ABB ACS800-31-0040-2 Motor Drive - 37kW/120A Industrial
Part Number: 68671205
Quick Summary
ABB ACS800-31-0040-2 motor drive provides precise speed control for industrial conveyors and presses. In practice, engineers often confront tuning difficulties, integration hurdles, and unexpected downtime when selecting a drive that’s too small or mismatched to the load. The ACS800 family is built to address these pain points with robust protection and programmatic safety options, including CE compliance and available IP-rated configurations to suit harsh environments. By leveraging this drive, OEMs and maintenance teams can improve cycle consistency, reduce energy waste, and simplify panel integration, delivering measurable business value across automation lines and machine tools.
Product Information
Feature → Business Impact → Application: The ACS800-31-0040-2 handles continuous power up to 37 kW with a continuous current rating of 120 A, enabling precise motor control for medium-power applications such as conveyors and injection-molded tooling. This directly improves process stability and reduces peak-load stress, translating to lower wear and longer motor life in material handling lines. Feature → Business Impact → Application: Compact, DIN-rail friendly form factor and straightforward commissioning streamline installation in existing panels, lowering project risk and reducing installation time for new lines or retrofits in packaging and automation cells. Feature → Business Impact → Application: Built-in protection features and safe-start options increase equipment uptime by quickly detecting faults and enabling graceful shutdowns, supporting compliance with safety standards while minimizing unplanned downtime. Feature → Business Impact → Application: Energy-efficient drive algorithms and customizable ramp profiles cut idle losses and peak currents, delivering measurable energy savings on fans, pumps, and extrusion processes in continuous operation environments. Feature → Business Impact → Application: Seamless compatibility with ABB control ecosystems and third-party SCADA integrations enables rapid system-wide optimization, improving changeover times and reducing engineering effort during upgrades. Feature → Business Impact → Application: Industry-specific capabilities, including available IP-rated enclosures and safety functions, help justify ROI for demanding environments such as material handling, packaging, and automated tooling.
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FAQs
The ACS800-31-0040-2 is designed for straightforward integration with ABB control systems and common third-party PLCs. It supports standard wiring schemes, parameter transfer via built-in interfaces, and plug-and-play commissioning with ABB soft starters and drives. This minimizes engineering effort, reduces commissioning time, and ensures consistent control behavior across your automation stack.
Key specs include continuous power up to 37 kW and a continuous current rating of 120 A. The drive supports precise speed control for motors in mid-power applications, with flexible ramp profiles, fault diagnostics, and protection features designed to maintain stable operation under varying loads typical of conveyors, pumps, and machine tools.
Yes. The drive’s capability to deliver smooth speed transitions, reliable torque control, and robust protection makes it well-suited for conveyors and material-handling lines. Its compact footprint and straightforward integration reduce panel space and engineering time, while energy-efficient tuning helps lower operating costs on high-cycle packaging lines.
The ACS800-31-0040-2 supports CE compliance and is available in configurations that align with common safety and IP-rated enclosure requirements. When selecting an variant, specify the environment to ensure appropriate enclosure rating and functional safety capabilities, enabling compliant operation in industrial plants and automated lines.
The drive reduces energy consumption through optimized ramping and motor control, lowers downtime via robust fault detection, and extends motor life with improved torque and current management. Combined with easier installation and seamless integration, these factors contribute to a favorable ROI for mid-power automation projects and fleet-wide maintenance strategies.