Material handling

Industry Segment

Emotron VFD / variable frequency drives that  reduce energy consumption and maintenance cost, and ensure a longer service life for your equipment. 

Complete VFD solutions for safe and cost efficient operation of your material handling systems and equipment

Mining, wood or heavy industry means harsh operating conditions. Heavy loads, abrasive dust and extreme temperatures. Remote locations with unreliable power supplies. Emotron VFDs make an excellent choice in difficult conditions where unplanned downtime is a constant risk.

In addition, they can reduce energy consumption mitigating high energy prices and help you meet increasingly stringent regulation.

  • Available in both IP54 and IP20/21
  • 400 to 690 V range for the full power range up to 4MW
  • Active front end technology
  • Direct torque control
  • Shaft power monitoring
  • Both air-cooled and liquid-cooled drives
  • Modular and robust design
  • Tailor made cabinets

The challenge for a large vessel to reduce sludge waste is handled in the most efficient way with a micronizer system run by varible frequency drives from CG Emotron.

Robust crane drives for precise control 

Efficient and accurate crane control minimises cycle times and maintenance. Direct torque control handles abrupt load changes and overcomes initial peak loads, reducing mechanical stress and preventing interruptions and false trips. 

Crane functions incude joystick interface, mechanical brake control, limit switch control, safety monitors and hoist load-dependent automatic field weakening operation.

Wood  – softstarters and VFDs for saws, cutters and mills 

Emotron softstarters are driving motors for sawing, milling and trimming where no speed control is necessary. In the event of a problem, the braking functionalities of the Emotron softstarter give the user the advantage to stop the process in time, reducing downtime.

The Emotron softstarter will give the machine control unit information about the load situation of the process, so that the line feed can be adjusted to optimum efficiency.

The Emotron VFX variable frequency drive is also a suitable in the wood industry. With its robust structure and multifaceted functionality which includes direct torque control it secures a reliable and dynamic process.

CG products were chosen to control and monitor the heavier operations when this sawmill invested in a new debarking line. Benefits include reliable operation, short braking times and user-friendliness.

When Friessinger Muehle in Bad Wimpfen decided to build a brand new mill, the wide Emotron portfolio of VFDs and softstarters became a great contributor of drive technology.

VFDs for conveyors, preventing damage and downtime

Optimized control is required in order to ensure the right rate and quantity when feeding material to and from the process. Costly interruptions and downtime need to be prevented.

Emotron VFDs ensure the right feeding rate at all times by adapting motor speed. Built-in load monitoring protects your process against damage and inefficiency. Any over- or underload situation is detected without the need for external sensors. The VFD can also be set to reverse the conveyor in the case of an overload or jamming.

Solutions for electric and hybrid marine vessels

Optimize your energy by connecting power sources, generators and batteries regardless of power and operational levels. Harness shaft power and re-use through Emotron’s advanced AFE-technology. Flexible modular design and smart space solutions make even the most powerful MW-solutions easily integrated. 

With a voltage feedback you have the option for closed loop voltage control. Additionally, a DC/DC step-up converter can adapt battery levels to the higher system voltage. With LCL-filter as standard you are guaranteed optimum low harmonic content regardless of your operation.

Support for all high efficiency motor types makes the Emotron drive ideal for complex projects. A compact Emotron drive solution for your main drive in combination with a control system allows you to take all the advantages of modern environmental friendly solutions and go fully electric.

At one of the world’s biggest copper mining sites, powerful Emotron FDU pump drives now enable great efficiency improvements in water recirculation.

Heavy industry – stamping, rolling, extruders

The changing load during different processes in mechanical presses (stamping) is an interesting challenge for its drive system. Additionally, behaviours of vertical presses and horizontal presses differ.

The flow of energy is showing different profiles. One of the jobs for the drive in a press is to manage the energy that comes back from the process or tool and to optimize the losses by feeding the energy into the inertial mass of the press. The Emotron VFX drives with direct torque control will give the best performance. Generally, a brake resistor is not needed.

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