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Two new Allen-Bradley power
monitors from Rockwell
Automation provide
manufacturers with scalable, costeffective
insight into how, when and
where energy is being used
throughout the production process.
The Allen-Bradley PowerMonitor
W250 and 500 power meters offer
users an opportunity to costeffectively
drive energy monitoring
further into their production
processes compared to previous
monitoring technology, a release from
Rockwell Automation noted.
"Many manufacturers are looking to
gain deeper insight and data granularity
of their industrial energy consumption,"
explained Phillip Bush, power and
energy management product manager,
Rockwell Automation. "These two new
power monitors allow our customers to
drill down beneath facility or processlevel
monitoring to collect data from
specific energy-intensive applications
without significant cost and effort."
The PowerMonitor W250 power
meter offers a self-generating wireless
communications platform, ideally
suited for applications located in areas
where hard-wired networking is cost
prohibitive. The PowerMonitor 500
power meter features a large LCD
display to view energy use information
directly at the process being
monitored without requiring any
additional components.
The wireless PowerMonitor W250
power meter is capable of measuring
energy consumption at multiple
metering locations, including remote or
confined spaces such as ceilings,
conveyor belts or outdoors. Completely
cable-free, the self-generating wireless
network transmits energy
consumption information directly to
Rockwell Software RSEnergyMetrix
software for reduced networking costs
and easier data collection. Simplified
networking for additional monitors
allows for improved system modularity
and flexibility.
For smaller consumption and
demand-monitoring applications, the
PowerMonitor 500 power meter
features an on-device LCD display in a
small, panel-mounted footprint.
Operators can access real-time energy
demand and consumption data at the
machine or process level to drive
employee engagement in energy savings
initiatives.
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