While fuses and circuit breakers offer tried-and-true electrical circuit protection for machines, new electronic circuit protectors provide far more advanced capabilities. Kevin Kakascik AutomationDirect Although it may often not be top of mind, electrical circuit protection is critical to machine design. For automated machinery, the controllers and drives are typically powered by low voltage and […]
AutomationDirect
Single and three-phase SR35 series soft starters from AutomationDirect
More fully digital soft starters have been added to the AutomationDirect drives and motor controls lineup. STELLAR® SR35 series full-featured solid-state soft starters are available in three frame sizes to control both 1-phase and 3-phase AC induction motors with 24VDC control voltage (optional 110-230 VAC). Designed for 17-361 full-load amps at 110-240 VAC (1-phase) or […]
High torque synchronous drive/timing belts from AutomationDirect
Synchronous drive belts and pulleys use teeth to prevent slippage and unwanted speed variations. AutomationDirect SureMotion 5M and 8M (5-mm and 8-mm pitch) high torque synchronous drive/timing belts have a curvilinear HTD (High Torque Drive) tooth profile which allows the belts to have a much larger pulley contact area for improved performance. The chloroprene belt […]
AutomationDirect adds motor control relays and intrinsically safe relays
ProSense motor control relays from AutomationDirect perform specific protective functions for motors or motor components to ensure proper and more efficient operation. Intrinsically safe relays provide safe and reliable control of loads within hazardous locations. Phase monitor relays provide protection against premature equipment failure caused by faults on three-phase systems. Phase monitor relays provide protection […]
New digital soft starters and micro VFD drives from AutomationDirect
New compact soft starters and micro VFD drives have been added to the AutomationDirect motor controls lineup which encompasses simple manual controllers, motor contactors and starters, drives and soft starters. WEG SSW05 and SSW07 soft starters are compact, fully digital soft starters with a DSP controller designed to provide great performance on motor starts and […]
High bus voltage stepper drives and motors from AutomationDirect
AutomationDirect has added a high voltage ac drive and compatible high torque motors to its stepping system motion control product offering. The ac stepper drive is powered from 90 to 240 Vac and is intended for use with step motors designed to handle a high bus voltage of 340 Vdc. MTRAC motors are specially designed […]
Leadshine 2-phase digital stepper drives from AutomationDirect
Leadshine 2-phase digital micro-stepping drives with micro-stepping motor movement and anti-resonance for optimal torque, provide extra smooth motion, low motor heating and noise. These drives accept a wide range of input voltages (12 to 110 Vdc, 18 to 80 Vac) and provide over-voltage and overcurrent protection, motor auto-configuration on power up and Soft-start at power […]
AC drives for motor and motion control
Today’s VFDs perform far more than just traditional motor controls. Some include computing, I/O handling, and even motion-control capabilities. Such intelligent drives excel in smaller and localized systems. Case in point from material handling: Some VFDs with onboard PLCs work for motion control on infeed conveyors. In one specific case, a photoeye and tower light […]
New microprocessor-based digital dc drives from AutomationDirect
The IronHorse GSD8 series of dc drives is a microprocessor-based design with non-volatile memory storage that is programmable with adjustable parameters, programmable alarm outputs and offers a digital closed-loop algorithm for motor control. GSD8 output power available is 1/2 to 1 hp at 120 Vac input and 1 to 2 hp at 240 Vac input; […]
AutomationDirect Productivity1000 PLC has expanded capabilities
The Productivity1000 Stackable Micro PLC provides communications, user-friendly programming, integrated data storage, and a full lineup of discrete, analog and specialty I/O modules in a super-compact size. A new CPU, more power supplies, analog I/O modules and specialty high-speed I/O and PWM modules are now available for the P1000 PLC from AutomationDirect. The P1-550 CPU, […]
