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 Since
our inception, Measurement and
Control Solutions has teamed
with Parker SSD Drives (formerly
Eurotherm Drives) as their sales
representative for Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.
The drives market has changed
dramatically over the years.
Drives core electronics have
evolved from analog to almost
exclusively digital. Applications
that were extensively DC drives
are now best suited for precise,
cost effective, energy efficient,
AC vector control. Multi-drive
control communications standards
offer higher speeds, with greater
data bandwidth and improved
deterministic peer-to-peer accuracies.
Motor speed feedbacks can be
measured in parts per million
for a single motor revolution
when required for precision
applications. Less precise applications
that required a motor mounted
tachometer today need no feedback
device for solid speed control
performance. Drives incorporate
Proportional-Integral-Derivative
(PID) control, analog and digital
I/O, and application specific
control macros for a host of
industrial applications within
drive resident firmware without
the need for extra ancillary
custom circuit boards of old.
The internet has even come to
drive systems with browser based
diagnostic capabilities available
for remote location access to
process information.
 Energy
conservation is now a very important
factor in drive/motor selection.
Large energy rebates await those
that make the correct drive
and motor choices. In New England
alone, energy services are a
growing $240 million annual
business. Rebate programs provide
funding that can reduce the
total drive project installation
costs from 30% to 80%, depending
upon the project type and location.
There are great energy savings
to be captured with upgrades
to old eddy current clutches,
motor generator sets. Even DC
SCR to AC Vector drive conversions
offers solid savings under the
right operating conditions.
However, there still is truth
to the statement that the more
things change the more they
remain the same. Several important
factors have not changed in
drive solutions. Manufacturers
still want cost effective drives
that start-up in a timely fashion,
are reliable in their operation,
offer sound diagnostic tools
to address problems if they
arise and are fully supported
for years (not months). We still
strongly support Parker SSD
Drive comprehensive product
line as the best fit for most
all drive applications. The
Parker SSD product coupled with
local network of factory direct
service engineers, third party
sales and service organizations
offers unmatched end-user support.
 We
provide drives as component
parts or packaged drives for
customers that have the engineering
expertise to integrate and engineer
their own finished systems.
Conversely, we provide turnkey
fully engineered projects for
customers that want single source
responsibility solutions –
the choice is yours. We are
delighted to work with you in
the manner that you deem the
most appropriate.
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