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Decentralized Motor Starter Field Power

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Decentralized Motor Starter Field Power

Product catalog summary
Company Overview
MSF-Vathauer Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG, founded in 1978, is a leader in decentralized drive technology, specializing in mechanical, electrical, and electronic drive systems. The company operates from its headquarters in Detmold, Germany, and a facility in Oborniki, Poland, focusing on energy-efficient and intelligent drive solutions for various industries.
Applications
The company's products are utilized in sectors such as automotive, intralogistics, airport logistics, building automation, and machine-building. Key applications include skid and chain conveying systems, baggage and cargo systems, and pump control systems.
Product Overview: Motor Starter Field Power®
The Motor Starter Field Power® system is a decentralized drive solution with integrated 400Vac power distribution and communication interfaces. It supports modular plant design, reducing planning effort, costs, and installation time. The system includes various motor starter designs like frequency converters and soft-starters.
Product Benefits
  • Project Planners and Applicators: Modular design, standardized plant sections, reduced planning costs and time.
  • Programmers and Commissioners: Common software tools, reproducibility of settings, easy commissioning.
  • Service and End Users: High system availability, low operational costs, easy system expansion.
  • Cabinet and Control Mechanics: Modular machine design, quick installation, reduced control cabinet space.
Installation Technology
The system simplifies installation with a modular approach, using IDC-Technology and M12 connectors for easy connection.
Control Options and Field Bus Systems
Supports cascading multiple drives, 24Vdc PLC control, AS-interface Spec. 3.0, and Profibus DP for flexible control configurations.
Product Features
Features include integrated engine brake management, plug-and-play connections, and visible status LEDs. It supports motor starter variants like MONO-SWITCH and DUO-SWITCH with AS-interface and Profibus DP control options.
Specifications
  • Power range: 0.09 kW to 2.2 kW.
  • Voltage range: 3 x 400Vac ± 10%.
  • Protection: IP65.
  • Field Bus Systems: AS-interface Spec. 3.0, Profibus DP, 24V binary systems.
Benefits and Applications
The system offers cost and time savings, high functionality, and reduced component usage, suitable for applications like traversing, turntables, and deviation tables, supporting up to two motors per starter.
Accessories
Includes energy distribution boxes, plugs, sealing components, motor cables, AS-interface adapters, and field distributors to enhance modularity and ease of installation.
Software Tools
VECTOR-PC-WIN software facilitates frequency converter configuration, allowing efficient parameter setting and documentation.
Conclusion
The Field Power® system provides a comprehensive solution for motor management in industrial settings, offering flexibility, efficiency, and cost savings through its innovative design and integrated features.
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rive solution with integrated Energy Distribution System Field Power

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About us MSF-Vathauer Antriebstechnik GmbH & Co. KG produces since 1978 mechanical, electrical and electronic drive technology in Detmold (Headquarters) and Oborniki (Poland), In this time MSF-Vathauer developed itself to the technology leader for decentralized drives. MSF-Vathauer provides not only mechanical drives technology to its customers. The focus is upon the development, manufacturing and sales of electronic drives. Further provides MSF innovative solutions for saving energy resources like heat due to heat recovery with rotary heat exchanger and intelligent drives for conveying systems....

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Automotive - Skid- conveying systems - Chain conveying systems - Ground handling equipment Intralogistics - Pallet conveying systems - Vessel conveying systems - Parcel conveying systems Building-automation - Pump Control - Ventilation - Air Conditioning - Heating Machine-building industry and Machine automation Airport logistics - Baggage conveying systems - Cargo conveying systems

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Product philosophy - Motor starter Field Power® Electronic Motor Starter and Frequency Converter from MSF-Vathauer Antriebstechnik with Field Power®System from Weidmüller – the leading generation for the decentralised automation Deployment from A to Z The deployment of all motor starters with the Energy-bus system Field Power® is reflected in various industries. Starting with the Automotive industry/Automotive supplier industry over the airport technology to booster conveyor in fully automated warehouses. Applications Typical applications are conveyor units such as roller conveyors, belt conveyors,...

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Product benefits - Motor starter Field Power® The product benefits of the whole Field Power® has the following advantages for many users Product benefits for project planners and applicators -Modular, decentralized plant design -Standardization of plant sections and plant parts -Clear function in plant sections -Feedback-free copying of configured plant parts -Reduction in planning effort -Reduction in planning costs -Reduction in planning time -Usage of prefabricated e-Plan Macros -ePlan V5.70 -ePlan P8 -Use the calculation tool NetCalc for interpreting the energy lines and lines- or tree structures...

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Product benefits - Motor starter Field Power® Product benefits for Service and End users - High system availability for end users - Low costs for system operators - Short installation and commissioning times - Easy and fast service in a simple exchange of electronic - Short plant shutdown for maintenance and service - Easy system expansion by modular system, even years later. - Reduction of control cabinet space Product benefits for Cabinet and Control mechanics -Modular, distributed machine design -Assembly of individual drive modules -Preferences, and pre-commissioning of the drive modules...

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Installation technology - Motor starter Field Power®

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Installation technology - Motor starter Field Power® The Installation Technology With the flexible installation technology Weidmüller as well as MSF-Vathauer Anbtriebstechnik set new standards in the decentralized assembly leading to reduced costs and greater efficiency The modular system allows the combination of functional modules such as frequency converters and motor starters, and is thus adapted to the application requirements. Easy Installation 1. Opening of the Schneid-terminal adapter 2. Stripped of the power line. Here the power line is not cut or stripped. The individual wires are inserted...

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Product features - Motor starter Field Power® Aluminium heat skin Plastic case Halogen free Protection degreee IP65 Viewable status LED’s Pluggable M12 connector for - Field bus - Sensors - Manual operating terminal Plug connector for Energy Distribution system. Power supply for motor starter Easy and quick connection of Power Supply cable by IDC-Technology Plug-in motor connections for one or two motors in DESINA standard. With an attached motor temperature evaluation With attached brake management

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Connecting and building forms - Motor starter Field Power® Through the combined modular system different variants of the construction and installation of various engine management variants are at your disposal. To bring the engine management and power distribution close to the engine on site, the Motor starter or the frequency converter is directly plugged on the Field Power ® Power Box. The advantage here is the much shorter installation and commissioning time, in the shortened system planning phase and in the simple "last second” transformation of the system topology. Product variants of the...

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Features - Motor starter Field Power® - Cascade The system of fully electronic motor starter MONO-SWITCH ® Field Power cascade is characterized firstly by its modular design. On the other hand, this Motor starter is characterized by the fact that no communication should take place between a master controls. System Description To control the flow of material from accumulating conveyor systems a motor starter with integrated logic should be used. The drive of each conveyor segment is equipped with a special motor starter that automatically assumes control. As this standard photoelectric sensors...

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Installation topology - Motor starter Field Power® - Cascade Schematic diagram of a system topology with motor starters and frequency converters. The control is done without a parent control. The individual drive units are connected by an interconnector. An internal logic takes over the control of the respective drive units without a parent control. Per motor starter one AC-motor can be connected. Benefits - Time and cost reduction. Since no parent control is necessary - Cost advantage by reducing the system components - Remote motor starter with high functionality - Small number of devices to...

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Product features - Motor starter Field Power® AS-interface The system of fully electronic motor starter MONO-SWITCH ® Field Power is characterized by its modular design. Electronic components such as soft-start functions, motor brake functions, reversing functions and an AS-interface connection are components of the modular system. Power semiconductors switch each motor zero-crossing fully electronic. Hereby very high switching cycles, high reliability and long life cycles are achieved. Built in fuses protect the engine starter against over current and short circuit. From outside visible LED's...

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