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Nema Enclosure Ratings and IEC Protection Codes

There are two widely used standards for enclosure ratings. Nema enclosure ratings were created as the national standard for enclosures in the United States. Nema enclosure ratings were established by NEMA (National Electric Manufacturer Association).…

Commissioning ABB ACS550 Drives – Basic Startup Guide

Commissioning ABB ACS550 drives with the attached guide and ACS550 user manual is suggested by ABB. The ABB ACS550 product line includes hardware that ranges from small wall mount drives (1 Hp) through large floor mounted units (550 Hp). NEMA…

ABB ACS850 Reaches End of Lifecycle – Now replaced with ACS880

ABB ACS850 drives have reached the end of their lifecycle. ABB is offering a last time buy option on the ABB ACS850 before they transition over to Classic products. The last time buy option for frames A – D is October 20, 2017. ABB ACS850…
Lenze M850 Servo Motors

Lenze M850 Servo Motors: U.S. manufacturer releases new servo product

Lenze M850 servo motors are now available! Last week the US-Based, Global manufacturer, Lenze, announced the release of the new Lenze M850 servo motors. This product has moderately dynamic responsiveness in the upper power range. The Lenze…
ABB Inventory Count haltsVFD shipments on new & pending orders

Precision Electric Shipping, Inventory, and Warranty / Returns Policies

Shipping policies and inventory expectations We are diligent in maintaining an accurate list of available products from the manufacturers that we represent. Most products are shipped to customers directly from the product manufacturer.…
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Hurricane Harvey Impacts American Oil Refineries

Hurricane Harvey hit the heart of American Oil Refineries last week. So far (as of 8-31), Harvey has shut down 11.2 percent of American Oil Refineries capacity (about one-third of all American Oil Refineries capacity is in Texas’ Gulf Coast)…
ACS380 ABB VFD: ABB announces their newest Machinery Drive

ACS380 ABB VFD: ABB announces their Newest Machinery Drive

The ACS380 ABB VFD was recently released and is available in most power ratings through 10 hp. Exact ratings that are now available and future release dates of the ACS380 are listed at the bottom of this page. The ACS380 ABB VFD is a machinery…
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Is the American workforce ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution?

By Greg Scheu, President - Americas Region, ABB Innovation can be disruptive. History shows us that, in the face of major disruption, the winners embrace change and adapt. Just look at the impact that personal computers have had on the workplace.…
Eaton Industrial Controls 2017 Nationwide Roadshow Tour

Eaton Industrial Controls 2017 Nationwide Roadshow Tour

Eaton industrial controls kicked off their 2017 Nationwide Roadshow Tour. The hands-on, 40-foot, interactive showroom will travel to nearly 20 U.S. cities and educate original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), facilities managers, commercial customers,…
Robotic Automation: ABB Robots For The Packaging Industry
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Robotic Automation: ABB Robots For The Packaging Industry

ABB robotic automation ensures shorter product life cycles, new packaging designs, product variants and batch manufacturing. Compared to dedicated hard automation, robot lines are shorter and allow far better utilization of floor space. In addition…
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MotiFlex E180 ABB Servo Drive – Product Overview

The MotiFlex e180 ABB servo drive delivers versatile motion control performance, capability and dependability to power machine innovations. Flexible connectivity with Ethernet and motor feedback technologies is highly integrated and optimized…
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Differences Between ABB ACS Drives ACS-xxx-01E/03E/01 And ACS-xxx-01U/03U/U1

What are the drive differences between an ABB ACS Drives, model: ACSxxx-01E/03E/01 and ACSxxx-01U/03U/U1 Answer: The ABB ACSxxx-01E/03E/01 drive’s motor information parameters default to the following MOTOR NOM FREQ to “50Hz”, MOTOR…