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Choosing a manufacturer that has experience in designing and developing motor controls and drives offers significant advantages in many industries. By understanding the specific needs of critical applications, these manufacturers can tailor their products to meet customer requirements.

Benshaw is committed to providing exceptional support and service, helping customers with customized solutions for unique applications.

We would like to welcome Benshaw to the MWA product line!

Who is Benshaw?

Founded in 1983, Benshaw is a recognized leader in the design, development, and manufacture of standard, and custom, motor controls and drives.

Benshaw's modern manufacturing facilities offer the best of both worlds: local convenience and global efficiency.

Specializing in complex applications and cost-effective solutions, their commitment to providing high-quality mission-critical motor controls and drives is backed by ISO certification.

What is mission critical?

Mission-critical environments are any operations that cannot tolerate interruptions, compromises, or shutdowns while performing their critical functions. In applications that drive critical machinery, such as water treatment, transportation systems, or motors used in cooling systems, failures can lead to significant disruption.

Benshaw's extensive research in motor control has resulted in low and medium voltage soft starters that feature advanced motor control and protection functionality.

Low Voltage Soft Starter

The Benshaw low voltage soft starter is designed with constant current start technology. By reducing the initial surge of current when your motor starts, the stress on the electrical system and the motor itself is minimized.

Features like Torque Vectoring Reduction (TVR) soft stop allow for a controlled stop of your motor. Instead of abruptly stopping, the motor's speed is gradually reduced, minimizing the impact on the mechanical components.

The Benshaw CSXi low voltage series includes motor protection functions such as overload protection, phase loss protection, and under-voltage protection to safeguard your motor from damage.

Combination Starter

Maybe you need something more advanced than a soft starter? Benshaw MX4PB combination starters are based on the advanced EMX4i chassis soft starter chassis and come with a wide range of features, including:

• Soft Starter
• Circuit breaker with door-mounted rotary disconnect operator
• Run duty bypass
• 120V control power transformer
• Door-mounted keypad

Available in standard and heavy-duty models, Benshaw combination starters are customizable to meet specific operating voltage, horsepower, and full load amps (FLA).

Overload protection, phase loss protection, and under-voltage protection are just some of the advanced features that safeguard your motor. With a 65kAIC circuit breaker, this means the circuit breaker can handle larger fault currents of up to 65,000 amperes.

Marshall Wolf Automation is an authorized Benshaw distributor. Contact us to find out how Benshaw soft starters and combination starters can fit into your application!