An update from Direct-Industrial.com

It has been a little while since we lasted blogged. It has been extremely busy down at Direct-Industrial.comindustrial automation equipment. 

The newsletter also has information on our forthcoming move and the jet engine starter rig we designed (which was also featured in last months edition of drives and controls magazine).  It you would like to receive a copy of our newsletter please drop us an email.

Direct-Industrial Appear In Drives and Controls Magazine

Check out this month's edition of Drives and Controls Magazine to find out how Direct-Industrial designed and built a Jet Engine Test Rig for a leading Aerospace company.

Pixsys release new TCT201 - Timer/Counter 48x4

Pixsys have announced the TCT101 which is now available to pre-order from Direct-Industrial.com

The unit has the same features and operating modes of the TCT101 (size 32x74mm) are now available in TCT201 in the standard box 48x48mm as requested by several customers.

Brief summary of main technical data:

• Dual display 4digits
• Power supply extended range 24...230Vac/Vdc
• 2 relay outputs 8A resistive
• Frontal extraction of electronics
• Memory card for quick setting
• Optional setting on PC by Labsoftview

Ordering codes

> TCT201-1ABC Timer - 5 operating modes

> TCT201-2ABC Counter / Flowmeter

Device will be ready for delivery by the end of June 2010.Pre order today

5 Facts About DC Drives

Our good friends at Sprint Electric have recently written a short article with 5 interesting facts about DC Drives. 

The main point of the article is that the DC drives market is still very much alive and well is often obscured by myths created in aggressive promotion of the AC market. So without further delay let's get some facts straight:

Fact #1

A modern DC drive incorporates state of the art programming, networking and i/o technologies that are not available in most AC drives.

Fact #2

DC drives can provide high performance, 4-quadrant, regenerative control that is not possible from most AC drives.

Fact #3

The heat dissipated from a DC drive is less than a half of the heat wasted in an equivalent AC drive.

Fact #4

Brushes will last for many years in a properly rated and installed DC motor.

Fact #5

When refurbishing an old drive system it is typically much more cost effective to use a modern networked DC drive than to convert to AC.

Fact #6

You can buy new and refurbished DC drives from Direct-Industrial.com. We are an official stocking distrubutor for Sprint electric but have a wide range of dc drives from other OEMs available for immediate dispatch.

Control Techniques Launch Guide to Softstarts

Our good friends at Control Techniques have released a free engineering guide to Soft starters. The guide outlines the principle benefits of using soft starters compared to other electro-mechanical start methods and the advantages & disadvantages of the various soft start methods. The guide also provides guidance on selecting the correct soft start for your application. 

The guide can be downloaded from the Control Techniques website.  

If you have any questions or would like to order a new Control Techniques softstart please contact a member of our sales for a free no obligation quote.

More Siemens Parts

Just purchased 36 control cabinets of Siemens SIMATIC S7-300 parts from a manufacturing site in Ireland. The parts will be appearing on the website in the coming days.

Please contact us if you would like to convert your excess stock into cash. 

Price Revision

Hello,

The Blog News has been on the back burner for the past few weeks. We are currently reviewing all our prices and will be updating the price list towards the end of next week.