Drives Engineering and Solutions

Drives engineering solutions such as continuous line tension control or precise heavy equipment control with complex controls algorithms represent significant risk as a single point of failure for the entire process.

Whether it is a drives upgrade to an existing process or a new installation, we substantially reduce this risk with a proven approach that has been successfully deployed in over 4,000 automation projects.

Some of our highlights include:

• The world's first DC to AC drive retrofit of a GOSS printing press achieving uncompromising precision of ±.002" (2 mil)
• Synchronization of a 200 Ton Tandem Overhead crane with two hoists that remain level within .0005" accuracy
• A solution for a metals bar mill that works two times faster than the industry standard for delivering bars that converge

Our solutions include drives equipment from major suppliers such as Rockwell, Siemens, ABB, and GE, as well as customized solutions such as SAFphire, a linear controller for closed loop applications. Our solutions utilize different types of motor drives including variable voltage variable frequency (VVVF) drives, direct current (DC) drives and variable frequency drives (VFD).