L&S Electric works closely with Yaskawa, providing value-added services to enhance the performance of your rotating equipment. It is important to us to help keep your productivity high and downtime low.
One of the largest North American distributors of Yaskawa variable frequency drives, L&S Electric is also an authorized service center that provides start-up and on-site services. Yaskawa is the world’s largest manufacturer of drives for industrial automation and OEM equipment, covering every automation application need and offering the greatest selection and performance available.
One of the main advantages of using a VFD is the energy cost savings associated with speed control. When using belts/sheaves or gearboxes to reduce speed, the motor still runs at full speed; however, a VFD reduces the actual motor speed, which reduces the amps drawn by the motor. This reduces the amount of energy used—and saves you energy costs. By ramping up the motor speed slowly, VFDs also help customers save energy by reducing the in-rush and mechanical issues associated with starting motors across the line.