A drive controls how a motor moves. Some motors must stop at exact positions. Others must run at the right speed. You give us the specification and the application. We calculate and propose the drive, then set it up and commission it.
BY FUNCTION
Two jobs a drive does.
Siemens first is how we work. These five families are the core of our PLC and remote I/O range. Four of them are engineered in the same software, Siemens TIA Portal, so a machine can start small and grow. The LOGO! has its own software, LOGO! Soft Comfort.
Positioning
Move to an exact position
A servo drive and its servo motor move a part to an exact position, or along a set path, quickly and repeatably. Typical on packaging, assembly and woodworking machines.
Speed control
Run at the right speed
A variable speed drive, also called an inverter or VFD, sets how fast an ordinary motor turns and speeds it up and slows it down smoothly. Typical on pumps, fans and conveyors.
Siemens first is how we work. Where a simple machine only needs plain speed control, we also propose the Schneider Electric Easy Altivar 310. Where a client already runs another brand, we work with it too.
THE RANGES
Three drive ranges.
Siemens first is how we work. These five families are the core of our PLC and remote I/O range. Four of them are engineered in the same software, Siemens TIA Portal, so a machine can start small and grow. The LOGO! has its own software, LOGO! Soft Comfort.
Positioning | Siemens
SINAMICS S200 Basic
Siemens’ entry-level servo drive for basic machines that must move to exact positions.
Best for
Small packaging, assembly and woodworking machines.
Technical
200 to 240 V, 0.1 to 1 kW. Pulse-train (PTI) or PROFINET (PN) versions. SIMOTICS S-1FL2 servo motors with encoders up to 21 bit.
Speed Control | Siemens
SINAMICS G200
Siemens’ general-purpose speed drive for pumps, fans, conveyors and mixers.
Best for
Pumps, fans, conveyors and mixers where panel space is tight and running cost matters.
Technical
0.55 to 4 kW at 3 AC 200 to 240 V and 0.55 to 11 kW at 3 AC 380 to 480 V. PROFINET and EtherNet/IP. Safe Torque Off built in. Startdrive in TIA Portal.
Speed Control | Schneider Electric
Easy Altivar 310 (ATV310)
Schneider Electric’s easy speed drive for simple machines, pumps and fans.
Best for
Simple machines, pumps and fans that need dependable speed control.
Technical
380 to 460 V three-phase, from 0.37 kW. U/f and sensorless vector control. Modbus RTU. Built-in PID regulator.
HOW WE WORK WITH IT
We engineer it, set it up and commission it.
01
Engineer
You give us the motor, the load and what the machine must do. We calculate the drive and, for a servo, the motor, and propose the one that fits the job and the budget.
02
Set up
We wire the drive, set its parameters and tune it to the machine, and connect it to the controller where there is one.
03
Commission
We test it with the real load and commission it with you, so it arrives working.
SINAMICS, SIMOTICS, SIMATIC, TIA Portal and Startdrive are trademarks of Siemens AG. Altivar and Schneider Electric are trademarks of Schneider Electric SE. The names are used here only to identify the equipment.
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Tell us what the motor must do.
Send us the motor, the load and the job, such as a conveyor, a pump or a positioning axis. We will calculate and propose the drive that suits it.