WEG's new CFW10 micro drive provides all the performance features expected from a modern variable speed drive - including digital signal processing - in a package that the company claims is smaller, lower cost and easier to use than other drives in its class. "With the introduction of the CFW10, WEG can now offer users a motor and drive package for under £100," said Andrew Stevens, WEG's product manager for drives. "What's more, as the CFW10 is single-phase input with three-phase output, the OEM or user does not have the cost and unreliability problems associated with single-phase motors. Instead he gets a WEG package that is warranteed for three years."
The CFW10 is the ideal product for users and OEMs seeking reliability and reduced functionality from a drive at reduced cost. Available in three frame sizes, in the power range 0.12 to 2.2kW, and offering easy mount fixings, the drive has a reduced number of parameters and is pre-programmed and ready to run, thus saving both programming and installation costs for the OEM. "What we are offering users as a result of pre-programming of the CFW10 is essentially a 'Quick Start Guide'," said Stevens. "Connect power, connect motor and press start; it's as simple as that."
Despite its size and simplicity, the CFW10 has all the performance features expected from a modern variable speed drive. The unit is designed with a digital signal processor for high-speed performance and fast response, and uses SMD components and the latest generation of IBGTs to achieve considerable reductions in motor noise. The unit is equipped with a membrane keypad for simplified local programming and offers several special functions as standard. The low cost, simplified functionality and high reliability of the CFW10 drives make the units ideally suited to use with pumps.
When a CFW10 drive is purchased with a WEG motor, the resulting package qualifies for the three-year warranty, which WEG has introduced on all its UK supplied motors and drives when provided as packages. This guarantee provides users with greater security of purchase and a single source responsibility for the equipment, which, with WEG's extensive UK distribution network is usually situated locally.
