Did you know that the humble contactor was invented in the 1920s and that its basic design has pretty much stayed the same ever since? This classic design has been improved upon over the years, and contactors are now much smaller, more efficient and more ergonomic than before, but they still have some fundamental flaws:
Attaining a safety performance level is not easy, as customers need to calculate it with the associated safety data of the contactor or contactors used. Phoenix Contact looked at these issues and came up with a new product design to overcome them.
Phoenix invented the Contactron, a hybrid motor starter that is a microprocessor-controlled combination of wear-free semi-conductor technology and rugged relay technology. Contactron has many features that benefit customers over and above those a standard motor starter can provide:
Contactron hybrid motor starters also achieve type 2 co-ordination to IEC/EN 60947-4-2. This means protection for your personnel and systems - even in the event of a short circuit. Following a short circuit fault the fuses are simply replaced and the Contactron motor starter is ready for operation again.
Follow the link for more information and to watch a video about the Contactron hybrid motor range from Phoenix Contact.