PUMP EXPRESS SIZES-UP SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC’S SQUARE D CATALOG OF CONTROLS & DRIVES
- Square D’s Susan McCollum guides pump Express staff through Schneider Electric’s extensive line of starters and controls.
Pump Express staff recently took part in a seminar led by a Schneider Electric training team specializing in Square D commercial controls and drives. The training was part of a recent deal between Pump Express and Square D to carry the full line for commercial and industrial HVAC applications.
As part of a select group of distributors qualified to sell Square D variable frequency drives (VFDs) based on extensive experience with commercial and industrial HVAC pump applications, Pump Express was given a detailed tour of the Square D catalog by the manufacturer-appointed team and led through a series of tutorials aimed at facilitating efficient selection and sizing of controls and VFDs for commercial and industrial clients.
“We learned not only the complete product offering that Square D has, but we also learned about different applications where their product can be implemented to better suit our customers needs,” said Sales Manager Fred Hettinger.
A highlight of the training was Commercial Drive Specialist Gail O’Keefe’s VFD simulator demonstrating the energy savings to be accrued from retrofitted and new VFD installations. (Watch the demo on the Pump Express Video Page.)
“Now that VFDs have become affordable, constant speed systems are slowly going the way of the dinosaur,” said Application Engineer Dan Szegda. “Not only is a VFD drive saving you costs on energy consumption but you’re also lowering your carbon footprint.”
Like Hettinger, Szegda appreciated the broad range of applications that stood to benefit from the Square D line.
“Not only pumps have motors on them. So do chiller systems and ventilation fans. Square D VFDs will allow Pump Express to provide additional value outside our work pertaining to pumps.”
Visit the Pump Express website for the complete line of Square D controls and drives.
Call PUMP EXPRESS at 800-298-4100 for detailed selection and sizing information of Square D controls and drives or visit our website at www.pumpexpress.com.
