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UPDATE #11

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In this issue:

• Kinetix 2000 expands application versatility
• On-Machine embedded I/O helps improve conveyor systems
• New ControlLogix PAC offers twice the memory
• MicroLogix controller enhancements
• Extended functionality with PanelView Plus CE
• FactoryTalk offers real power to the user
• VersaView is what your application demands
• Advanced Process Control helps optimise operations
• A Fuzzy approach to enhanced control
• Case Study: Wet blending process in the food industry
• FuzzyDesigner provides a new level of capability
• Switch on to savings with MCCBs from Allen-Bradley
• New 800FD range pushes all the right buttons
• Safety control products receive China Compulsory Certification (CCC) mark
• Laser Measurement Sensors help improve reliability and flexibility
• SmartGuard safety system at a promotional price
• Tour drives safety offering right across Europe

Configured-drive packages save time and money

To help smooth out the process of specifying and ordering AC Drives and related ancillaries, Rockwell Automation has introduced a configured-drives service that has been designed to address the needs of a wide variety of industrial applications.

This configured-drives approach allows engineers at end users or machine builders to choose a base drive package and then enhance it with numerous options

This configured-drives approach allows engineers to choose a base drive package and then enhance it with numerous options in line with the needs of the end application. The beauty of this approach is that many of the option combinations offered in the configuration process are already installed in industrial applications across the world – proven to be working in harmony with each other, removing the headaches associated with a normal mix-and-match approach.

The ‘starter package’ includes a basic configured drive, input fusing, RFI filter and enclosure. The options are then designed to add functionality or features in line with the demands of the end application. These options can include power features such as circuit breakers, isolators, input, output and bypass contactors, and line reactors. Control and Communications options include control interfaces (analogue and digital) and serial communications (DeviceNet, ControlNet, etc.) Operator Interfaces can include HMIs, door-mounted devices and meters, while motor interface options include encoders, resolvers, thermistors, RTDs, cooling blowers and space heaters.

All packages are supplied in Rittal TS8 cabinets with either IP21 or IP54 ratings, and come complete with control circuit transformer and cooling fans appropriate for the frame size. All configured drives are assembled and tested in accordance with ISO9001 and comply with EEC directives 73/23 (Low-Voltage Directive), 89/336 (Machinery Directive) and EN 61800-3 (EMC Directives). Customisable options are also offered for particularly demanding applications.

Our significant expertise and production resources mean that even the most demanding drive system specification can be met cost-effectively and efficiently. Whether off-the-shelf or configured, each Allen-Bradley drive system receives the same attention to detail and is produced to the same high standard of manufacturing, giving confidence when specifying Allen-Bradley no matter what the application.

For more information, please e-mail us at: info_update@ra.rockwell.com, ref: Configured-drives