Rockwell adds ArcShield technology across CENTERLINE 2100 motor control centers

August 13, 2023

Rockwell Automation developed ArcShield technology for CENTERLINE motor control centers to help increase workforce safety and mitigate arc flash damage. The arc flash safety technology has now been expanded for Canadian manufacturers with high-amp applications typical in the oil, gas, mining, water treatment and power generation industries.

Workforce fatalities are greatly preventable with arc flash containment solutions like ArcShield technology, the Milwaukee, Wisconsin-headquartered company said.

The CENTERLINE 2100 motor control centers now offer a device limited ArcShield solution for up to 600V and 3000 A current rating. The motor control center is designed to contain an arcing fault for the time it takes the pre-tested main protective device to clear the fault.

The CENTERLINE 2100 motor control center with new 600V device limited 1600…3000 A ArcShield technology meets strict industry safety standards, including UL 845/cUL, NMX-353-ANCE, and Type 2 accessibility requirements, defined by IEEE C37.20.7. These motor control centers meet UL and NEMA standards and offer solutions for networking, communications and safety.

NEMA (National Electrical Manufacturers Association) developed a set of standards relating to electric motors that include design classes, frame sizes, enclosures, and configurations.

The motor control centers offer smarter, safer and more secure solutions. Using smart technology, Rockwell can tailor motor control centers solutions to meet critical power, control and information needs. It offers high short circuit withstand ratings in type tested enclosure, continuous bus bracing provides uniform support, and is produced with durable NEMA components, the design allows for backward compatibility. Its center-mounted bus design improves heat dissipation, and a solid grounding system helps reduce shock hazards, and integrates functional safety solutions for PowerFlex 755 and 753 VFDs that include SISTEMA files and make safety system design and completion easier.

With the motor control centers offering ArcShield arc flash reduction technology, organizations can increase safety and meet UL and NEMA standards. It helps reduce arc flash hazards and provide more protection against internal electrical arcing faults, meets Type 2 accessibility requirements, as defined by IEEE C37.20.7, and includes arc-resistant latches on all doors to keep the door latched during an arcing flash. It also includes arc-resistant baffles in all units to enable adequate heat dissipation and retain arc containment and offers a device limited arc flash solution for up to 600V and 3000 A current rating.

With an integrated network infrastructure, smart motor control devices and user interface software, organizations can monitor and diagnose their motor control center from almost anywhere.

The IntelliCENTER technology is the ‘ultimate window’ into the motor control centers using software that provides access to critical operating data and troubleshooting tools to help reduce downtime and a built-in EtherNet/IP network provides real-time data to minimize the need to approach the motor control center.

Additionally, the network is preconfigured and validated, so device connections, IP addresses, subnet masks, custom parameter settings for PowerFlex VFDs and E300 Electronic Overload Relay, and advanced port settings are set. With the new cloud-based IntelliCENTER extension, organizations can manage motor control center devices in the FactoryTalk Design Studio environment.

Manufactured on four continents, CENTERLINE motor control centers are designed to meet customers’ critical power, safety, motor control and information needs in markets around the world.