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The Entertron Advantage
Excluding
cost as an issue, Entertron offers the following features
and capabilities:
Using the
SK1600-RIC or Smart-PAK PLUS
8 amp
outputs - no additional relays required.
Most other PLCs offer an output rating of 2 amps
/ output. In using a load at or higher than
specified will reduce the useful life of the
control relay.
Pluggable
terminal blocks - This feature allows
for easy installation and replacement of
controller. Ideal for testing controller before
wiring to final system. Also, ideal for customers
should controller fail in field. Rather than tag
and unwire all terminals, The Entertron unit
unplugs. NO REWIRING IS REQUIRED.
A 5
year warranty - Entertron warrants that
its controllers are free from manufacturing error
or component defect for 5 years. Should there be
component failure, send the unit back for repair.
Entertron offers repair services after the three
year warranty has expired.
Pluggable
Memory - EPROMS are socketed and can be
replaced in the field. Should a customer require
a program modification, You can simply send the
customer an EPROM with the desired changes. Other
PLCs would require you to do one of the following
- either send someone with a program loader to
the site and make the desired changes, or give
the customer your program.
Entertron believes that the program is
intellectual property of the OEM and should be protected.
Unlike other
controllers with password protection to guard against
this, Entertron takes a different approach with our OEM
customers. When creating a program, two files are
created. The first is your ladder logic file. The second
file is a .hex file. The .hex file is the ONLY file that
is loaded into the controller. Should your customer
require a modification to your equipment, they would be
required to contact you, rather than go to a local
distributor in their area for the PLC that is in your
system. This approach assists our OEMs in replacement and
after the sale revenue for their equipment. Should you
choose to give your customer YOUR program, that is
entirely up to you, but with fierce competition and the
threat of theft of design, a company must take all
precautions.
As a result, Entertron protects its OEM customers. How?
All Entertron controllers have an independent serial
number. Each serial number is logged and includes the
following information:
Should your customer contact Entertron and inquire about
pricing and spare parts, Entertron first requests a
serial number for the controller. If the controller is
sold to a current OEM, Entertron will refer them back to
the OEM. Thus offering factory protection,
GUARANTEED.
The advantages
of standardizing with Entertron include:
Minimize
Inventory carrying cost
Minimize Part
numbers required for bill of materials
Increase
buying power
Avoid customer
specification with Entertron strategy
Reduce
additional components required (additional
relays)
5 year
warranty
10 year repair
window
Factory
protection - ask and we will explain!!
Program
protection - better than password
Pluggablility
To find out more about
these and other capabilities that Entertron can offer
your company, contact us via email at plcs@entertron.com or call 716-772-7216.
Note -
Entertron can supply references of our OEM customers who
have worked with Entertron. Should you be interested,
please let us know.
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