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Slimline motor controllers

Published:  18 January, 2018

Rittal.jpgRITTAL says small drives for machines and equipment are typically powered up to 9.0 A and are protected by conventional motor circuit breakers. However, when space in the enclosure is limited, it can be very difficult to find room for significant numbers of protective components. Rittal says its new motor controllers for its RiLine Compact power distribution system offer a sophisticated solution and to help engineers, it has also produced a 3D configurator that reduces the time required to generate Compact RiLine busbar systems.

Following the successful launch of the busbar system “RiLine Compact” at the beginning of the year, Rittal says it is now expanding the product range and says it will shortly be launching new motor controllers into the range.

w: www.rittal.co.uk  / www.friedhelm-loh-group.com

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