Hameln, 14 October 2009 --- At the SPS/IPC/Drives fair in Nuremberg (Stand 360, Hall 1), Lenze shows how to make big savingswith well conceived concepts. Cost reductions come from greater energy efficiency, optimum drive design, intelligent installation and a scaleable product portfolio. The specialist in drives and automation solutions demonstrates how economic efficiency, achieved through decreasing life cycle costs, and environmental protection, achieved through energy-saving solutions, form a perfect match. Product highlights are the new decentralised drive solution 8400 protec and the I/O System 1000.

An intelligent approach to cost-cutting starts with matching the drive solution precisely to the automation task in question. Here, during the engineering of a project, innovative solutions are needed. For this, Lenze has developed a design tool called Drive Solution Designer (DSD) which is demonstrated live on the Lenze stand. With the "Energy Performance Certificate Drive Solution" from DSD, drive solutions can be optimised quickly and easily from the vantage point of maximum energy efficiency. Additional savings potential can be exploited with the new IE2 motors, which by their high efficiency reduce energy consumption straight away. Combined with efficient bevel gearboxes, energy costs can be reduced by more than 40%. Yet another possibility to save intelligently is to use the 8400 HighLine inverters with their integrated table positioning function to develop cost effective positioning applications using frequency inverter technology.

On the product level, scaleability and a precisely conceived mechanical design form the basis for efficient solutions. Lenze’s I/O System 1000, for example, combines an extremely compact design with a modular mechanical concept. The 8400 protec, with which Lenze is expanding its 8400 frequency inverter platform, stands out by its operational readiness and robust housing. The new decentralised drive system uses the PROFIsafe profile for fail-safe communication and features a series of integrated safety functions. In a special part of its trade fair stand, Lenze is showing the changes entailed by the new machinery directive EN ISO 13849-1 in the area of functional safety.