March 2020

High power drive users can now receive ready- made drive cabinet systems in as little as one week for emergency breakdowns, following the release of Control Techniques’ DFS series of freestanding drives. Designed for energy efficient motor control in high ingress-prone environments, immediate delivery is possible from UK stock for most frame ratings, otherwise within five working days. Ranging from 55 kW to 520 kW, the pre-engineered drive system comes ready to use with no additional engineering required and is designed to integrate with existing cubicle setup. DFS is simple to configure using the door-mounted HMI or Windows- based Connect PC tool. IP23 comes as standard, and an IP54 system is also available, along with a water cooled IP55 variant on request. Boosting reliability, DFS also uses standard production drive modules from Control Techniques’ globally installed ranges, manufactured to highly consistent procedures with multiple test gates and full traceability. Durability is reinforced on drive modules via conformal coated PCBs, and a wide supply voltage tolerance. n ADVERTORIAL FEATURE DFS is based on Control Techniques’ globally installed Unidrive M700 and Powerdrive F300 drive modules. With Unidrive M700, high performance motor control is provided with up to 3,000 Hz current loop bandwidth and up to 250 Hz speed loop bandwidth. Unidrive M700 also includes onboard machine control with open application programming. Alternatively, Powerdrive F300 includes specific fan, pump and compressor application functionality. Unidrive M700 includes Ethernet onboard, including EtherNet I/P, Profinet and Modbus TCP/IP. Both drive models also include integration options to further expand communications across all major protocols, plus options covering control, I/O and encoders. Gareth Jones, Control Techniques’ region director for the UK & Ireland, said: “High power drives tend to be integrated on the most critical equipment and we understand the massive negative impact that is felt when a high-power drive fails. We employ over 700 people in the UK dedicated only to drive and motor control technology, this puts us in a truly unique position as the drive experts to support customers with high power solutions. We are determined to be the go to company for leading motor performance, reliability, availability, service and support. The compact size and flexibility of our product range also lends itself to replacing or upgrading old drives while still integrating with the existing control system. As well as focussing in on specialist applications with OEMs, we are also targeting end user industries who experience poor service and support today and could benefit from DFS availability such as Recycling, Quarries, Mines and Aggregates” Formore information, visit www.ControlTechniques.com High power drives tend to be integrated on themost critical equipment andwe understand themassive negative impact that is felt when a high-power drive fails.We employ over 700 people in the UK dedicated only to drive and motor control technology, this puts us in a truly unique position as the drive experts to support customers with high power solutions. We are determined to be the go to company for leadingmotor performance, reliability, availability, service and support. Gareth Jones, Control Techniques’ region director for the UK & Ireland “ ” High Power Cabinet Drive AVAILABLE FROM STOCK