Monthly newsletter  

Issue # 02/2024 02/27/2023

Join the Drive Obsessives!

Control Techniques is a global drives specialist with a long entrepreneurial history. As part of Nidec, the largest motor manufacturer in the world, we are heavily backed to be the challenger with a big name in the drives industry. 

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Our Partners

At Control Techniques, we are incredibly proud and excited to commemorate the 40th anniversary of our esteemed authorized distributor and drive center, MELCSA. It is a great honor to collaborate as a team, side by side, during these 40 years. We extend our wishes for continued success and express gratitude for including us in this remarkable journey. #DriveObsessed 

Following, some words from the sales manager in Mexico City, Armando Camacho:

"Forty years ago we started as a service and repair center for AC and DC drives, this put Melcsa on the automation map and on the radar of major technology developers to provide technical support in Mexico.

Today we are specialists in automation and speed control, we represent major brands, we continue to privilege personalized attention and build long-term relationships based on trust.

Thank you Melcsianos for being part of this great work team.

It’s easy to monitor energy savings using the drive’s onboard energy meter. Detailed insights are given on energy usage in kilowatt hours and running costs, so informed decisions for efficient resource management can be made to optimise energy consumption.

 

The C300 PM enjoys all the Commander C family benefits. With many essential features built in, including PLC capabilities for simple programming needs, dual STO safety function and PID control, it provides a compact solution for many applications.

The Drive HVAC H300 is optimized for the control of fans / compressors ...


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By harnessing natural resources and using Commander C200 drives powered by solar panels, they now have a guaranteed water supply for irrigation while cutting energy costs and reducing their environmental footprint.


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release of PTi210 V01.08.00.06 firmware

 T240105 


Parameters Unavailable Over Fieldbus

 Release of Document


Use of the Project Archive & Project functions in Machine Control Studio  

OTR027 


Digitax HD Drive DC Bus Overvoltage Fault when inhibited 

DIGHD002V1  


110 & KBWT-210 End of Life  

KBWT 

This Technical Notification can be required to our Application Engineer Latin America, Angel Guerrero here.

KBWT-110 & KBWT-210 End of Life 

At Control Techniques / KB Electronics we are committed to providing our customers with industry-leading motor control. This means we are always working on new ways to improve performance, be that productivity, efficiency, or cost reduction.

tWith this notification, Control Techniques / KB Electronics is formally announcing the End-of-Life for the KBWT-110 & KBWT-210 products with immediate effect.

For more information and assistance with selecting alternative drives, please contact your area sales manager.

Training Update - Learning Management System 

 CT-Academy  

Two new courses are now available via the Control Techniques Learning Management system page on Support Suite.

These are:

1) Connect Software Overview LMS Training Course

Targeted for Sales and Engineering personnel who require a knowledge of the features and functions of the Free Connect software. Based on v02.20.00

2) CTScope Software  Overview LMS Training Course

Targeted for Sales and Engineering personnel who require a knowledge of the features and functions of the Free CTScope software. Based on v02.6.2.0

The Learning Management System page can be accessed on Support Suite here.

Kind Regards,

CT-Training Academy Team

SM-CAN End of Life

Dear customer,

The SM-CAN option module, originally designed for use with Unidrive SP and Digitax ST, has been a legacy product for some time now as the drive ranges it supported were phased out in 2015 and 2019 respectively.

With supply of components becoming more and more difficult, we have now decided to discontinue production of this option module.

We are offering a Last Time Buy opportunity, after which SM-CAN will move to the maintenance phase of its lifecycle and will be supported through our service department (please see our Product Lifecycle Management Process outlined below).

The last date to place last-time-buy orders of SM-CAN to our company is March 31, 2024.

For any questions, please contact your local sales representative. 


•Products in volume production


•Available from stock or made

to order as appropriate


• Standard lead times



• Transition to Legacy begins

with End-of-Life Notification.


• A timeline for last time orders

and for the other life stages of

the product is also announced

at this point


• Products in limited production to support existing projects and OEM machinery


• Lead times may extend


• Adoption into new machine designs not recommended


• Upgrade to latest generation of product strongly recommended



• No production capability exists


• Upgrade to latest generation

of product recommended


• Product can be repaired whilst

parts available


• Spare parts can be purchased

while available

 



• Parts for repair and services no longer available


• Upgrade to latest generation

   of product














(*) subject to component availability