Reach new levels of performance and access the true high-efficiency potential of your applications with the upcoming VLT® Midi Drive FC 280, the evolution of the popular VLT® 2800 drive. Unlock valuable savings, with a wide range of features designed to make installing, using, and maintaining the drive as cost-efficient as possible – just set it and forget it. The VLT Midi Drive will offer 5 enclosure sizes in the extended power range 0.37 kW to 22 kW.

Unlock the true potential of your solutions

For precise and efficient motor control for machine builders in the food and beverage, material handling, and processing industries, the VLT® Midi Drive is ideal. It is strong on control performance, functional safety, and flexible fieldbus communication. The right mix of features ensures the drive suits your task, whether for conveyor systems, mixers, and packaging systems or driving pumps, fans, and compressors.It’s also an easy retrofit for VLT® 2800 in established plants or machine concepts.

Integrated features free you from finding space and budget to install extra components:

• DC chokes reduce harmonics to less than 48% THDi
• RFI filter
• Safe Torque Off (STO)
• Brake chopper

Flexible fieldbus communication

Fieldbus communication variants

• PROFIBUS
• PROFINET
• Ethernet/IP
• CANopen
• Modbus RTU and FC Protocol are integrated as standard

Options

Memory module
The VLT® Memory Module MCM 101 facilitates helpful implementation of factory settings for machine builders, fast installation of firmware updates, and easy transfer of settings during retrofit.
24 V DC external supply
The back-up power supply keeps the control system alive in the event of mains loss.
Adapter for graphical LCP
Enable the full functional interface by connecting the graphical LCP.
Enhanced numerical LCP
Use this effective user interface to access parameters, check the drive status and reset alarms.