December 4, 2023 • 27 mins
What if the key to revolutionizing your manufacturing operations lies in the smart protection of your motors? As industrial leaders seek competitive advantage, embracing smart motor protection is not just about enhancing reliability and longevity of equipment, but also about steering the company's perception towards quality.
We introduce you to the countless benefits of this technology, illustrate how real-time data and proactive interventions can keep expensive downtime at bay, and underscore the importance of seeing beyond the products to the impact on your brand image.
Ever considered the shift from reactive to proactive maintenance? The efficiency of smart motor protection is not limited to manufacturing alone, but extends to industrial facilities as well. In our conversation, we'll guide you through the importance of staying hands-on with the latest technologies and how to maximize their potential with the right partners.
Assess the impact of smart motor protection on reliability, downtime, energy usage, and explore the critical need for interconnected systems and data-driven insights.
Looking forward to you joining us on this exciting journey of transformation.
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Smart Motor Protection Resources:
Smart Motor Protection Article
Rockwell Automation E300 Article
Eaton C445 Information
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Installed Asset Analysis Support
EECO Smart Manufacturing Guide
System Planning Support
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to ECO Ask why, a podcast that dives into
industrial manufacturing topicsand spotlights the heroes to
keep America running.
I'm your host, chris Granger,and on this podcast we do not
cover the latest features andbenefits on products that come
to market.
Instead, we focus on advice andinsight from the top minds of
industry, because people andideas will be how America
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remains number one inmanufacturing in the world.
Eco Ask why.
I'm your host, chris Granger.
Let's get right into it.
So we're hoping that you'reliking the new format of ECO Ask
why.
Now it's not as many interviews, we're kind of diving deeper
into topics that we know matterto you, and today we're gonna be
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expanding on a topic that forme, it's personally exciting
because this is a big part of mycareer over my time at ECO, and
we'll be talking about therevolutionizing industry, the
role of smart motor protection.
I've spent a lot of time workingon motors in our motor repair
division back in the day andit's just something that's near
and near to my heart and I knowfor many of you.
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There's this dance that's goingon in manufacturing and the
motor is taking the center stageof the dance right because it's
driving the rhythms of youroperations.
Just think about all the piecesof equipment that you have in
your plant right now that aremaking the process happen.
Within all that equipment, weknow that technology is evolving
.
The adoption of these newinnovations, particularly around
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smart motor protection, isgoing to change the game.
So we're going to expand upontwo here today.
We're going to talk about EdenC445 solution, as well as
Rockwell Automations, e300 andthese types of technologies.
They're vital and we're goingto look at some significant
areas of motor protectiontechnology.
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That's going to give you somebenefits into why you should
even care about this.
We're going to talk aboutefficient and robust electrical
systems, so let's dive rightinto it.
I know your one line is soimportant to you One of our mind
, all the listeners out there wehave a really good episode on
how to read a one line on ECO S1, as well as an article inside
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of our blog.
So if that's something thatyou're interested in, we'll have
some links in the show notesfor you out there.
Go check that out.
We'll love for you to get thatin your hands as well as the
hands of the people who thatreally would serve well inside
your facility.
So check that out again as ECOonline, you can check out how to
read a single line.
Okay, alright, so now the keybenefit number one I want to
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really expand upon today is tostart thinking about, together
with you all around smart motorprotection is the enhanced
reliability?
Okay, and that leads toprolonged equipment longevity.
I mean, really that's what it'sall about.
So traditionally I mean, we rana motor repair services in the
past the reliability of electricmotors was really depending on
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how much actual manualmonitoring that you did and you
had different types ofprotections that you had
available for these, and allthis was good, but it had
challenges, and a lot of thosechallenges were around who was
collecting the data?
How often were you looking atthe data?
You know there was a lot oftimes there was.
Snapshots are right there inthe moment versus looking at an
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ongoing continuous loop of datain the moment right.
However, we have smart motorprotection now and this
technology, just like the 445and the E300, they've changed
everything and we started tochange everything about our
basic assumptions on motorprotection, because we're
looking at real time informationand that changes.
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That changes so much, okay,because keen insight that we're
able to get to the actualperformance of the motors really
matters because you can startby identifying irregularities
such as overheating or voltageimbalances or fell or potential
failures or things that havecome, come on to of the
condition of the motor.
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That can actually, you know,take away its run life.
And what you're doing here is,if you're looking at a
continuous on time, wow, at thatpoint your liability is going
to the roof.
You're actually mitigating thatdowntime and extending a
lifespan because you're able tosee what's going on in the
equipment.
It's not just on the emphasishere, it's not just on the
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products, but on the on theshift of the approach.
We're going from that reactiveright where we're going to
really, when motor fails need todo something to proactive.
Now I know there are steps inbetween.
I get you have vibrationprograms.
You know my motor liabilityprograms heck, we used to run
some of these.
I totally get the value of that.
Right now we're not sayingdon't do that.
But if you're not incorporatingsmart motor protection along
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with those technologies, you'remissing a big opportunity right
here, because every moment ofdowntime incurs costs.
It's just be real.
And if you want to enhance yourout reliability, you use smart
motor protection and you use asa linchpin.
As For you as a manufacturer,to have that uninterrupted
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operations, because we knowthat's what you want.
We want you to avoid that.
Those catastrophic failures,those downtime that you're not
playing for, that you have toshut a line down, for that
disrupts your, your people, yourflow, your product, your output
all that stuff Makes a bigstress point for manufacturing.
We get it.
So smart motor protection helpsyou can have that continuous
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production flow Okay andincrease the overall efficiency.
So think about it as well fromthis standpoint.
Consider the broaderimplications of this in a of
this enable enhancement righthere, because you're grappling
with technologies that they'rethat are that are happening in a
highly competitive industrialmarket.
Let's just be real.
So to meet these productiontargets without interruptions,
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that becomes a strategicadvantage that you have the
dollars don't Okay, because yourclients, the people that you're
selling your products to,they're gonna start to see the
value and the Reliability thatyou're able to deliver at the
manufacturer with your process.
So I'm telling you it has abigger implication.
This smart motor protectiontechnology.
Everything is changing outthere in the world, industrial
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and industrial manufacturing.
This is not a piece you justwant to overlook, because there
is so much to the motor circuit.
It's particularly someone wholoves to motor circuit and we
this is what this is really,where we try to spend a lot of
time at eco and trying to helpothers understand their motor
circuit so this key benefitagain of enhanced reliability
Can't be under emphasized enough.
I'm telling you this is a greatchance for you to look at all
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right now.
The second area I want you tothink about when it comes to
smart motor protection, is thatactual, the way that you can
Optimize your energy efficiency?
Okay, because we know that ifyou're out there, you're running
a manufacturing facility.
It's all about making sure thatwe're efficient, right, because
that landscape that's out thereright now, that in energy
efficiency, is not onlydesirable but it's critical.
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Because look at your energybill each and every month.
If you don't have access tothat, I guarantee your energy
bill within your manufacturingplant is astronomical.
Because motors, electric motors,they consume a lot of current
and that traditional motorprotection fall short and just
really getting down to the, thegranularity that's needed to
understand the true requirementsof the electric motors,
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understand the true requirementsof the electric motors Because,
let's just face it, if theycould just all be operating in a
lab, we probably wouldn't havevery many motor issues.
But they're not.
They're operating in anindustrial environment and when
we know that we have to treatthem differently and when you
have the opportunity to usetechnologies like the C445, like
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the E300 from Rockwell, thatstands out because of the
optimal energy efficiency thatit inhibits.
So these systems empowermanufacturers with lots of
detailed insights into theconsumption patterns and what
they're doing.
They're using a lot ofsophisticated monitoring and
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analytics and then through that,your operators the people that
are actually operating yourequipment they can identify
inefficiencies and implementcorrective measures.
So it starts changing the gamebecause along the way, you're
aligning your operations withthe push towards sustainable and
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eco-friendly manufacturing.
Everybody wins here in thisscenario, because the impact of
energy efficiency on operationalcosts is immense, because you
had that initial investment insmart motor protection that you
have to make right and you maythink that you know what that's
seen significant on all mymotors and you're probably right
.
So be selective here and thinkfrom a long-term standpoint,
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because the long-term savingsoccurred through that optimal
energy protection.
It's going to be significant,it's going to make a big deal
and it goes far outweigh thoseinitial costs.
That's going to occur and youneed to be thinking about the
environmental sustainabilitybecause that forefront of that
we know so many corporations outthere.
This is a big area of focus, ofresponsibility, and when you
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start implementing technologylike this, it's going to really
move the needle and it's goingto align to that manufacturing
process the things that you'redoing to your expectations.
And this moves beyond just costsavings.
When you're optimizing energyusage, you start contributing
more to environmentalconservation.
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You just have ways to do that.
You can align your practices towhat's going on from a broader
standpoint, to your overallsocial responsibility.
So this is a big deal.
This is an opportunity, withsmart motor protection, to
really put that focus on energyconsumption and align everything
there to help you shape yourmanufacturing process from an
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economical standpoint andenvironmentally as well, because
I know that's a big priorityfor everybody out there.
So I know optimal energyefficiency key benefit number
two.
Now the third benefit I wantyou to think about as we work
through this together is toproactive maintenance strategies
, and that means you're going tostart turning that downtime
into uptime, and now I'veprobably got a few people that
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are like, oh really, yep.
So here's how it works.
The concept of predictivemaintenance.
Again, I've already told youabout that.
We've done it.
We used to do predictivemaintenance and I've done this
predictive maintenance program.
I absolutely love them, butthey are a cornerstone to smart
manufacturing.
Smart motor protection isinstrumental.
If you're not incorporatingthis, you're missing a chance,
you're missing an opportunity.
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Because that traditionalmaintenance it has an approach
right.
And what is that approach?
Typically, if something'shappening, I need to go take
care of it, whereas if you'removing to that proactive
maintenance, you're reallyshifting the game, because
you're not just thinking aboutbreakdowns or the cost that's
associated.
How quickly can we get thisback up?
Now you've changed your mindset.
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Now the C445, the E300, theyusher in a new era of
maintenance strategies becauseyou're looking at a more
proactive approach, thatcontinuous monitoring,
continuous of those motorparameters that are important to
you.
That allows your systems topredict potential issues before
they actually escalate intosomething you can't control like
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a critical failure.
You don't want you to havecritical failures out there.
And this foresight empowersmaintenance and that's awesome.
When you can start empoweringmaintenance teams, it changes
the game because then they canstart scheduling, get ahead of
target and not be stressed outand not be under the spotlight
and able to do things to avoidthat emergency situation, that
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when you are in an emergency,that's when mistakes typically
can happen because of pressuresup, and you're shifting from
that reactive to that proactive.
And this is a monument of changeright here for industry,
because you start embracingtechnology like smart mode
protection and you're able tomove from that unplanned
downtime to a streamlinedmaintenance of operations,
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reducing the overall cost tokeep that equipment running.
And this is about atransformation again of downtime
that you're just unexpected toplan, because we're not going to
say you can never get rid ofdowntime, because that's just
not a reality.
You're going to have downtime,but wouldn't you rather control
it?
Control the controllables, takethe variables out of the
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equation that you don't underthat you did that are out of
your hand, and you do that bymaking sure that you're using
technology that is availableright now to help you move the
needle down the field.
Okay, all right, now thinkabout this shift overall and the
overall efficiency of your planas well, because that unplanned
downtime as a result of thoseunexpected equipment failures,
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well, that has cascading results, right, the dominoes keep
falling because you didn'tactually know.
You're changing up the schedule, you're changing up your order
to film it, because forsatisfaction may be going down,
but if you're proactive here,okay, if you're proactive you
can use a technology like smartmotor protection and really
start charting a course towardscontinuous uninterrupted
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operations with your efficiencygoing up.
So, again, that's a key benefit.
Number three so I really wantyou to think about this as we
start exploring thesetechnologies together with smart
motor protection the 445 byEaton, the Rockwell E300.
They're really great examplesof smart motor protection
technology From a broaderlandscape out there.
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That's out there, there's lotsof innovations aimed at
enhancing your industrialprocesses and manufacturers out
there.
Like you like you're listeningyou have to navigate these
technologies right.
You need to make sure that thetechnology that's out there is
addressing the specific needthat you have, with the features
and benefits that you need andthe capabilities that you need
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to address your problem.
And you have to understand someof these nuances and to do that
it takes time, because you needto be able to explore how
compatible the technology iswith your existing system.
That's a known variable thatyou need to understand and you
need to consider scalability.
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How can you take this and scaleit out throughout your
manufacturing plan, because theobjective is not just to adopt
technology anybody can do thatbut you need to strategically
integrate solutions.
That's going to put you in aposition where that
manufacturing operations thatyou are actually in charge of is
headed in the direction thatyou want, with more efficiency
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and more resilience.
At Eco, I'm just going to bestraight up with you.
We understand this and this iswhere we can really help,
because we have a couple ofinnovative labs in Virginia and
in the Carolinas where you canreally get hands-on and I mean
hands-on with the latesttechnologies out there, just
like we're talking about heretoday with the Eaton C445 and
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the Rockwell Automation E300,you can get in these labs, you
can explore, you can bring inyour situation, and our product
management team is ready to helpyou.
Hey, let's figure this out.
Okay, so check out the shownotes.
We'll have a link there whereyou can actually schedule time
in our lab directly.
It's pretty awesome how we havethis set up, because we want to
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give you the opportunity to gethands-on, because I want you to
make empowered and informeddecisions, and you do that by
understanding what thetechnology you're working with
right.
That's how you just have thateducation and that confidence is
built Now, as you startimplementing this stuff, to get
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this stuff into your plan, liketechnology like this, you need
to start thinking about a phasedapproach.
Okay, start thinking about yourevaluation, how you going to
install it, and then how are yougoing to continually optimize
it.
If you do that, you're going tostart getting more and more
advocates within your facility.
When you collaborate withexperts in the field, like Eco,
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you leverage the guidanceprovided by the vendors, like
we're talking about here.
By going to one of our labs,you can start really changing
the culture, and that culture isgoing to be a continuous
improvement culture, and that'sa big deal.
So, as you start thinking aboutsmart motor protection, don't
just think of it as a technologyupgrade, but think from a more
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holistic standpoint, but how youcan actually proceed, manage,
optimize your process.
This is really where it's at.
Simple technology like this canreally be a catalyst to help
you move forward, okay, and soit's an opportunity for you to
explore things here.
So we have resources for you,like the C445, we have an
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integration guide.
So, again, check out their shownotes.
We want to have those resourcesavailable because we know it's
not just you can't just selectit.
You need help implementing itas well, and that implementation
.
That's where the river meetsthe road and that's where you
need to make sure you'repartnering with vendors that are
going to support you, that havethe expertise first and
foremost, and that can be therewith you in the trenches, and
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that's what we want to do foryou here at Eco.
So, as you start thinking aboutthis smart, more protection
technology particularly the EdenC445 and the Rockwell E300,
think about just past thefeature right, not just the
features and benefits, but againthat fundamental shift and the
approach from that reactive tothe manual methods to proactive
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to now you have technologydriven solutions.
And this is far beyond theproducts themselves, guys.
This is much bigger, becausewe're talking about enhancer
reliability, that's ensuringthat uninterrupted operations
and that downtime is going downand your fiscal impact of that
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downtime is guess what?
That's going down as well andyou're able to actually optimize
your energy usage.
You start aligning thesepractices and these growth and,
next thing, you know, you have alot of advocates on your side.
I'm telling you, just as whatit's all about is continuing to
be more and more competitive outthere from the industrial
landscape, and when you thinkabout the industrial revolution
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where it's headed now.
You have to have technologieslike smart motor protection.
That's indeniable.
You cannot run a facilityunless you have the most
important data at yourfingertips, because it's a
cornerstone If you're going tobuild resilient, efficient,
future-ready manufacturingecosystems.
You have to have thisinformation, you have to have
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this technology, because we'retrying to transform the impact
with technology like this as abeacon for industries, that not
just to produce products, but tohave those overall solutions
that elevate your operations.
So again, big deal here on howsmart motor protection can work
for you and as you stand on thecusp, you start thinking about
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the future for yourmanufacturing plant and the role
of smart motor protection andhow that's going to work for you
.
I encourage you to do someexploration, do some research on
your own, start thinking aboutintelligent motor management
from a broader standpoint andlet's see how that can actually
have an impact on any facilities.
Because I'm telling you you'regoing to see more and more of a
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drive where we need to haveinterconnected systems.
You're going to want systemsthat talk to each other.
You're going to havedata-driven insights not just
how I feel about things, butwhat does the data say and you
want to start moving more andmore and more into that
proactive maintenance management.
Right, because that's a lowercost model from a stamp,
particularly as you're notworking from a reactive.
And all this is happening atthe same time that the market,
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the market whatever market it'syou're serving is demanding more
and more and more.
So, again, it's not just a pieceof the component, right, this
is a catalyst that's going tomove you forward, and when you
start investing and navigating alandscape like this, you really
need to have partners on yourside, like Eco, that can come
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along and journey beside you.
Okay, because it really startswith just a single step, and
that step involves that initialexploration, evaluation and a
commitment to the technologythat's going to serve you the
best.
So don't miss this opportunityhere.
And, even if it's not Eco, finda company that you can work
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with, that you trust, that istransparent, that is open,
that's going to give you theinformation that you need.
I'm telling you, be careful.
Feature and benefitpresentations this is just from
experience here.
While features and benefits areokay, you need to know for you
what's most important and ruleeverything else out.
You know, set everything elseon the side If you get this, and
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that's great, but make surethat you're not just, you know,
blown away by all the featuresand benefits and next thing, you
know it doesn't have what youreally need to move you forward.
And then, once you understandthe technology that you need and
the features and benefits thatyou need, start figuring out how
you're gonna integrate that.
Okay, if I had this information, how could I actually pull this
information in to my system tomake better decisions?
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And once you get to that levelof thinking and then improve it,
improve points.
I'd also encourage doingsmaller tests, not big tests.
Do small tests and see how thetechnology works.
Then, when some initialadvocates you're gonna think big
, act small.
You do that.
Then you start changing Becausethe call to action is clear,
absolutely clear.
You have to embrace the future.
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You need to start investing insmart motor protection.
You gotta start positioningyour manufacturing ecosystem
rather as a beacon of efficiency, resilience and innovation,
because this market's changing.
It's the toughest we've everseen.
It's not gonna get any easier.
You have to be out there, youhave to be thinking, you have to
be looking for little edges andadvantages, and smart motor
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protection is a great way,because the last thing you want
is in the middle of the night toget that unexpected call At
this motor asset.
It just went down andproduction was not.
It's not operating.
Now can that always go away100%?
I'm not gonna say here in lineI'll tell you and say yes, but I
can tell you one thing you cantake a proactive approach with
technology like this to putyourself in a much better
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position where those calls areat least minimal at least
minimal and you can control yourcontrollables.
So start looking at smart motorprotection.
If you think technology likethis and experts in this
technology, they are at yourfingertips.
They are here For one, our teamof eco.
I mentioned this a few times,but we are ready to be your
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partner.
We are ready to serve.
We have experts in the area ofsmart motor protection that's
gonna leave you confident,confident as you move forward.
So we'll put a link in our shownotes as well.
If you wanna connect with usdirectly, we'd love to hear from
you.
This is what we do at eco.
We try to come in people andideas over products.
We try to make sure that we'reputting everything we can in
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front of you to help you makethe best decisions moving
forward, and we're verypassionate also about smart
motor protection.
If you can't tell, I'm prettyexcited about this one.
We got to, we put our countertogether and said, okay, what
were we gonna work on next?
And this one came up.
It was like, oh yeah, I'mlooking forward to that.
That's gonna be awesome becauseI know the value.
When you look at the stats outthere on how much energy
consumption is in motors andindustrial manufacturing
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facilities, it's unbelievable.
And just think about that.
Right, that's your biggest costline on your P&L inside your
manufacturing plant.
Why would you not wanna putsome protection around it?
Why wouldn't you want to doeverything you can to make sure
those assets, those criticalassets, are gonna deliver for
you when you need them?
Cause we know, at the end ofthe day, you don't wanna pay for
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an electric motor.
What are you ultimately payingfor?
You're paying for a rotatingshaft that's gonna deliver
torque that you're gonna use tomove a process down the line.
You don't wanna think about themotor.
So, if you don't wanna thinkabout the motor, consider smart
motor protection as a part ofyour overall strategy for your
motor management system, andwhen you start incorporating
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that into the overall scheme, itchanges the game.
It really does.
So, again, connect with us.
You can always head over toecoonlinecom as well.
Lots of resources there.
We'll have blogs there.
We'll have all sorts of wayswhere you can learn more.
Again, check out our systemdesign page.
If you have a new system design, you wanna start thinking about
how smart motor protection isinvolved.
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Let us know.
If you have an existing singleline or one line you might.
Okay, all right, eco, how canyou help us make this more
avatacious with smart motorprotection in the future, or
smart motor technology?
Let's take a look at it withyou.
This is what we do.
We are experts on the motorcircuit from an automation, from
a power, from a networkingstandpoint.
We have people, we haveresources, we have teams ready
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to jump in and serve.
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So thank you so much for that.
We'll love to hear your insighton what you hope that we cover
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Welcome to ECO Ask why, a podcast that dives into
industrial manufacturing topicsand spotlights the heroes to
keep America running.
I'm your host, chris Granger,and on this podcast we do not
cover the latest features andbenefits on products that come
to market.
Instead, we focus on advice andinsight from the top minds of
industry, because people andideas will be how America
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remains number one inmanufacturing in the world.
Eco Ask why.
I'm your host, chris Granger.
Let's get right into it.
So we're hoping that you'reliking the new format of ECO Ask
why.
Now it's not as many interviews, we're kind of diving deeper
into topics that we know matterto you, and today we're gonna be
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expanding on a topic that forme, it's personally exciting
because this is a big part of mycareer over my time at ECO, and
we'll be talking about therevolutionizing industry, the
role of smart motor protection.
I've spent a lot of time workingon motors in our motor repair
division back in the day andit's just something that's near
and near to my heart and I knowfor many of you.
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There's this dance that's goingon in manufacturing and the
motor is taking the center stageof the dance right because it's
driving the rhythms of youroperations.
Just think about all the piecesof equipment that you have in
your plant right now that aremaking the process happen.
Within all that equipment, weknow that technology is evolving
.
The adoption of these newinnovations, particularly around
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smart motor protection, isgoing to change the game.
So we're going to expand upontwo here today.
We're going to talk about EdenC445 solution, as well as
Rockwell Automations, e300 andthese types of technologies.
They're vital and we're goingto look at some significant
areas of motor protectiontechnology.
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That's going to give you somebenefits into why you should
even care about this.
We're going to talk aboutefficient and robust electrical
systems, so let's dive rightinto it.
I know your one line is soimportant to you One of our mind
, all the listeners out there wehave a really good episode on
how to read a one line on ECO S1, as well as an article inside
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of our blog.
So if that's something thatyou're interested in, we'll have
some links in the show notesfor you out there.
Go check that out.
We'll love for you to get thatin your hands as well as the
hands of the people who thatreally would serve well inside
your facility.
So check that out again as ECOonline, you can check out how to
read a single line.
Okay, alright, so now the keybenefit number one I want to
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really expand upon today is tostart thinking about, together
with you all around smart motorprotection is the enhanced
reliability?
Okay, and that leads toprolonged equipment longevity.
I mean, really that's what it'sall about.
So traditionally I mean, we rana motor repair services in the
past the reliability of electricmotors was really depending on
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how much actual manualmonitoring that you did and you
had different types ofprotections that you had
available for these, and allthis was good, but it had
challenges, and a lot of thosechallenges were around who was
collecting the data?
How often were you looking atthe data?
You know there was a lot oftimes there was.
Snapshots are right there inthe moment versus looking at an
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ongoing continuous loop of datain the moment right.
However, we have smart motorprotection now and this
technology, just like the 445and the E300, they've changed
everything and we started tochange everything about our
basic assumptions on motorprotection, because we're
looking at real time informationand that changes.
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That changes so much, okay,because keen insight that we're
able to get to the actualperformance of the motors really
matters because you can startby identifying irregularities
such as overheating or voltageimbalances or fell or potential
failures or things that havecome, come on to of the
condition of the motor.
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That can actually, you know,take away its run life.
And what you're doing here is,if you're looking at a
continuous on time, wow, at thatpoint your liability is going
to the roof.
You're actually mitigating thatdowntime and extending a
lifespan because you're able tosee what's going on in the
equipment.
It's not just on the emphasishere, it's not just on the
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products, but on the on theshift of the approach.
We're going from that reactiveright where we're going to
really, when motor fails need todo something to proactive.
Now I know there are steps inbetween.
I get you have vibrationprograms.
You know my motor liabilityprograms heck, we used to run
some of these.
I totally get the value of that.
Right now we're not sayingdon't do that.
But if you're not incorporatingsmart motor protection along
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with those technologies, you'remissing a big opportunity right
here, because every moment ofdowntime incurs costs.
It's just be real.
And if you want to enhance yourout reliability, you use smart
motor protection and you use asa linchpin.
As For you as a manufacturer,to have that uninterrupted
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operations, because we knowthat's what you want.
We want you to avoid that.
Those catastrophic failures,those downtime that you're not
playing for, that you have toshut a line down, for that
disrupts your, your people, yourflow, your product, your output
all that stuff Makes a bigstress point for manufacturing.
We get it.
So smart motor protection helpsyou can have that continuous
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production flow Okay andincrease the overall efficiency.
So think about it as well fromthis standpoint.
Consider the broaderimplications of this in a of
this enable enhancement righthere, because you're grappling
with technologies that they'rethat are that are happening in a
highly competitive industrialmarket.
Let's just be real.
So to meet these productiontargets without interruptions,
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that becomes a strategicadvantage that you have the
dollars don't Okay, because yourclients, the people that you're
selling your products to,they're gonna start to see the
value and the Reliability thatyou're able to deliver at the
manufacturer with your process.
So I'm telling you it has abigger implication.
This smart motor protectiontechnology.
Everything is changing outthere in the world, industrial
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and industrial manufacturing.
This is not a piece you justwant to overlook, because there
is so much to the motor circuit.
It's particularly someone wholoves to motor circuit and we
this is what this is really,where we try to spend a lot of
time at eco and trying to helpothers understand their motor
circuit so this key benefitagain of enhanced reliability
Can't be under emphasized enough.
I'm telling you this is a greatchance for you to look at all
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right now.
The second area I want you tothink about when it comes to
smart motor protection, is thatactual, the way that you can
Optimize your energy efficiency?
Okay, because we know that ifyou're out there, you're running
a manufacturing facility.
It's all about making sure thatwe're efficient, right, because
that landscape that's out thereright now, that in energy
efficiency, is not onlydesirable but it's critical.
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Because look at your energybill each and every month.
If you don't have access tothat, I guarantee your energy
bill within your manufacturingplant is astronomical.
Because motors, electric motors,they consume a lot of current
and that traditional motorprotection fall short and just
really getting down to the, thegranularity that's needed to
understand the true requirementsof the electric motors,
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understand the true requirementsof the electric motors Because,
let's just face it, if theycould just all be operating in a
lab, we probably wouldn't havevery many motor issues.
But they're not.
They're operating in anindustrial environment and when
we know that we have to treatthem differently and when you
have the opportunity to usetechnologies like the C445, like
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the E300 from Rockwell, thatstands out because of the
optimal energy efficiency thatit inhibits.
So these systems empowermanufacturers with lots of
detailed insights into theconsumption patterns and what
they're doing.
They're using a lot ofsophisticated monitoring and
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analytics and then through that,your operators the people that
are actually operating yourequipment they can identify
inefficiencies and implementcorrective measures.
So it starts changing the gamebecause along the way, you're
aligning your operations withthe push towards sustainable and
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eco-friendly manufacturing.
Everybody wins here in thisscenario, because the impact of
energy efficiency on operationalcosts is immense, because you
had that initial investment insmart motor protection that you
have to make right and you maythink that you know what that's
seen significant on all mymotors and you're probably right
.
So be selective here and thinkfrom a long-term standpoint,
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because the long-term savingsoccurred through that optimal
energy protection.
It's going to be significant,it's going to make a big deal
and it goes far outweigh thoseinitial costs.
That's going to occur and youneed to be thinking about the
environmental sustainabilitybecause that forefront of that
we know so many corporations outthere.
This is a big area of focus, ofresponsibility, and when you
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start implementing technologylike this, it's going to really
move the needle and it's goingto align to that manufacturing
process the things that you'redoing to your expectations.
And this moves beyond just costsavings.
When you're optimizing energyusage, you start contributing
more to environmentalconservation.
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You just have ways to do that.
You can align your practices towhat's going on from a broader
standpoint, to your overallsocial responsibility.
So this is a big deal.
This is an opportunity, withsmart motor protection, to
really put that focus on energyconsumption and align everything
there to help you shape yourmanufacturing process from an
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economical standpoint andenvironmentally as well, because
I know that's a big priorityfor everybody out there.
So I know optimal energyefficiency key benefit number
two.
Now the third benefit I wantyou to think about as we work
through this together is toproactive maintenance strategies
, and that means you're going tostart turning that downtime
into uptime, and now I'veprobably got a few people that
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are like, oh really, yep.
So here's how it works.
The concept of predictivemaintenance.
Again, I've already told youabout that.
We've done it.
We used to do predictivemaintenance and I've done this
predictive maintenance program.
I absolutely love them, butthey are a cornerstone to smart
manufacturing.
Smart motor protection isinstrumental.
If you're not incorporatingthis, you're missing a chance,
you're missing an opportunity.
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Because that traditionalmaintenance it has an approach
right.
And what is that approach?
Typically, if something'shappening, I need to go take
care of it, whereas if you'removing to that proactive
maintenance, you're reallyshifting the game, because
you're not just thinking aboutbreakdowns or the cost that's
associated.
How quickly can we get thisback up?
Now you've changed your mindset.
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Now the C445, the E300, theyusher in a new era of
maintenance strategies becauseyou're looking at a more
proactive approach, thatcontinuous monitoring,
continuous of those motorparameters that are important to
you.
That allows your systems topredict potential issues before
they actually escalate intosomething you can't control like
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a critical failure.
You don't want you to havecritical failures out there.
And this foresight empowersmaintenance and that's awesome.
When you can start empoweringmaintenance teams, it changes
the game because then they canstart scheduling, get ahead of
target and not be stressed outand not be under the spotlight
and able to do things to avoidthat emergency situation, that
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when you are in an emergency,that's when mistakes typically
can happen because of pressuresup, and you're shifting from
that reactive to that proactive.
And this is a monument of changeright here for industry,
because you start embracingtechnology like smart mode
protection and you're able tomove from that unplanned
downtime to a streamlinedmaintenance of operations,
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reducing the overall cost tokeep that equipment running.
And this is about atransformation again of downtime
that you're just unexpected toplan, because we're not going to
say you can never get rid ofdowntime, because that's just
not a reality.
You're going to have downtime,but wouldn't you rather control
it?
Control the controllables, takethe variables out of the
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equation that you don't underthat you did that are out of
your hand, and you do that bymaking sure that you're using
technology that is availableright now to help you move the
needle down the field.
Okay, all right, now thinkabout this shift overall and the
overall efficiency of your planas well, because that unplanned
downtime as a result of thoseunexpected equipment failures,
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well, that has cascading results, right, the dominoes keep
falling because you didn'tactually know.
You're changing up the schedule, you're changing up your order
to film it, because forsatisfaction may be going down,
but if you're proactive here,okay, if you're proactive you
can use a technology like smartmotor protection and really
start charting a course towardscontinuous uninterrupted
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operations with your efficiencygoing up.
So, again, that's a key benefit.
Number three so I really wantyou to think about this as we
start exploring thesetechnologies together with smart
motor protection the 445 byEaton, the Rockwell E300.
They're really great examplesof smart motor protection
technology From a broaderlandscape out there.
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That's out there, there's lotsof innovations aimed at
enhancing your industrialprocesses and manufacturers out
there.
Like you like you're listeningyou have to navigate these
technologies right.
You need to make sure that thetechnology that's out there is
addressing the specific needthat you have, with the features
and benefits that you need andthe capabilities that you need
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to address your problem.
And you have to understand someof these nuances and to do that
it takes time, because you needto be able to explore how
compatible the technology iswith your existing system.
That's a known variable thatyou need to understand and you
need to consider scalability.
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How can you take this and scaleit out throughout your
manufacturing plan, because theobjective is not just to adopt
technology anybody can do thatbut you need to strategically
integrate solutions.
That's going to put you in aposition where that
manufacturing operations thatyou are actually in charge of is
headed in the direction thatyou want, with more efficiency
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and more resilience.
At Eco, I'm just going to bestraight up with you.
We understand this and this iswhere we can really help,
because we have a couple ofinnovative labs in Virginia and
in the Carolinas where you canreally get hands-on and I mean
hands-on with the latesttechnologies out there, just
like we're talking about heretoday with the Eaton C445 and
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the Rockwell Automation E300,you can get in these labs, you
can explore, you can bring inyour situation, and our product
management team is ready to helpyou.
Hey, let's figure this out.
Okay, so check out the shownotes.
We'll have a link there whereyou can actually schedule time
in our lab directly.
It's pretty awesome how we havethis set up, because we want to
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give you the opportunity to gethands-on, because I want you to
make empowered and informeddecisions, and you do that by
understanding what thetechnology you're working with
right.
That's how you just have thateducation and that confidence is
built Now, as you startimplementing this stuff, to get
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this stuff into your plan, liketechnology like this, you need
to start thinking about a phasedapproach.
Okay, start thinking about yourevaluation, how you going to
install it, and then how are yougoing to continually optimize
it.
If you do that, you're going tostart getting more and more
advocates within your facility.
When you collaborate withexperts in the field, like Eco,
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you leverage the guidanceprovided by the vendors, like
we're talking about here.
By going to one of our labs,you can start really changing
the culture, and that culture isgoing to be a continuous
improvement culture, and that'sa big deal.
So, as you start thinking aboutsmart motor protection, don't
just think of it as a technologyupgrade, but think from a more
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holistic standpoint, but how youcan actually proceed, manage,
optimize your process.
This is really where it's at.
Simple technology like this canreally be a catalyst to help
you move forward, okay, and soit's an opportunity for you to
explore things here.
So we have resources for you,like the C445, we have an
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integration guide.
So, again, check out their shownotes.
We want to have those resourcesavailable because we know it's
not just you can't just selectit.
You need help implementing itas well, and that implementation
.
That's where the river meetsthe road and that's where you
need to make sure you'repartnering with vendors that are
going to support you, that havethe expertise first and
foremost, and that can be therewith you in the trenches, and
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that's what we want to do foryou here at Eco.
So, as you start thinking aboutthis smart, more protection
technology particularly the EdenC445 and the Rockwell E300,
think about just past thefeature right, not just the
features and benefits, but againthat fundamental shift and the
approach from that reactive tothe manual methods to proactive
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to now you have technologydriven solutions.
And this is far beyond theproducts themselves, guys.
This is much bigger, becausewe're talking about enhancer
reliability, that's ensuringthat uninterrupted operations
and that downtime is going downand your fiscal impact of that
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downtime is guess what?
That's going down as well andyou're able to actually optimize
your energy usage.
You start aligning thesepractices and these growth and,
next thing, you know, you have alot of advocates on your side.
I'm telling you, just as whatit's all about is continuing to
be more and more competitive outthere from the industrial
landscape, and when you thinkabout the industrial revolution
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where it's headed now.
You have to have technologieslike smart motor protection.
That's indeniable.
You cannot run a facilityunless you have the most
important data at yourfingertips, because it's a
cornerstone If you're going tobuild resilient, efficient,
future-ready manufacturingecosystems.
You have to have thisinformation, you have to have
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this technology, because we'retrying to transform the impact
with technology like this as abeacon for industries, that not
just to produce products, but tohave those overall solutions
that elevate your operations.
So again, big deal here on howsmart motor protection can work
for you and as you stand on thecusp, you start thinking about
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the future for yourmanufacturing plant and the role
of smart motor protection andhow that's going to work for you
.
I encourage you to do someexploration, do some research on
your own, start thinking aboutintelligent motor management
from a broader standpoint andlet's see how that can actually
have an impact on any facilities.
Because I'm telling you you'regoing to see more and more of a
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drive where we need to haveinterconnected systems.
You're going to want systemsthat talk to each other.
You're going to havedata-driven insights not just
how I feel about things, butwhat does the data say and you
want to start moving more andmore and more into that
proactive maintenance management.
Right, because that's a lowercost model from a stamp,
particularly as you're notworking from a reactive.
And all this is happening atthe same time that the market,
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the market whatever market it'syou're serving is demanding more
and more and more.
So, again, it's not just a pieceof the component, right, this
is a catalyst that's going tomove you forward, and when you
start investing and navigating alandscape like this, you really
need to have partners on yourside, like Eco, that can come
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along and journey beside you.
Okay, because it really startswith just a single step, and
that step involves that initialexploration, evaluation and a
commitment to the technologythat's going to serve you the
best.
So don't miss this opportunityhere.
And, even if it's not Eco, finda company that you can work
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with, that you trust, that istransparent, that is open,
that's going to give you theinformation that you need.
I'm telling you, be careful.
Feature and benefitpresentations this is just from
experience here.
While features and benefits areokay, you need to know for you
what's most important and ruleeverything else out.
You know, set everything elseon the side If you get this, and
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that's great, but make surethat you're not just, you know,
blown away by all the featuresand benefits and next thing, you
know it doesn't have what youreally need to move you forward.
And then, once you understandthe technology that you need and
the features and benefits thatyou need, start figuring out how
you're gonna integrate that.
Okay, if I had this information, how could I actually pull this
information in to my system tomake better decisions?
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And once you get to that levelof thinking and then improve it,
improve points.
I'd also encourage doingsmaller tests, not big tests.
Do small tests and see how thetechnology works.
Then, when some initialadvocates you're gonna think big
, act small.
You do that.
Then you start changing Becausethe call to action is clear,
absolutely clear.
You have to embrace the future.
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You need to start investing insmart motor protection.
You gotta start positioningyour manufacturing ecosystem
rather as a beacon of efficiency, resilience and innovation,
because this market's changing.
It's the toughest we've everseen.
It's not gonna get any easier.
You have to be out there, youhave to be thinking, you have to
be looking for little edges andadvantages, and smart motor
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protection is a great way,because the last thing you want
is in the middle of the night toget that unexpected call At
this motor asset.
It just went down andproduction was not.
It's not operating.
Now can that always go away100%?
I'm not gonna say here in lineI'll tell you and say yes, but I
can tell you one thing you cantake a proactive approach with
technology like this to putyourself in a much better
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position where those calls areat least minimal at least
minimal and you can control yourcontrollables.
So start looking at smart motorprotection.
If you think technology likethis and experts in this
technology, they are at yourfingertips.
They are here For one, our teamof eco.
I mentioned this a few times,but we are ready to be your
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partner.
We are ready to serve.
We have experts in the area ofsmart motor protection that's
gonna leave you confident,confident as you move forward.
So we'll put a link in our shownotes as well.
If you wanna connect with usdirectly, we'd love to hear from
you.
This is what we do at eco.
We try to come in people andideas over products.
We try to make sure that we'reputting everything we can in
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front of you to help you makethe best decisions moving
forward, and we're verypassionate also about smart
motor protection.
If you can't tell, I'm prettyexcited about this one.
We got to, we put our countertogether and said, okay, what
were we gonna work on next?
And this one came up.
It was like, oh yeah, I'mlooking forward to that.
That's gonna be awesome becauseI know the value.
When you look at the stats outthere on how much energy
consumption is in motors andindustrial manufacturing
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facilities, it's unbelievable.
And just think about that.
Right, that's your biggest costline on your P&L inside your
manufacturing plant.
Why would you not wanna putsome protection around it?
Why wouldn't you want to doeverything you can to make sure
those assets, those criticalassets, are gonna deliver for
you when you need them?
Cause we know, at the end ofthe day, you don't wanna pay for
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an electric motor.
What are you ultimately payingfor?
You're paying for a rotatingshaft that's gonna deliver
torque that you're gonna use tomove a process down the line.
You don't wanna think about themotor.
So, if you don't wanna thinkabout the motor, consider smart
motor protection as a part ofyour overall strategy for your
motor management system, andwhen you start incorporating
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that into the overall scheme, itchanges the game.
It really does.
So, again, connect with us.
You can always head over toecoonlinecom as well.
Lots of resources there.
We'll have blogs there.
We'll have all sorts of wayswhere you can learn more.
Again, check out our systemdesign page.
If you have a new system design, you wanna start thinking about
how smart motor protection isinvolved.
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Let us know.
If you have an existing singleline or one line you might.
Okay, all right, eco, how canyou help us make this more
avatacious with smart motorprotection in the future, or
smart motor technology?
Let's take a look at it withyou.
This is what we do.
We are experts on the motorcircuit from an automation, from
a power, from a networkingstandpoint.
We have people, we haveresources, we have teams ready
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to jump in and serve.
So, again, reach out to us, letus know.
You can follow us at ecoonline.
That's E-E-C-O onlinecom.
That's our website, and if youthink this podcast is helping
you be a better leader withinyour manufacturing facility,
share with others.
This is what it's all about.
Use information like this tohelp you continue to grow in
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your career.
If you would leave us a ratingand review, that would be
awesome.
We'd love to connect with you.
You can connect with medirectly on LinkedIn as well.
I'm very try to be very activeto support all the things that
we're building at ECO and justconnect with our ECO electrical
equipment company LinkedIn Pageas well.
We put a lots of greatinformation out there, lots of
great information where you canconnect, and we'll make sure we
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have that link in the show notesas well for you so you can
follow us on ECO LinkedIn.
And each month on the ECOLinkedIn page we put out a
newsletter.
It's a great way just to getmore and more information, more
and more data at your fingertipsto make better decisions.
So there you go.
Would love to know what yourfeedback is of the new ECO ASY,
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how things are, how it's beingreceived by you all.
Thank you for all that arelistening.
We know a lot of you out therethat are still following us,
that you're back following usnow.
So thank you so much for that.
We'll love to hear your insighton what you hope that we cover
next so you can always reach outto us.
You have we'll make sure wehave some links to our the way
you can connect with us directlyin the show notes as well.
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We'd love to get your feedback,your insights.
What is the technology you'dlike for us to cover?
What's an area that you havequestions about in your
industrial manufacturing process?
Because, at the end of the day,people and ideas over products.
You are what's most importantto listen, and the people that
we serve inside industrialmanufacturing facilities.
So we want to serve you moreand help you.
We want to help you grow and,again, hopefully this
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conversation of smart motorprotection has at least opened
your eyes to the technology.
Now go, take some action, investa little bit of time.
Come to one of our labs.
Let's all just go together.
Okay, all right, well, give usthe rating review.
Thank you again for your time,looking forward to seeing you
next time on ECO ASY andremember, amongst all this stuff
, what keep asking why?
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