Keywords: Low Voltage Motor Control Center (LV MCC), MCC Selection Guide, Intelligent MCCs, Leading LV MCC Suppliers, Market Shares, Strategies for LV MCC Adoption, LV MCC Selection Criteria List
ARC Advisory Group has recently published a new Technology Evaluation and Selection Guide designed specifically to help industrial organizations select the most appropriate low voltage motor control center (LV MCC) for their requirements. LV MCCs provide the most suitable method for grouping electrical motor control, automation, and power distribution in a compact and economic package. Motor control centers play a huge role in achieving safety, energy efficiency, and higher productivity through efficient motor control technologies.
Despite the global economic uncertainties, the adoption of LV MCCs has shown strong growth in the past few years. The major drivers of adoption were increasing demand for more electricity, a growing need for new and upgraded infrastructure, need for productivity improvement, safety of the workforce and the plant, government initiatives for saving energy across all regions, as well as better control of machines with the latest intelligent MCC technologies. “Furthermore, safety and energy efficiency are driving demand in this market as older equipment is being replaced with the latest intelligent technology. Specifically, in the industrial sector the demand for AC drive-based solutions is rising as the importance of maintaining a power factor near the unit will prevent many manufacturers from being subjected to penalties from the electrical utilities. This trend boosts the adoption of intelligent LV MCCs,” according to Sal Spada, Research Director, Co-author of ARC’s new “Low Voltage Motor Control Center Technology Evaluation and Selection Guide”.
Intelligent Motor Control Centers
Improving energy efficiency in all industrial processes is crucial in preventing climate change. Governmental and public decision-makers are working to direct industry towards using more energy-efficient operating methods. Intelligent LV MCCs along with AC drives solutions play a major role towards gaining a high degree of energy efficiency. Also, manufacturers are seeking to become more productive as a strategy to remain competitive. The use of intelligent motor control center solutions offers more diagnostics without having to shut operations down. MCC components, whether it is a circuit breaker or AC drive, are now incorporating intelligence, enabling manufacturers to assess problems through remote networking.
Critical to Select the Appropriate LV MCC
It is critical to select the appropriate LV MCC, as the industry standards concerning safety requirements, technologies, and applications for LV MCC continue to vary/change or increase. When making technology selection decisions, this makes it critical for industrial organizations to accurately identify and weigh the relative importance for a wide variety of technology selection criteria. The relatively large number of suppliers in this domain makes these types of selection decisions even more challenging.
ARC’s new Low Voltage Motor Control Center Technology Evaluation and Selection Guide is designed to help industrial organizations make informed, impartial, fact-based technology selection decisions. The guide provides an in-depth discussion of the overall LV MCC market, profiles of the leading LV MCC suppliers, recommended selection criteria, and a wealth of other relevant information.
For more information on this and a number of other ARC technology selection guides, readers can visit www.arcweb.com/technology-evaluation-and-selection.