Based on popular demand, CED has increased its on-hand quantity of the proven PowerFlex 70 Variable Frequency Drive.

The PowerFlex 70 VFD is the logical solution and migration path for the obsolete Allen Bradley 1336 VFDs. The PowerFlex 70 Drive is also commonly found in Allen Bradley MCCs, and is integral part of Allen Bradley’s Integrated Architecture concept, that optimizes manufacturing by providing plant-wide real-time information access throughout the organization.

The PowerFlex 70 VFD is available in NEMA 1, NEMA 4X/12, NEMA 1/4X flange mount and NEMA 12 configurations up to 50 HP in normal duty applications.

Ask to speak our power specialist Mike Mills for additional information.

Training Assessments

One of the challenges facing many businesses is their ability to understand their skilled employees’ knowledge and ability to perform at a desired level. Training Assessments provide an analysis of job skills and knowledge levels targeting a specific job category and focusing on tasks that affect your employees’ job performance. In today’s business environment you want to equip your employees with the skills and knowledge they need to maximize their performance – creating more value to your company and a motivated workforce.

An Integrated Performance Assessment and Training Advisor are two offerings to help you evaluate where skills and/or knowledge needs are, and how to fill those gaps.

Training Advisor

An online assessment tool to help you determine the knowledge of your work force and to build a tailored training plan. Training Advisor is the perfect online assessment tool when you need to learn more about your work force in a short amount of time. When the skills and knowledge gaps hindering production performance are recognized, you can create a training strategy to maximize job performance and effectiveness.

With Training Advisor, you customize online assessments in areas based on job tasks that are performed specifically by your work force. Assessments can be given to groups of individuals with like job responsibilities, from which you’ll be able to view the results and identify areas for potential training. To view a demo of Training Advisor, click here. For those customers with a TechConnect Authorization number click here to use this service for free!

Integrated Performance Assessment

Do any of these statements hold true for you?

• You suspect that your employees are contributing to downtime and you need a solution right away.
• Your employees' performance is lacking and you need to find out why and what to do about it.
• You need a proactive way to improve productivity in the plant.
• You are not sure what kind of training is required for your employees to perform at an optimum level. Product-level? System-level?
• Given cutbacks, you need to maximize your training budget as much as possible.

An integrated performance assessment is a comprehensive analysis of employee job skill and knowledge levels of automation and control equipment for specific jobs and tasks (maintenance, programming, etc.). It also includes supporting information and recommendations to improve employees' performance while remaining closely aligned to your company's business and training goals. To learn more please contact Geoff Morris at (510) 427-0126

The latest addition to the ControlLogix family of controllers is designed for improved performance. The L7 series controllers provide the memory, speed and processing capabilities to meet the demands of your high-performance process & motion applications.

These new controllers use the same programming software, network protocol and information capabilities as prior ControlLogix controllers, providing customers with a common control engine and a common development environment for all control disciplines.

• At least 2x performance improvement over L6x series
• On-board 4-character display (runtime health, status)
• USB 2.0 port instead of serial port
• Energy Storage Module (ESM) eliminates batteries
• Removable Secure Digital (SD) card ships with controller
• Increased CIP connections from 250 to 500

Contact Automation & Information Specialist Brian Thomas for more details.

Rockwell Automation was the first manufacturer to introduce an Arc Resistant option for low voltage motor control centers to help make it safer to work near the MCC. Rockwell has broadened their safety offering by adding the SecureConnect feature to CENTERLINE 2100 MCC’s. This option allows personnel to remove an MCC bucket from the main power, without opening the door – helping to reduce exposure to electrical shocks and hazards.

SecureConnect provides customers with:

• A safer working environment
• Reduced electrical shock and exposure to harmful voltages
• Higher availability and downtime
• Minimal impact to current or future electrical design criteria

Contact Motor Control Center Specialist Eric Hernandez for more details.

CED is proud to introduce INFRASTRUCTURE FOR YOUR ARCHITECTURE – this seminar education series will educate participants on industrial panel components that can SUPPLY reliable and cost effective power; PROTECT critical assets; CONVERT digital and analog signals and CONNECT field devices to your I/O with simple and secure terminations.

• Looking for solutions to reduce the cost and footprint of your panel?
• Do you need to simplify your control wiring within your panel?
• Do you have critical network, control and HMI devices that you must keep operating in the event of a power failure?

Our next session is December 13th and space is limited so sign up today! Contact Component Specialist John Amo to reserve a seat and let us show you how to SUPPLY, PROTECT, CONVERT and CONNECT your critical assets!