to industrial DC power supplies and photoelectric sensors. 
 

Industrial Warning Lights

Friday, March 5, 2010 by Caryl Clement
Marshall Wolf Automation is an industrial automation distributor for many top industrial light tower lines. 

We have industrial warning lights for many uses:
  • outdoor use
  • MP3 compatible light towers
  • miniature warning lights
  • explosion proof industrial light towers
We offer a full range of beacon, strobe and revolving warning lights! 

We can help you with all of your Specialty Tower Lighting needs. 

Looking For The Most Competitive Compact Micro AC Drive?

Friday, March 5, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
low cost single phase drive 3 phase driveOur TECO Westinghouse EV series variable frequency drive is the low cost answer for OEM compact micro AC drives.

Available from 1/4 to 3 hp in single or 3 phase input, the TECO EV series variable frequency drive gives you all the features you need at the price points the market demands.

Do you have a single phase application? TECO VFD drives are a popular way to run 3 phase industrial electric motors on single phase power!

Available in NEMA 4 for harsh environments!

We are an authorized industrial automation distributor for the full line of TECO-Westinghouse variable frequency drives and industrial electric motors.

Learn more about the TECO EV series variable frequency drive!
Search all of our variable frequency drives here!



A.J. Antunes Air and Gas Switches

Friday, March 5, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
Did you know Marshall Wolf Automation is an industrial automation distributor for the A.J. Antunes line of air and gas pressure switches?

jd-2 antunes air switchesThe popular JD-2 series includes JD-2 Blue, JD-2 Grey and JD-2 Red. Less common spring colors include orange and purples also.

You can easily order the Antunes JD-2 series online with a great discount and quick shipping!

Other popular Antunes air and gas switch series also available at www.WolfAutomation.com include:
SMD, SML, SMR, HGP/LGP-A, RHGP/RLGP-A, HGP/LGP-H and RHGPRLGP-H

View our entire line of Antunes air and gas pressure switches now!

Applications For Monitoring Relays - Part 2

Friday, March 5, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro

Monitoring relays monitor and detect abnormal operating conditions of values including voltage, current, phase and level in any device.

monitoring relays, 3 phase monitorsUsing monitoring relays gives your operator a chance to maintenance the machine and take corrective action to avoid production shutdowns.

Applications including lifts, air conditioning units, pumps, conveyors and escalators are all common applications for monitoring relays!

Monitoring relays are great for load monitoring in conveying, packaging, assembly or bottling lines, grinders, crushers... the control relay monitors overloads on driving motors and detects any jamming.

Marshall Wolf Automation is an industrial automation distributor for the Crouzet C-Lynx and Carlo Gavazzi series of 3 phase monitors and monitoring relays.

Narrow down your search for monitoring relays and 3 phase monitors now!

Marshall Wolf Automation has "IT"!

Friday, March 5, 2010 by David Sheets
Marshall Wolf Automation, your industrial automation distributor, has "IT"!

What is "IT"?

"IT" may be a laser sensor from Baumer Electric Sensors, a photoelectric proximity sensor from Carlo Gavazzi Sensors, or an ultrasonic motion sensor from Pepperl & Fuchs.

"IT" may be a variable frequency drive from AC Tech Lenze, Teco Westinghouse, or Hitachi.

"IT" may be brakes and clutches from Kebco.

"IT" may be industrial light towers or stack lights from Patlite or Autonics.

"IT" may be gearmotors or energy management solutions from Bonfiglioli.

 
 
As you can see, "IT" may be whatever your automation need is at the time.  Marshall Wolf Automation is an authorized industrial supply distributor for all of the above manufacturers as well as many more.
 
Please contact me at  david@wolfautomation and I will be glad to assist you with any of your automation requirements.

Please view our entire selection of product on our website www.wolfautomation.com.

Applications For Monitoring Relays - Part 1

Thursday, March 4, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
level monitoring control relaysWhat can you monitor with monitoring relays? You name it - voltage, current, phase, level, speed, frequency and more.

Here are some popular applications for our monitoring relays:

Motor Supervision
Our 3 phase monitors are great for supervising industrial electric motors. Our monitoring relays check phase sequence and phase failure preventing a change in direction. Avoid overheating faults linked to phase imbalance!

HVAC
Heating, cooling, air conditioning or extraction - our monitoring relays can stop the motor to protect the unit in the event of current, phase and/or supply voltage faults.

Pump and Level Control
Agricultural, watering, irrigation, drying, pressure surge, lift pumps and fire pumps - our level control monitoring relays are used to manage and protect equipment by current measurement and phase monitoring. They can also be used to control emptying and filling levels.

Marshall Wolf Automation is an authorized industrial automation distributor for Carlo Gavazzi and Crouzet which both offer a full line of monitoring relays and 3 phase monitors.


Authorized Gold Distributor for Panasonic!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
panasonic factory automationActually that is the Panasonic Factory Automation division... unfortunately we do not distribute the t.v.'s, dvd's and digital cameras!

We do, however, offer excellent pricing, easy online ordering and great service on the factory automation side of things!

The extensive Panasonic Factory Automation (formerly Aromat) division carries:
We are authorized industrial automation distributor for the full Panasonic Factory Automation (formerly Aromat) line.

sunx sensorsWe also are an industrial supply distributor for the SUNX Sensor line including a full line-up of photoelectric light sensors and photoelectric systems.








Your Source For All Types of Encoders!

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
Encoders always seemed a bit confusing to me until I sorted them on our website. Then I hollow shaft rotary encoderfound myself really confused! I found my way through and hopefully this blog will simplify encoders for you also.

The first major category was absolute and incremental encoders. I went to my trusted online source... Wikipedia!

The distinguishing feature of the absolute encoder is that it reports the absolute position of the encoder to the electronics immediately upon power-up with no need for indexing.

The distinguishing feature of the incremental encoder is that it reports an incremental change in position of the encoder to the counting electronics.

koyo encodersFrom there you can pick hollow or solid shaft, ppr (pulses per revolution) and and any other features you may need.

We carry all types including pendant encoders, portable encoders, side mounting encoders and wheel type encoders.

Marshall Wolf Automation is an authorized industrial automation distributor for Autonics, Baumer Electric Encoders, Koyo Encoders and also FSI.

View our entire encoder selection now!



Autonics Has That?

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro


Chances are that Autonics has the product you are looking for! 

A quick overview of the Autonics product line:

encoderMarshall Wolf Automation is your industrial automation distributor for the entire offering of Autonics products. We can save you money on everything from pushbuttons to timers and counters!

View all of our Autonics products now!

Network Warning Light Towers

Monday, March 1, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
Looking for an industrial light tower to use on your network? Patlite and Marshall Wolf Automation have you covered for network industrial light towers!

We have a number of DeviceNet industrial stack lights available in pole, direct or wall mount.

Our Patlite NHM-3/4FB network monitoring industrial stack light includes a warning light and buzzer that will email to report immediately to the network manager!

We also have the Patlite PHE-3FB which is a PC-controlled LED industrial light tower that is controlled through the RS232C port on your computer!

Marshall Wolf Automation is an industrial automation distributor that has all of your industrial warning light and industrial stack light requirements covered!

View all of our network monitoring industrial light towers!
Search all of our industrial stack lights!

Custom Control Panels for any application!

Monday, March 1, 2010 by Tina Hueppe
Marshall Wolf Automation is your value added source for custom control panels

As an authorized industrial supply distributor for all the lines that we carry, we can quote the most competitive prices for your components.  Then we can have our experienced staff assemble your panel.
Custom Control Panel
What else can Marshall Wolf Automation do for you?
  • Enclosed Variable Frequency Drives
  • Component Modification
  • Custom Enclosures
  • System Integration
  • AC Vector Drives for HVAC
  • Complete Custom Control Panels
  • Assembly & Design
Contact us at systems@wolfautomation.com with your control panel requirement! Engineers on staff to help you!

Did You Know We Carry IBOCO?

Monday, March 1, 2010 by Beckie Bordenaro
Marshall Wolf Automation is an authorized industrial automation distributor for the full line of iboco wiring ductIBOCO!

IBOCO offers a complete line of wire duct, DIN rail and DIN rail cutters.

din rail cutterHave you considered buying a DIN rail cutter? We carry the IBOCO din rail cutter which will save you time and money!

IBOCO's integrated panel management systems are designed to simplify the installation process!

View IBOCO wiring duct!
Take a look at our DIN rail pricing!