POY Finalist: MCC Solution

Finalist in Electric Motors and Drives in Plant Engineering’s 2011 Product of the Year competition

Edited by Chris Vavra, Plant Engineering

11/01/2011

SmartStart is a plug-and-play smart motor control center solution that offers quick and easy start-up and commissioning. MCCs with the SmartStart option include a preconfigured PLC and HMI combination that is factory-installed and tested.

With no programming needed and self-configuration of the PLC, SmartStart reduces integration, installation, commissioning, implementation, and maintenance time. The SmartStart feature integrates pre-engineered, pre-configured, and pre-programmed automation hardware to offer a standardized solution for automation and communications in the tiastar Smart Motor Control Center.

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