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By: Greg Carter
Motor Contactor Parts, Conveyor, Crane Electrical Motor Control
They are small items that help keep large conveyors and cranes moving. This equipment moves heavy objects and they’re the force behind the manufacture of earth-moving equipment, like tractors.
By: Greg Carter
Motor Controllers in Car Washes - GE-100-200-300- Contact-Sets
Taking your car to the local car wash can be a fun experience, especially if you have kids with you. For some reason, kids love to ride through car washes. Of course, the real reward is a quickly cleaned car at the end of the tunnel.
By: Greg Carter
How Do Replacement Electrical Contacts Differ from OEM Electrical Contact Kits?
At Repco we’re often asked, "How do your electrical replacement contact kits differ from the OEM kits?" The best way to answer that question is to compare three OEM electrical contact kits with three Repco replacement contact kits.
By: Greg Carter
FURNAS Innova Plus Contactors for Motor Control and Protection
So how does a motor starter and the contacts in it work? In this example we’re using a Furnas GP40 Contactor in the Innova Plus Series. Furnas is now owned by Siemens.
By: Greg Carter
Siemens Motor Starter Replacement Parts: Electrical Contacts and Coils
Siemens Energy & Automation acquired the Furnas Electric Company electrical control and motor control center product groups in 1996. You will see these OEM names used interchangeably. Furnas is now a Siemens company
By: Greg Carter
GE Kinematic Replacement Brushes Hubbell-Euclid Replacement Contacts Furnas Contactor Coils Replacements
Carbon Brushes for Kinematic Motors, Hubbell/Euclid Motor Controller Replacement Contacts, Replacement Contactor Coils for Furnas
By: David Howard
Hotels and electrical contacts a comfortable combination
The next time you’re checking in at an upscale hotel, take a moment to appreciate what’s going on behind the scenes to keep things humming.
By: David Howard
Schneider Electric electrical contacts and Repco Replacement Contacts
Through acquisition and industry consolidation Schneider Electric has grown into a global leader. Schneider’s 21st century focus is on expanding its electrical distribution and automation and energy management solutions.
By: David Howard
Tractor manufacturing kept humming via electrical maintenance and inventory
Modern day tractor manufacturing involves automation and conveyor driven processes. John Deere, Caterpillar, Kubota and all leading manufacturers have invested heavily in streamlining operations to both to keep costs down and to protect workers.
By: Greg Carter
Electrical Motor Control Parts: REPCO Greatest Stories Ever Told
To end the year, we’ve dug up and summarized some of our favorite electrical contact and carbon brush "help" articles from the archives with links back to the original article for easy reference.
By: Greg Carter
Electrical Wholesaling: Experience on the Front Lines
OEMs & electrical wholesalers often train new hires in non-sales related functions in one to two week stints with inside and outside sales groups. This familiarizes them with product lines, customer service and resourcefulness in satisfying the customer
By: David Howard
Ski lifts, Motors, Electrical Contacts, and Motor Controls
If you’ve ever ridden on a ski lift (a.k.a. chair lift) you’ve probably never thought about the mechanics and equipment that keep it running.
By: Greg Carter
Carbon Brushes for Reliance Motors, Electrical Contacts for ABB Motor Controls, Contactor Shunt Offerings
REPCO stocks replacement brushes for Reliance DC variable-speed motors, generators and drives to keep these motors humming.
By: David Howard
Electrical contacts help to make furniture
The days of individual craftsman laboring to create a single chair, table, hutch, or cabinet are nearly over. Computer controlled cutters, automatic sanders, and assembly lines reign supreme. A majority of furniture today, isn’t manipulated by humans unt
By: David Howard
Supporting electrical distributors in every region across the U.S.
Across the United States from the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West, and Northwest Repco supplies and supports electrical distributors. It’s why our replacement electrical contacts, carbon brushes, and coils are found coast to coast
By: David Howard
Electrical contact material selection
Electrical contacts for motor controls are usually made from copper. When contacts are in the closed position for a long period of time, accompanied by a healthy flow of amperage, they tend to ’stick’ or weld.
By: Greg Carter
Selecting Allen Bradley Electrical Contact replacements for Motor Starters
When it comes to buying Allen Bradley contactors and starters, or any OEM brand for that matter, do you choose NEMA or IEC style products? First, what is the difference between NEMA and IEC?
By: David Howard
Where can electrical distributors source hard-to-find or discontinued electrical contacts for their customers?
When OEMs discontinue an electrical contact series or the company merges or shuts down, customers are often left scrambling to find replacement components. Motor control systems and manufacturing equipment can be in service for years or decades.
By: David Howard
How do you know when it’s time to replace electrical contacts?
The obvious sign is when your machinery stops working and you narrow it down to a failed electrical contact. But this is past the point when routine maintenance would have discovered an electrical contact was wearing down, so it’s unusual.
By: Greg Carter
Cutler-Hammer Freedom Series Contactors – FAQ
Cutler-Hammer Freedom Electical Contact Series frequently asked questions.
By: David Howard
Electrical contacts and carbon brushes are woven deeply into the making of fabrics, textiles, and clothing
Today’s textile manufacturing equipment generates hundreds of meters per hour in material with superior quality.
By: Greg Carter
General Electric Contactor and Starter Contact Kit Replacements
REPCO stocks a complete line of replacement electrical contacts for General Electric contactors and motor starters. Replacements are stocked for General Electric contact series.
By: David Howard
Electrical Contacts: OEM, Replacement, Surplus or Remanufactured
Most industrial and manufacturing equipment utilizes motor control. Electromagnetic motor controls provide reliable and safe operation in a variety of harsh conditions. However, electrical contacts, a major operational element, do break down eventually.
By: David Howard
The modern assembly lines turns 100. Thanks Mr. Ford.
While the precursors of the modern assembly line preceded Henry Ford it was the Ford motor company that fully realized its potential and ushered in modern manufacturing.
By: David Howard
How will 3D printing affect electrical contact manufacturing?
Tremendous advances have been made in 3D printing, and the cost of 3D printers has been dropping steadily, causing many futurists to predict it will usher in a new industrial revolution. But the reality is a bit more complex.
By: David Howard
Three reasons to buy a replacement electrical contact instead of an OEM electrical contact.
Replacement electrical contacts are more affordable than the OEM contact. OEMs insist on premium pricing to recoup their development costs and to guard their premium brand position.
By: David Howard
Electric motors and controls keep robotic palletizers stacking
Modern factories wisely seek out process improvement in all aspects of production. It saves time, money, and in the case of stacking products onto pallets, it prevents repetitive stress on workers. Mechanized palletizers were invented in the late 1940s.
By: David Howard
Westinghouse Electrical Contacts by Eaton and Repco Replacement Contacts for Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric Corp., founded in 1886, is credited with helping alternating current electricity spread throughout the United States following a fierce competitive era with Edison’s General Electric Co.
By: David Howard
Why are electrical contact series discontinued so frequently?
The fundamental principals of electromagnetic controls have remained fairly straightforward and substantially unchanged for decades. What has changed is the speed of development of new motor and control devices. As each new device is created it often req
By: David Howard
Cutler Hammer Electrical Contacts versus Repco Replacement Contacts
The nearly hundred-year-old Cutler-Hammer company was acquired by Eaton Corporation in 1978. The addition of the Cutler-Hammer brand continued the expansion of Eaton’s legacy contactor lines such as Powerware and Moeller.
By: Greg Carter
Why Electrical Contacts Stick
Electrical contacts may stick when they open and close. Small sparks known as arcs can corrode the metal and contribute to sticking. Cleaning electrical contacts to reduce sticking is an option. Eventually, electrical contacts need to be replaced.
By: David Howard
Dry Cleaning and Electrical Contacts
Everyone enjoys a freshly laundered shirt. But few of us give much thought to what goes into producing it. We simply drop it off and pick it up. But behind the counter at your local dry cleaner you’ll find many motor controls.
By: David Howard
Other Contactor Parts and Replacement Contact Kits
Contactor parts don’t wear out simultaneously. Usually it’s the contacts or the springs that wear out first. But there are many different parts that are subject to wear and tear including levers, auxiliaries, arcs, and shunts.
By: David Howard
Will the use of a non-OEM electrical contact or carbon brush void my warranty?
If the unit is out of warranty, then there is no warranty to void by using a competitive replacement product that is less expensive than the original manufacturer’s part.
By: David Howard
Lower Cost Replacement Electrical Contact Kits For All Major Control OEMs
Repco manufactures OEM compatible replacement electrical contacts for all major motor controls. They are direct replacements for the OEM versions and are warranted to be free of defects in workmanship and materials.
By: David Howard
Telemecanique Replacement Electrical Contacts
Repco offers a comprehensive assortment of replacement electrical contacts for Telemecanique (Schneider) motor starters and contactors. Our Telemecanique compatible items
By: David Howard
Motor control in distillery operations
Distilling is an ancient art and holds onto many traditions. The size of the still, types of barrels, length of aging, and other distillation processes may be tightly regulated. However, modern demand requires distillers to embrace automation...
By: David Howard
Plane Painting Robots are an example of future manufacturing
While components and sections of large commercial airliners are likely fabricated by industrial robots, when it came time to assemble the plane and paint the planes, humans handled it. But to remain competitive, Boeing is investing in automating...
By: David Howard
Oil & Gas Drilling Operations Benefit From Strong Electrical Distributor Support
Explosive growth in the Bakken and Marcellus regions has been supply shortages as demand often outpaces supply. Fortunately, Repco inventories 1000s of OEM compatible electrical contacts and carbon brushes.
By: David Howard
Steel Scrap Recycling via Electric Arc Furnace
Steel recycling has been going on for over a century and a half. Recycled steel has many advantages. Because recycled steel loses very little of it’s physical properties it’s often more affordable to recycle than to produce new steel from mined ore.
By: David Howard
The ups and downs of escalators
Most escalators include electro-magnetic overload devices that are triggered by tread or motor impairment, stress, or emergency cut-off switches.
By: David Howard
Industrial Ovens
Industrial ovens are used to process components by curing, drying, baking, annealing, stress relieving, tempering, aging, and heat-treating. From car parts to circuit boards, nearly all manufacturing involves an industrial ovens.
By: David Howard
Airport Baggage Carousels
Chances are if you’ve traveled by plane, you’ve stood waiting for your luggage at the baggage carousel. This much maligned activity actually conceals some interesting mechanics that allow modern airports to work efficiently.
By: David Howard
Repco and summer fun and amusements
From the tilt-a-whirl to the roller coaster, few of us think much about the mechanical engineering and physics involved in an amusement ride nor the endless maintenance they require. We just buy the tickets and have some fun.
By: David Howard
Industrial Air Filtration
To keep air filtration units operating optimally, regular cleaning and maintenance is required. Filters must be cleaned or replaced, collection hoppers emptied and control systems and motors need regular service.
By: David Howard
Klockner-Moeller Motor Control Replacements
Electrical contacts manufactured by Klockner-Moeller have been installed by electricians and sold by major electrical distributors for decades. Even after Klockner-Moeller was acquired by Eaton, their electrical contacts continue to be widely used.
By: David Howard
Electrical Contact Kits
Repco manufactures high-quality replacement contact kits and motor control parts for current and obsolete series that are comparable to their OEM equivalents.
By: David Howard
Shipments of Motors Improved in Q4 of 2012
A recent article by EC&M reported NEMA’s Motors Shipments Index showed an increase of 6.5% over the previous quarter. This is a good indicator after a precipitous drop from Q2 to Q3 in motor shipments in 2012.
By: David Howard
Electrical Contact Kits - Tested and Ready
Repco manufactures replacement electrical contact kits for more than two dozen OEMs ranging from ABB and Cutler-Hammer to Siemens and Westinghouse - all guaranteed to match the OEM original in form, fit and function.
By: David Howard
Affordable Electrical Contacts That Are Comparable To OEMs
Repco replacement contacts are designed and manufactured to be functionally indistinguishable from the original. Repco replacement contacts aren’t lesser quality they’re simply more affordable.
By: David Howard
U.S. Exports of Industrial Machinery Expected to Grow
Improvements in the United States manufacturing sector always increases the demand for new and replacement parts. Manufacturing lines need maintenance and refurbishment while new products drive an increase for new components.
By: David Howard
Square D Replacement Electrical Contacts
Square D is a century old brand that’s been trusted and admired throughout its history. However, in 1991, Schneider Electric acquired Square D. And as typical in any acquisition, some product lines were discontinued.
By: David Howard
Control at data centers is critical
Modern data centers are engineered to extract the most processing power in the smallest footprint, using the least amount of energy. Servers, storage, and miles upon miles of cables draw an enormous amount of power and generate a large amount of heat.
By: David Howard
The coming copper exchange-traded funds
Copper is a commodity that’s important in many types of manufacturing. It’s the third most important metal after iron and aluminum. So the potential disruption to manufacturing supplies if copper is tied up in financial instruments is realistic.
By: David Howard
Emergency cut-off switch - it’s probably an electrical contact
Chances are, if you’ve worked on or around an assembly line, or operated industrial machinery, you’re familiar with an emergency stop button. Even if you haven’t worked in a factory setting the concept is commonly understood.
By: David Howard
ABB contact kits versus Repco replacement contact kits
Repco, founded in 1976, manufactures replacement electrical contacts for industrial controls and motors. Repco makes compatible, affordable replacement contact kits for dozens of OEMs and more than 80 contactor series including ABB.
By: David Howard
Waste water treatment facilities and Repco
Wastewater treatment plants are critical infrastructure components for modern society. Filtering municipal influent so it’s safe, protects the environment, and keeps everyone living healthy.
By: David Howard
GE, General Electric replacement contacts and contact kits
Repco manufactures high quality, low cost replacement contacts and contact kits for General Electric contactors and motor starters. Repco’s replacements are guaranteed to match the OEM product in form, fit, and function.
By: David Howard
Repco helps makes an impression in the printing industry
Printing plants invest millions in printing and finishing equipment. To recoup their investment they have to feed the machines and keep them running for two or three shifts almost every day. Any type of unplanned downtime can be a real problem.
By: David Howard
Replacement electrical contact benefits
Purchasing replacement parts can be a difficult decision for some firms. Specifiers may have reservations about using replacement parts or wish to remain loyal to OEMs
By: David Howard
What is an electrical contact?
An electrical contact is an electrically controlled switch that completes or interrupts a circuit affecting an electrical current. Unlike relays, electrical contacts carry higher current loads and are designed to be directly connected to high voltage...
By: David Howard
Cement Manufacturers Reliance On Electrical Control
Manufacturing cement is an intensive mechanical process relying on large, heavy-duty machinery. It all starts at the mining operation. Limestone and other ingredients are extracted and transported to the cement plant.
By: David Howard
Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation) Contact Kits In Stock!
Allen-Bradley contact kits are used in a wide variety of applications and industries from lighting, manufacturing, overload protection, motor control, and more.
By: David Howard
Robots swarm warehouses
Large and small online retailers are continually seeking to improve operations. One of the most labor-intensive environments is "picking and packing" orders. Several companies are attempting to affordably bring industrial robots to the supply chain.
By: David Howard
Global demand for cranes, shifting but steady
The September 2012 issue of International Cranes and Special Transport includes several articles discussing regional slowdowns in crane demand - though it’s not all bad news. It’s an excellent interview worth a quick read...
By: David Howard
Allen-Bradley Substitute Electrical Contacts
Repco offers an extensive line of the highest quality replacement electrical contacts for Allen-Bradley (Rockwell) contactors. Contact sets are available for the following series: 500-Line, Bulletin 646, IEC 100-Line, Series A Old Style, and Series K.
By: David Howard
Consolidation among motor control manufacturers makes Repco an attractive partner
In the motor control business significant consolidation has occurred over the past decades. Control OEMs have been bought, sold, merged, or cease to exist. The end result, for customers, is that there are fewer manufacturers today.
By: David Howard
Oil rigs need power too
Oil platforms are a critical component of modern day energy production. Offshore platforms drill wells, extract oil and natural gas, and process and store product temporarily.
By: David Howard
Electrical distributors help keep manufacturing going
Because most electrical distributors offer a vast selection of products together with a large standing inventory and competitive prices, they are a single-source provider end-users can rely on for quick turnaround.
By: David Howard
Electrical Contact Manufacturer Repco sells affordable replacements
Repco manufacturers replacement electrical contacts and contact sets for 26 leading control OEMs (e.g., Allen-Bradley, ABB, GE, Square D, Telemecanique, Westinghouse) covering over 75 current and discontinued series.
By: David Howard
Cutler-Hammer Contact Alternatives
Repco offers replacement electrical contacts for Cutler-Hammer (Eaton) contactors and motor starters. Our warehouse inventories contact sets and tip replacement alternatives for various Cutler-Hammer series.
By: David Howard
Electrical contacts in tower cranes help build cities
Self-erecting tower cranes are a critical component in the rise of modern skyscrapers. They grow along with the high-rise they’re helping to build, either beside it or in the center. The tower crane constructs the building and also assembles itself.
By: David Howard
Repco shows its true mettle in the metals industry
Foundry and fabrication facilities use gantry cranes, conveyor systems, and automated heavy machines (mills, press, etc.). These devices all utilize motors and controls for power management. Repco supplies replacement contact sets that match OEM sets.
By: David Howard
Industrial robots do and will need service and replacement electrical parts
Industrial robots need service and maintenance when electrical components wear down and a replacement part is required. And Repco is ready to provide electrical contacts, carbon brushes, and coils without sacrificing form, fit, or function. EDXHXCAHRUY7
By: David Howard
Why are mechanical motor starters still used?
The simple answer is they work well. And in some scenarios mechanical starters offer better performance or are the better option. In high voltage operations they offer superior performance and reliability.
By: Greg
Replacement Electrical Parts Supply and Service 101
A replacement electrical parts supplier can differentiate itself from original equipment manufacturers in one key area: product knowledge. The replacement supplier is an expert focusing exclusively on this niche business.
By: David Howard
Repco is a National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) Associate Member
Repco, Inc. has been a proud associate member of NAED since 2000. Repco stands for replacement electrical parts company. They manufacturer and supply replacement electrical contacts, control coils and carbon brushes.
By: David Howard
In a down economy replacement electrical parts are affordably appealing
When your department is asked to examine costs and to work within a smaller budget, every purchase decision becomes a cost/benefit analysis. Even motor and control systems, which are critical, must cut costs - which means considering replacement parts.
By: David Howard
Motor controls driving your local car wash
There is significant electrical maintenance performed at car washes to help keep things operating smoothly. Electrical contractors depend upon their local electrical wholesaler to have the right products on the shelf for those quick repairs.
By: David Howard
Motor controls help keep Mining Operations running rock solid
Mining equipment manufacturers incorporate electromagnetic motor controls into their equipment and systems.
By: David Howard
Marine cranes get a lift with electrical contacts
Electric powered gantry cranes help keep cargo flowing in and out of the US. And if you look closely, chances are you’ll find electrical contactors starting and stopping the winch motors.
By: David Howard
Replacement contacts and contactor kits versus original OEM parts
Repco reverse engineers and manufactures electrical contacts using the same metals and alloys as used in the original part (CDA 110 copper, 90/10 silver mixes, various platings) then we test the replacement electrical contacts for fit, form, and function.
By: David Howard
Just-in-time inventory for replacement electrical contacts, contact kits, carbon brushes, and motor control coils.
Repco manufactures and sells replacement electrical contacts, kits, carbon brushes, and motor control coils for dozens of control manufacturers. Our replacement parts span 100s of current and obsolete series and suppliers.
By: David Howard
How to identify an unknown electrical contact?
Eventually contacts wear out and when they do it’s critical to get the motor starter functioning as quickly as possible - but if you don’t know the manufacturer or contact type then what?
By: David Howard
About Electrical Contacts
Let’s begin with the basics about contacts. It’s also called a tip, point, finger, wedge, button and segment.
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