SEW-EURODRIVE: Driving the World

Perhaps you've seen the link for Online Support on SEW-EURODRIVE's website and wondered what it was. Turns out, it's a LOT of things. Drive selection. Quotations. Startup information. Maintenance assistance. Troubleshooting. Documents. And a whole lot more. Online Support Product Manager Courtney Lee joins us today to explain all the things you can do with this powerful tool.

Curious about mobile robots (MRs)? Wondering how they might fit into your automation system? Heard of SEW-EURODRIVE's MAXOLUTION® but wasn't sure if it could help you? Zachary Goodman, systems engineer with MAXOLUTION®, joins us today to answer your questions. He'll give us a 30,000 foot view of the exciting landscape of MRs and SEW-EURODRIVE's automation technology.

Trying to sort through all the VFD choices and coming up more confused than ever? Take a look at SEW-EURODRIVE's MOVITRAC® advanced. It's part of the MOVI-C® portfolio and like all MOVI-C® products, it's Consistently easy to get started setting it up. Corporate Electronics product manager Brian Lambert joins us today to explain how MOVITRAC® advanced may be just what you need to make the complex s...

Perhaps you've heard about SEW-EURODRIVE's big planetary gearboxes. But did you know that we also make precision planetary gearboxes to pair with our servomotors? Servo product manager Anecia Hoffield joins us today to introduce the small and precise PxG® planetary gearbox family. They're amazingly versatile and tailored to meet a wide range of applications.

Adding a keypad to your VFD can be a real timesaver. In fact, the MOVI-C® portfolio offers five keypad choices for its VFDs. How do you know which one is right for you? Corporate trainer Jason Cantrell joins us today to go over each one. He'll even be talking about a brand-new one that doesn't have a screen or any buttons! How can that be? Listen in and find out!

Need a compact gearbox for your Heavy Industrial Gearing application? Perhaps you considered a planetary gearbox but didn't think it was versatile enough. Well, think again! SEW-EURODRIVE's P2.e planetary gearbox is amazingly flexible, as HIG Product Manager Austin Burdette joins us to explain. After this podcast, you'll never again think of planetary gearboxes as limiting!

Trade shows can be a lot of fun to visit, but are they really worth the time and effort? Marketing Supervisor Joe Tetzel joins us today to explain why trade shows most emphatically ARE worth attending. You'll hear what makes SEW-EURODRIVE's booths different from those of other exhibitors. And Joe will tell a few stories about customers who came away from a trade show with a lot more than they expe...

Are your motion applications dissolving into cable chaos? Getting a VFD wired up to the motor, brake, temperature sensors, and encoder can be a real challenge. Is there are way out of this cable spaghetti? Corporate trainer Don Congdon joins us today to talk about MOVILINK®DDI, a powerful technology that tames the chaos. By combining a single-cable solution with powerful digital data streams, MOVI...

We've been talking about it for a long time, but it's finally here—The Year of MOVI-C®. Our B generation products are starting to say goodbye after almost two decades of service. It's time to switch to MOVI-C®. Corporate trainer Don Congdon joins us today to tell you about three classes that SEW-EURODRIVE offers to help you painlessly move into the exciting world of MOVI-C®.

SEW-EURODRIVE supports its customers well through excellent customer service. But knowing where to start can be challenging. Joining us today is Carissa Snyder, our Customer Service trainer. She'll explain how to use tools like Online Support, email, and phone assistance to solve your problems quickly and efficiently.

SEW-EURODRIVE offers our customers so many solutions that it's easy to get overwhelmed. But we're not all that complex once you understand how things work. Joining us today is District Sales Engineer Culley Holland, who will help you successfully navigate the world of SEW-EURODRIVE products, nomenclature, SO numbers, and Online Support tools.

It's Driving the World's 100th episode! In honor of this milestone, Rainer Blickle, our first guest, joins us again. He'll talk about SEW-EURODRIVE's growth and outreach, both globally and in its own local community. As you'll discover, SEW-EURODRIVE hasn't been standing still!

Got a servo gearmotor application where space is at a premium? Then SEW-EURODRIVE's new PxG® integrated gearmotor might be just what you're looking for! Anecia Hoffield, product manager for the servo portfolio, joins us today to discuss how this compact planetary servo gearmotor can solve your application problems.

Heard about MOVILINK® DDI and wondered what it is? Wonder no longer. Daniel Paganini, product manager for mechatronics joins us today to explain MOVILINK® DDI. As you'll discover, it's a lot more than a single cable solution between SEW-EURODRIVE's motors and VFDs!

Trying to decide between the MOVITRAC® LTE-B+ and the MOVITRAC® LTP-B? They're excellent VFDs, but they're definitely not identical. Corporate trainer Don Congdon joins us again today to talk about their differences so you can make the right choice for your application.

Many people think of SEW-EURODRIVE's MOVITRAC® LTE-B+ and LTP-B VFDs as simple shaft spinners. But they're actually much more powerful and advanced than you might think. Corporate trainer Don Congdon joins us today to discuss the hidden power and lesser-known features of these amazing VFDs.

Regenerative energy is a fact of life when using a variable-frequency drive. Most people just throw it away. But did you know that there are smarter ways to deal with it? Senior product engineer Jeremy McCullough is back once more to discuss some clever strategies that you can use to make regenerative energy work for you.

OK, you're ready to make your system more power and energy efficient, but you're not sure what questions to ask. After all, this is a complicated subject. Fear not! Senior product engineer Jeremy McCullough is back to guide you through this fascinating and useful topic. He'll show you where to start and what questions to ask. More importantly, he'll explain how SEW-EURODRIVE has the solutions to y...

Power and energy play a big role in industry, affecting things as diverse as motor sizes and the monthly electric bill. Everyone wants to save energy, but where do you begin? Senior product engineer Jeremy McCullough joins us today to lay the groundwork for tackling this complex topic!

Curious about heavy-duty mixing on a big scale? That's good, because SEW-EURODRIVE offers some heavy-duty solutions. Joining us today is Austin Burdette, our Heavy Industrial Gearing product manager. He'll answer your questions about your big mixing problems.

Trying to manage a big inventory of drives? Then you should look into DriveTag, an SEW-EURODRIVE innovation to solve this very problem. Joining us today is Mechanical Product manager, Jeff Belk, who will explain what DriveTag is and how it can help you.

SEW-EURODRIVE's YouTube® channel has a lot of videos. But perhaps you're feeling a bit overwhelmed and wonder how to start mining the information they offer. Today, corporate trainer Don Congdon joins us to introduce the channel and explain what it can do for you. More importantly, he'll give you the key to taking the best advantage of its content.

Couplings may be humble components, but many applications would be helpless without them. Couplings link motors to gearboxes and gearboxes to applications. But they come in so many varieties that choosing the right one can be a bit baffling. Here to help us today is our Industrial Gearing Engineering Team Lead, Julio Montoya, who will help unsnarl your coupling confusion.

PROFINET®, EtherNet/IP®, EtherCAT®, PROFIBUS®, Modbus® TCP. Maybe you know that these are popular fieldbus standards. But what's the difference? Why choose one over another? Do certain ones have unique advantages or work better for some applications? Here to answer your questions today is corporate trainer Don Congdon. He'll tackle these questions and more!

Feeling baffled about controlling automation devices like variable-frequency drives (VFDs)? Then you've come to the right place! Today, we're joined by corporate trainer Don Congdon who explains VFD control, starting with binary control and working up to sophisticated fieldbus control.