What is Direct on Line (DOL) Motor Control?
Considered the most simple motor start option, Direct on Line (DOL) starting directly connects an induction motor to a 3-Ph power supply with the addition of a contactor and an overload relay, providing overload protection. This direct connection can cause the motor...
How Do You Decorate Your Easter Eggs?
Easter is almost here and for many of us, that means decorating eggs.While some of us are a little more traditional and stick to onion skins and cabbage leaves, yes that's a thing, others go incredibly elaborate or downright rainbow colored with *shudder* GLITTER....
Dart’s Truly “EZ-VFD®”!
2022 is the year of efficient, effective, streamlined designs! Dart has released their new EZ VFD®, finally offering a solution to customers who just want to "buy a drive that did not require an engineer to commission." Lately the trend for VFDs is to keep adding...
How Do You Decorate Your Easter Eggs?
Easter is almost here and for many of us, that means decorating eggs.While some of us are a little more traditional and stick to onion skins and cabbage leaves, yes that's a thing, others go incredibly elaborate or downright rainbow colored with *shudder* GLITTER....
Branch Circuit Breakers (UL 489) vs Supplementary Circuit Protection (UL 1077)
Circuit protection is a relatively simple concept in any electrical application, but what KIND of protection you install may not be as simple. Circuit protection is a relatively simple concept in any electrical application, but what KIND of protection you install may...
How Switches Improve Safety Standards
Machinery has always had one purpose, to simplify the lives of users.While advancing technology allows for improved production, it also leaves room for potential safety risks. These risks can range anywhere from a broken finger to complete loss of life. In fact, the...
We’re Moving….Down the Street!
You read that right! Marshall Wolf Automation is moving our primary office down the road.Same city, bigger and much more modern facilities. We're finally consolidating our new warehouse with our shipping and receiving, making everyone's lives so much easier. New...
Werma’s eSIGN Signal Tower Lights the Future
Werma's newest line, the eSIGN series, is unlike anything we've seen before!"Electronic Modularity" doesn't even begin to cover how customizable this signal tower really is. Using their KombiSIGN signalling technology as a development platform, Werma has come out with...