Connectivity – Control Product Insights for the OEM

A common question that comes up with OEM machine builders and control panel builders is “How do I know when to use UL 1077 or UL 489 breakers in panels or equipment?” The answer is seemingly simple, but like most simple questions, there is usually some confusion. No one wants to be the only person in the room who puts up their hand and asks a question to which they believe “everyone else” knows the answer.

Introduction to trip curves for UL 489 Miniature Circuit Breakers and UL 1077 Supplementary Protectors
Trip Curves, aka Time Current Curves, can be an intimidating topic. The goal of this short paper is to introduce you to the concept of trip curves and explain how to read and understand them.

What is SCCR?
When it comes to industrial machinery, it’s critical to ensure that electrical panels are designed and built with the proper SCCR to maintain the system, eliminate downtime and increase worker safety. The goal of this paper is to explain why it is important, and how to find the calculations needed.

Catalyst Connection, a private not-for-profit organization headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which has been helping regional manufacturers grow their business for 30 years, celebrated the winners of the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing Video Contest at its annual Manufacturing Reception on February 22. We are excited to announce that our group of students from the Beaver Area Middle School took home second place for Most Creative!

By Rick O’Neal — Director of Sales
 

At c3controls, our sales team works with customers every day to bring the best industrial control solutions to their machines and processes. A big part of our job is to inform and educate them on our products and the value they bring to OEM businesses, from quality and reliability to cost efficiencies. All of these are important to our customers.

Quality and reliability are guaranteed through our limited Lifetime Warranty, a unique offering in the industry only offered by c3controls. Cost efficiencies are offered through a variety of our value propositions but may extend further than what meets the eye. And we are always excited to share with new and existing customers all the additional ways their bottom line benefits from the overall c3 experience.

Identifying, selecting, and proving the best possible solution to a problem requires clarity of the requirements. It demands a critical approach to the problems needing to be solved and creativity in finding the best solution. By leveraging best practices for product development and project management, c3controls can move through the fuzzy front end of a project, bring clarity to the product and project, and execute at world-class speed.