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Read on to learn how our applied motor controls can be used to improve performance and reliability.

Benshaw M2L Series Medium Voltage Drive

Benshaw Variable Frequency Drive Offers Unmatched Installation Flexibility

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Benshaw’s M2L MV Series variable frequency drive is specifically designed to offer greater versatility during installation and easier integration in a wide range of motor driven systems … making the drive easily adaptable to your application’s unique requirements. The versatility of the M2L drive family enables various installation configurations to help make M2L MV Series drives suitable for use in different environmental conditions. The end result is significant cost savings and a reduced total cost of ownership.

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Variable Frequency Drives on Booster Pumps

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Pressure booster pumps will essentially add pressure to a facility’s water supply system at times when the water main’s pressure is not sufficient. Most industrial, commercial, and large facilities require pressure booster pumps to supply adequate pressure to water supply sources, maintaining a constant pressure throughout the entire facility.

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Smart Motor Brake Stops Band Saw in Less Than a Minute

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The Problem: Blade Wear with frequent replacement causing lost production time.

Operations needed to change the band saw blades several times daily. Before the blade could be replaced it needed to decelerate to a complete stop. This typically would take 30 minutes which resulted in costly down time, and costly replacement of the blades.

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Switchgear Solutions

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In your electrical power system, switchgear is the combination of circuit breakers, disconnect switches, fuses and contactors for the purpose of protecting or isolating commercial and industrial applications.

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White Paper

New White Paper

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Benshaw’s state-of-the-art M2L (Modular Multi-Level) Medium Voltage Drive family differs radically from other multi-level systems in the market today. The drive consists of three independent components: A standard multi-pulse phase-shifting transformer, a standard multi-pulse diode-based rectifier, and a modular power-cell-based multi-level inverter. This modular system arrangement creates tremendous installation flexibility, greatly reduces arc flash energy and substantially improves reliability.

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