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ECMA: \u2018Dynamic and Growing\u2019 Behind the Scenes<\/strong><\/p>\n

* By Katie Kuehner-Hebert *<\/p>\n

Need an electrification or controlling device for your application? Consider working with the Electrification and Controls Manufacturers Association (ECMA) Industry Group of MHI. ECMA is a group of manufacturers that provides standards, safe practices and education for the use of power and control systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the material handling industry grows it has become very critical to become more collaborative between suppliers, system integrators and application users to solve problems with applications,\u201d said ECMA\u2019s vice chair Joseph M. McAdams, Jr., operations director of MHI member Vahle Inc. \u201cECMA is a group ready to work in a collaborative fashion to support this effort.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most applications in the industry need the ability to provide power and controls to their moving components, he said. For example, an automobile factory requires thousands of components to be processed through an assembly system, and the member companies of ECMA provide the electrification systems to make that happen. ECMA members also make control systems such as frequency drives, positioning systems, communication systems, sensors and more.<\/p>\n

\u201cECMA member companies are working to support the demands of the material handling industry growth,\u201d McAdams said. \u201cAs the industry becomes more automated, applications are becoming intelligent, which will require the member companies of ECMA to collaborate and develop components and systems that meet the demands of the industry as it moves toward automation and IoT.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ECMA can serve as an extension of other MHI Industry Groups in providing professional advisement, specification development, technical and safety reviews on related subjects, added Kevin R. Hadley, president and director of sales, service and marketing at MHI member Cervis Inc.<\/p>\n

\u201cECMA has been open to and willing to entertain initiatives and serve the needs of other MHI industry groups,\u201d Hadley said.<\/p>\n

Over the past three years, ECMA has made an effort to provide expertise in the fields of electrification and control through the release of standards such as ECMA 15, ECMA 25 and ECMA 35, said Anthony Di Tommaso, Cervis\u2019 director of product development.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first case study was released in 2019 with more to follow in the future,\u201d Di Tommaso said. \u201cThe members of ECMA are interested in the pursuit of publishing standards, case studies and other material for the betterment of industries served by MHI.\u201d<\/p>\n

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