June 13, 2022
Unplanned downtime costs manufacturers billions annually. New industrial automation hardware from Rockwell Automation aims to improve those results. Providing real-time predictive analytics, operational intelligence and high-performance motor control are key to boosting uptime. CENTERLINE 2100 motor control center (MCC), configured with a new PowerFlex 755TS variable frequency drive, delivers these solutions.
CENTERLINE 2100 motor control centers provide power and process control into one centralized package. By integrating motor control and power in an MCC, manufacturers increase safety, productivity and reliability. Plus, with remote monitoring and control features, CENTERLINE MCCs offer enhanced safety features to help protect personnel and equipment.
Designed for demanding industrial motor control applications, the new PowerFlex 755TS drives are built with patented TotalFORCE® control®TotalFORCE® control. This technology delivers real-time predictive analytics. Automated commissioning. Adaptive control and high-performance motor control to keep operations running at peak performance.
This industrial automation solution helps oil and gas to food and beverage producers:
- •Increase uptime
- •Boost productivity from existing operations
- •Reduce energy and maintenance costs
- •Increase safety
In industries where downtime can cost thousands of dollars per hour, real-time data from this smart technology delivers peace of mind and can deliver ROI in energy savings in as little as six months.
To learn more about the integration of new PowerFlex® Drives into CENTERLINE® Motor Control Centers, click here
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Breweries are known for transforming malt, hops, and yeast into beer in gleaming brewing kettles and large fermentation tanks linked by numerous pipes.
Over the centuries, the equipment for mashing, lautering, boiling, and fermenting beer according to carefully guarded recipes has been steadily perfected.
The chiller is the heart of the brewery
One of the most important parts of the brewery, and perhaps the least visible, is the chiller. The fermentation temperature of the beer is crucial, which means that the heat generated by the yeast fermentation must be carefully controlled by the chiller.
If the beer ferments at too high a temperature, the yeast can produce a variety of undesirable aromas that ruin the beer.
According to Justin Thomas, President of G&D Chillers, based in Oregon
"The chiller is the heart of the brewery. Owners invest not only a lot of money in the brewery and brewing equipment, but also a great deal of time in the production of beer. But if the chiller fails, all that goes out the window."
Partnerships to keep pace with growth
Thomas says that growth at G&D Chillers has been exponential over the past 15 years. To continue this rate of success, the company had to look for new ways to meet customer demands for reliable, state-of-the-art chiller options.
For example, G&D Chillers recently teamed up with Siemens and the global distribution and supply chain solutions company WESCO to meet these needs and stay ahead of the competition. "We're still a small manufacturing company, but big enough to produce some technically advanced equipment," says Thomas. "We've always been service-oriented and always stood by our equipment, no matter what the problem. We get the same kind of support and service from Siemens that we give to our own customers."
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