Danfoss FCD-302 Decentral Drives Instructions

Danfoss FCD-302 Decentral Drives

Specifications

• Product Name: Decentral Drives FCD 302
• Manufacturer: Danfoss
• Model: FCD 302
• Website:danfoss.com/flexconcept

Product Usage Instructions

Savings in the Installation Process

• The Decentral Drives FCD 302 offers additional digital and analog I/O, allowing for the integration of field sensors without significant extra cost.
  This feature results in savings in time, labor, and installation costs for users like Fairlife.

Everyone is a Winner

• Danfoss NAM’s PUSH / PULL strategy benefits both equipment builders like Descon Conveyor Systems and end-users such as Fairlife, providing cost savings and efficiency improvements.

Streamlined Hygienic Design

• The FCD 302 features a hygienic design that ensures efficient and clean operation, making it suitable for food and beverage applications.
• For more information, contact Brian Kelly, the Global Key Account Manager at Danfoss.

FAQ

Q: Can the Decentral Drives FCD 302 be used in other industries apart from food and beverage?

A: While the FCD 302 is designed with a focus on food and beverage applications, its versatility and features make it suitable for various industries that require decentralized drive solutions.

Usage Instructions

The first packaging lines – and the next

• Danfoss North America (NAM) sales team has delivered the first VLT® FlexConcept® solution in North America.
• Fairlife has built a new dairy production facility in Coopersville, Michigan. The new site will begin production of a milk protein drink called Fairlife and Core Power.
• Danfoss NAM has supplied a VLT® FlexConcept® solution for three packaging lines at the Coopersville facility. Each line uses approximately 60 pieces of the VLT® OneGearDrive® and the VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 302 respectively.

Everyone is a winner

• To secure these packaging lines, Danfoss NAM utilized a Danfoss Food & Beverage PUSH / PULL strategy, providing savings to both the equipment builder Descon Conveyor Systems, and the end user Fairlife.

Savings in installation process

• Jeff Philpott, Descon Conveyor Systems: “The VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 302 has saved Descon time and money, for we can utilize the I/O connection of the FCD 302 and reduce analog I/O block. Node connectivity is very expensive. Any additional Ethernet switches and I/O blocks add so much more cost, more wiring, and more time to install.”
• The additional digital and analog I/O provided by Decentral Drives FCD 302 offers Descon and our customers the ability to add field sensors without adding major costs.
• Alternative suppliers did not support this feature”, explains Jeff Philpott, and elaborates on the cost savings achieved: Descon is confident that we can deliver major savings for Fairlife in time, labor, and installation costs.
• With the FCD 302 decentral solution, costs are minimized for local electrical contractors.”
• The Danfoss VLT® FlexCon-cept® solution provided a competitive advantage over our rivals.
• The hygienic design of the VLT® OneGear-Drive®, paired with the VLT® Decentral Drive FCD 302, pushes Descon Conveyor Systems ahead of our competition technically.

Jeff Philpott

Applications Group Manager Descon Conveyor Systems

Streamlined hygienic design

• Fairlife Maintenance Manager Robert Cunningham was highly impressed with the clean, hygienic design of the VLT® FlexConcept® solution: The VLT® OneGearDrive® has no fan or bleeder valve, which is ideal for our dairy plant.”
• Danfoss VLT® FlexConcept® offers a second advantage for Fairlife: the very limited number of spare parts required for the plant.
• Descon Conveyor Systems only required three VLT® OneGearDrive® variants and two Decentral Drives FCD 302 variants for all three bottling lines.
• Many thanks for the excellent local support given to Descon Conveyor Systems by our sales partner Davis Controls.
• Davis was instrumental in securing this project order.

For more information, contact:

• Brian Kelly
• Global Key Account Manager
• Food & Beverage
• brian_kelly@danfoss.com
• Danfoss VLT Drives
• Danfoss can accept no responsibility for possible errors in catalogs, brochures, and other printed material. Danfoss reserves the right to alter its products without notice.
• This also applies to products already on order provided that such alterations can be made without subsequential changes being necessary in specifications already agreed.
• All trademarks in this material are the property of the respective companies. Danfoss and the Danfoss logotype are trademarks of Danfoss A/S. All rights reserved.
• danfoss.com/flexconcept

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