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December 2011 

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For those new to our business, Grant Industrial Controls is a specialized electrical distributor focused on factory automation and motor control. Our mission has been customer satisfaction through helping customers solve their problems. Grant Industrial's geographical market is the western half of Pennsylvania, the northern section of West Virginia, and eastern Ohio. Our market place includes many OEM's, as well as a cross section of large industrial users. With our product knowledge, application skills, and desire to exceed customer service expectations we have attained a large degree of success servicing this OEM market.

 

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Grant Industrial Controls, Inc.
IN THIS ISSUE
Schneider Electric Modicon M258 Controller
Phoenix Contact WLAN Radio's
Lutze DRIVEFLEX
Roxtec BG Cable Entry System
Grant Industrial Events/Training
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Schneider Electric Modicon M258 Controller

Beyond the limits of performance and innovation

 

Modicon M258 is the newest compact, expandable, and programmable logic controller from Schneider Electric. Based on the flexible machine control platform by Schneider Electric, the Modicon M258 was developed for machine builders (OEMs) who design machines for packaging, conveying and/or storage, textile, and woodworkingby offering speed control, high-speed counting, motion, and communication networks.

 

The Modicon M258 logic controller is ideal for OEMs requiring performance and simplicity for installation and evolution.

Modicon M258 PLC
Modicon M258 PLC

 

Improve your machine performance 

  • Basic processing time: 22 ns/Inst    
  • Program size: 128 kinstructions
  • RAM size: 64 Mbytes
  • Flash memory size: 128 Mbytes  
  • 8 high-speed counters embedded (200kHz each)

 

Click here for more information.

 

To contact someone regarding the Modicon M258 Controller please click here.

Phoenix Contact - FL WLAN Ethernet Radios
IP65 WLAN
IP65 WLAN Radio
Phoenix Contact is pleased to announce the addition of the FL WLAN 802.11 radios to its RAD-80211 product family. This family of radios adds IP65 housing style products to our existing WLAN line of products.

The 802.11 FL WLAN products offer expanded functionality from the existing WLAN products, while giving the flexibility of Ethernet access to applications where a control cabinet is not needed or not available.

 

To encourage the use of Surge Protection Devices (SPD) with wireless products, Phoenix Contact will extend the warranty on wireless radios to 5 years unconditional when used with a Phoenix Contact-recommended surge protection solution and Phoenix Contact power supply.  Surge suppression from Phoenix Contact provides protection from harmful surges, significantly increasing uptime and extends overall lifetime.

Features: 

  • IP65 style housing for non-control cabinet applications 
  • Suitable for outdoor mounting
  • AC- and DC-powered access point models
  • Single and dual access point models
  • Low-cost, client-only model available
  • 802.11 a/b/g supported**
  • UL508**
  • QoS, VLAN compatible and fast roaming capabilities (client mode only)
  • PoE compatible

 

Applications: 

  • Where a control cabinet is not available or needed
  • Plant-wide wireless network access
  • Dual access point can be used for redundancy or for backhaul wireless networking
  • Wash-down areas
  • Use with Cisco Lightweight access points

To contact someone about Phoenix Contact's WLAN devices or any Phoenix Contact Wireless radio's, click here. 

Lutze DRIVEFLEX

 
Product Introduction

 

Specifications are subject to change without prior notice

 

Application

  • Shielded multi-conductor cable for VFD and Motor applications to connect power from drives to motors
  • Cable design for harsh industrial environments and operating conditions with high noise levels
  • XLPE thick wall insulation with low capacitance, ideal for applications with high voltage spikes and long cable runs
  • Compliant with NFPA 79 for wiring of industrial machinery
  • TC-ER for use with cable trays without conduit, which can reduce material and labor costs
  • WTTC - wind turbine tray cable rating for use in wind power generation
  • Dry, damp or wet conditions

Characteristics

  • Flexible XLPE conductor design
  • Non-wicking fillers
  • Effective dual layer shield for EMC compliance
  • Specially formulated jacket for oil resistance and easy strip design
  • Low capacitance cable
  • Round cable - seals well with circular connectors
  • Sunlight resistant
  • Direct burial
  • UL Type TC-Exposed Run
  • Talc free and silicone free

To view a brochure about the DRIVEFLEX please click here.

 

To view the DRIVEFLEX Horsepower Configurator please click here.

 

Please click here for more information on the DRIVEFLEX.

 

To contact someone regarding the DRIVEFLEX please click here.

Roxtec BG Cable Entry System 

Roxtec BG™ solutions for bonding and grounding

 

The new Roxtec BG™ cable entry system is certified to meet all major international electrical schemes. It provides bonding and grounding for low to high voltage applications when using metal clad or armored cables.

 

The Roxtec BG™ cable entry system is fire rated for wall and floor entries and IP 66/67, NEMA 4 rated for electrical enclosures, even with corrugated armored cable types. Hazardous location (Ex) certificates and reports from lightning protection testing are also available with Roxtec BG™ solutions.

 

Save space and money

Roxtec BG™ solutions are a direct replacement to cable glands, and provide up to 70% more area efficiency than cable glands. Less space required for cable entries results in smaller and lighter junction boxes and control cabinets. The built-in spare capacity makes it possible to seal today and add cables tomorrow!

 

Certified for electrical safety

  • Hazardous (Ex) locations
  • Bonding and grounding
  • Lightning protection
  • Fire rated, gas- and watertight

To view a brochure about the Roxtec BG Cable Entry System please click here.

 

Click here for more information.

 

To contact someone regarding the BG Cable Entry System please click here.

Upcoming Events/Training

Don't Put Your Automation into Hibernation!  Grant Industrial will be holding an Automation Fair on December 14th, 2011 from noon - 6 p.m. at the Regional Learning Alliance in Cranberry Township, PA.  For more information and/or to register for this event please click here.

 

ICONICS Vision 360° Worldwide Tour brings customers, systems integrators, OEMS and channel partners to experience the latest breakthroughs in industrial and building automation software solutions.  The Tour will be hosted by Grant Industrial Controls at the Regional Learning Alliance Learning Center in Cranberry on Tuesday February 7, 2012 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  For more information about this event, please click here.