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SCHNEIDER STARTER
Having an energy efficient starter is crucial. Nobody knows that better than the engineering experts at Pump Express. Recently they were shown a presentation by Gail O’Keefe of Schneider Electric. Gail, a drive specialist, demonstrated the energy efficiency that comes with using Schneider Electric Square D Starters, specifically a VFD, or variable frequency drive.
First, she described the basic operations of an across the line starter, the more inefficient of the two options. “You ever get in your car in the wintertime and your fan belt starts and it squeals,” she asked. “Well, it’s the one pulley slamming the belt into the other pulley. It’s squealing until it synchronizes.” Read More …
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. Read More …
