Are you trying to protect your control circuits or three-phase circuits using miniature breaker technology?  With so many options available, how do you know which one to use?  In ROK Talk on Industrial Components Episode 14, Paul and Bill speak with Austin Davidson to break down the types of MCBs as well as the differences between UL489 and UL1077 testing standards to help you decide which one to choose.  

When customers have an application where it is critical to keep their control system running, how can they plan and design their panel so that it runs if either the 3-phase voltage goes away or the control voltage goes away? In episode 13 of ROK Talk on Industrial Components, Robin Priestley, who is a Certified Power Quality Professional and a Federally Certified Energy Manager, brings over 30 years of experience in power quality and control issues at low and medium voltage to discuss this question.

How can a panel builder protect their panels from power quality events? In episode 12 of ROK Talk on Industrial Components, Paul and Bill talk to Jim Furukawa who is a Senior Development Project Engineer at Rockwell Automation. Jim brings over 18 years of experience releasing and providing engineering support for a huge range of products to give his expertise on preventing power quality events. 

How do you select a Rockwell Automation product? In Episode 11 of ROK Talk on Industrial Components, Engineering Supervisor Mike Brennan describes his experience selecting catalog numbers by using ProposalWorks. Mike describes the products ProposalWorks includes, the hidden capabilities of ProposalWorks, and how to use ProposalWorks. Check out ProposalWorks at this link: https://www.rockwellautomation.com/en-us/support/product/product-selection-configuration/proposalworks-proposal-builder.html

How do you know which disconnect to use? Rockwell Automation offers many different disconnect switches, and in this episode of ROK Talk on Industrial Components, Scott Kossow, Product Support Coordinator of Technical Support, explains different disconnects, uses, and where each disconnect switch would be used in a brewery. 

 In Episode 9 of ROK Talk on Industrial Components, Jason Zoellner brings his 16 years of experience to explain the difference between wiring systems and conversion system, the benefits of each, and how a customer can be ready to implement a conversion system. 

In his previous role, Jason was the Product Manager of  wiring systems and terminal block systems. He is currently a Business Unit Lead focused around Components, Sensors, and Safety.  

When should you use a Soft Starter (SMC) and when should you use a Variable Frequency Drive? In Episode 8 of ROK Talk on Industrial Components, Bill and Paul interview Senior Hardware Project Engineer, Randy Langer. Randy has over 20 years of experience designing and working on Soft Starters and brings his knowledge to explain what applications need a soft starter and which applications need a Variable Frequency Drive. 

A 24V DC power supply is a critical component in most electrical enclosures, but which one should you use? In Episode 7 of ROK Talk on Industrial Components, Bill and Paul talk to Derrick Hinds who is an Industrial Control Lead in Western Michigan. They discuss the most important factors to consider when choosing a power supply along with typical mistakes that are made when selecting a power supply. 

Allen Bradley is famous for its acronyms; especially, when it involves circuit breakers. There are MCCBs, MPCBs, MCPs, and MCBs.  What is each one and how do you know which one to use? In Episode 6 of ROK Talk on Industrial Components, Bill and Paul talk to Simon Johnson who is a Technology Consultant in New Zealand to learn about the history, purpose, and unique features of each circuit breaker. 

In the world of new human machine interfaces and machines getting smarter, is there still an advantage to using push buttons? In Episode 5 of ROK Talk on Industrial Components, Business Lead Steve Litzau uses his 15 years of experience with Push Buttons to answer that question. Learn about the history, robustness, and reliability of Push Buttons that still make them an essential component today. For podcast ideas and a chance to win some Podcast swag, email [email protected].