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Rockwell Automation has both the industry standards and recommendations for drive installations available for all your VFD applications.

Aiming to offer the best-in-class power and process control solutions, Rockwell Automation has introduced the latest and upgraded suite of drive solutions - Allen­Bradley® PowerFlex® 755T drives. The new additions to the PowerFlex family help users reduce energy costs and increase machine uptime for assets running in high-demand applications.

Every customer has a unique perspective on the PanelView 5000 family. Some think it’s old news. Others are not familiar with it at all. Rockwell Automation continually offers new products with new features and benefits – but the tech savvy person (me included) is always wary of the latest and greatest product offering. Does it do everything it is supposed to? Are there any bugs or as I like to call them “Undocumented Software Features”? These things are inevitable with new products, but I have decided that now is the time to seriously start thinking about the PanelView 5000 and here’s why.

Excess spares and inefficient processes make it difficult to establish a proper parts repair pool to keep your production environment functional with minimal downtime. Revere has a new resource called “CHAMP” that can help you manage your repair process through the Rockwell Automation remanufacturing methodology.

Allen Bradley’s popular 100-D line of contactors is nearing end of life status. Beginning on March 31, 2019, the 100-D will no longer be available. The replacement 100-E contactors provide a narrower panel footprint, reduced weight, lower coil power consumption and simplified selection.

Rockwell Automation’s highly successful 1794 Flex I/O just got an upgrade. The new 5094 Flex 5000 I/O product line is finally here. It has a whole host of features that can handle just about any demanding application.

It’s hard to believe that remote I/O has been around for over thirty years. While its served you well, you’re finding out that it is unable to perform to today’s control requirements and standards. Sooner or later you’re going to have to upgrade your legacy DH+ & Remote I/O systems.

Wow! I had such a great time at the Rockwell Automation On The Move in Milwaukee! The region had record attendance; 757 customers over two days! What an amazing opportunity! Here’s what I got out of it:

Soft starters are designed to limit current or soft start (ramp up the voltage) of a motor. The same holds true for braking or soft stopping. Simple settings perform the start and stop well. So what about in-between the start and the stop? Do you continue to use silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) control or do you utilize a bypass contactor?

The Allen Bradley SMC-50 range of soft starters are a premium offering within Allen-Bradley’s portfolio. The SMC-50 is available from 90A - 520A and is suited to mining and industry applications.

When it comes to collecting and reporting data there are many different types of solutions available.

We are so excited about the Stratix 2500 Lightly Managed Switch. Essentially, this switch closes the gap between unmanaged and managed switches. It offers a simple installation, much like that of the unmanaged switch, at a relatively low cost, while still meeting today’s industrial network demands.

Rockwell Automation recently held Automation Fair 2016 this past November in Atlanta Georgia. At the show they launched some of the newly released products within the Logix platform of Programmable Automation Controllers PAC’s.

Lost productivity caused by poor performance or unplanned failure of your automation assets can significantly reduce your revenue and profitability.

One way for engineers to improve on their startup times is to choose Rockwell Automation for their controllers, drives and motors.