Celebrating 30 Years

30 Years

 

Celebrating 30 Years!!!

 

 

ITC is celebrating 30 years of excellence providing our Customers quality products at competitive prices, with fast and friendly service.

While quantities last, orders over $300 will receive a free golf shirt or hat - see details below.

  

 

 

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New Ex9C IEC Contactors

Ex9C09

In our continuing pursuit to bring you the best and most up-to-date products, ITC now offers a new line of ‘Ex9C’ IEC contactors covering from 9 to 1000A, available with AC coils (24 to 600V) or multi-voltage coils (‘wide-range’ 24-250 VAC/DC). Ex9C contactors are in stock for fast shipping!

They are equipped with up to 4 auxiliary contacts and certified cULus.

All corresponding accessories are available: auxiliary contact blocks, interlocks, overload relays, spare coils, and more.   

 

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Screwless Parallel Connectors

5 wire connector in use

 

Screwless parallel connectors are designed to efficiently connect to a common point, and secure electrical wires, without tools. They allow for ease of installation and maintenance, safety and economy of space. The transparent housing makes it easy to inspect the connection.

Easy to use - pull the lever up, insert a wire and push the lever back down.

 

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Important notice regarding IEC contactors

 

Effective March 1, 2024, ITC is discontinuing its popular line of IEC-type AC contactors from 9 to 95A, known as NC1-…., as well as the relevant accessories (overload relays NR2-…, auxiliary contacts, etc…).

While a limited supply of these components will still be available for some time, we are pleased to introduce a new line of IEC contactors covering the range of 9 to 500A, available with both AC coils (24 to 600V) and with multi-voltage coils (‘wide-range’ 24-250 VAC/DC), equipped with up to 4 auxiliary contacts and certified cULus. All corresponding accessories are available for this new series. ITC has already in stock a limited quantity of the new contactors;  orders for the old line will be accepted, subject to conditions and availability.

 ex9c18500

A new quick reference catalog ‘EC-2401 - Ex9C Contactors’ describing the new line (known as Ex9C) is available – download.     

DIN Mounted Distribution Blocks

LK-500A-3 NO Linkwell

The new, compact DTS LK series of DIN Rail mounted, compact distribution blocks with current rating ranging from 85A to 520A and accommodate up to 4 connected/linked poles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Soft Starters

Soft StartersITC is offering the new Ex9QR5 line of Soft Starters (Solid State Reduced Voltage Starters or SSRVs) from NOARK.

Soft starters offer ramping up the voltage applied to the windings of a three-phase motor during the start-up phase, in order to prevent the well-known detrimental electrical and mechanical effects which occur in case of a direct start (high in-rush current and starting torque, stress on mechanical components, etc...).

The Ex9QR5 devices offer several programmable modes of operation, plus a number of protection functions, including phase loss or unbalance, overload, over- and under-voltage, locked rotor, starter timing, and additional features.

 

 

 

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UL489 Miniature Circuit Breakers

MCBsITC offers quick delivery on the complete range of NOARK UL 489 Miniature Circuit Breakers, up to 63A current rating. Miniature Circuit Breakers offer thermal magnetic protection against short circuit and overload conditions, in compliance with UL/CSA/IEC standards for branch circuit protection in commercial and residential applications. These include motor control, receptacle circuits, HVAC, instrumentation, UPSs, power supplies, etc.

 

 

 

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How to Start an AC Motor

Starting a 3-phase motor presents several problems, well known by designers and users of this type of equipment. Soft Starters D1Direct starting an AC motor will cause inrush current frequently higher than 5 times full-load current (FLA); the resulting high torque may produce mechanical stress on the equipment connected; and, last but not least, users may incur penalties from their Utility, due to consequences of the temporary high inrush current on the network.

 

 

The following is a compact and simplified exposition of the methods used to start a three-phase electric motors. The choice of these methods depends on the need to minimize the effects mentioned above – effects which are, in turn, depending also on the power rating of the motor.

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Rope Pull Safety Limit Switches

Comepi ROPE PULL safety 3COMEPI’s rope pull safety limit switches with or without manual reset are and ideal solution for emergency stops along all a production line perimeter. Various sizes, head orientation and contact configurations are available. With available accessories such as stay bolts, clamps and springs, one switch is able to guarantee the safety of a perimeter up to 25 meters.

The manual reset device makes these rope-pull safety limit switches suitable for emergency stop applications.

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ALFRA Tri-Cut Punching Tools

TriCutALFRA's TriCut® Punch/Die sets are the ideal tool to punch round holes in mild steel plate, to a maximum thickness 3.0 mm, without requiring a hydraulic pump – just a draw stud with ball-bearing head. These punches are manufactured in Germany by ALFRA GmBH, a company with a long history in high quality tools for cutting, drilling, punching and metal working in general.

 

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