BEIJING, China, March 7, 2025 - Schneider Electric, a global leader in industrial technology, has announced the launch of two new innovations in the AltivarTM soft starter family - the ATS430 and ATS490 - which can provide reliable and efficient motor management and protection solutions for enterprise users to optimize energy efficiency and operational efficiency while significantly improving sustainability and market competitiveness amid the wave of digital transformation. In the wave of digital transformation, these two new products can provide reliable and efficient motor management and protection solutions for enterprise users' digital factories, helping enterprises optimize energy efficiency and operational efficiency while significantly improving sustainability, operational resilience and market competitiveness.
Digital and Green Native Design to Meet the Demands of Efficient Operations in Multiple Scenarios
In today's industrial world, safe, reliable and high-performance motor management solutions are key to improving the productivity, sustainability and operational reliability of industrial facilities. According to data, motors in industrial and infrastructure applications account for approximately 53% of the world's electricity consumption. By controlling the gentle starting and stopping of motors, soft starters can optimize energy use by reducing mechanical or hydraulic shocks and peak power demands.
Schneider Electric's new Altivar™ soft starters - ATS430 and ATS490 - are based on innovative design concepts that are native to digitalization and greening, and are designed to provide users with operational excellence and competitive advantage. Specifically:
● Digital empowerment: Both new products are seamlessly integrated with Schneider Electric's EcoStruxure architecture and platform, which realizes data collection and analysis through real-time sensing of energy utilization and equipment operation status, providing users with data-based insights on energy and asset management, and assisting in accurate decision-making.
● Green Leadership: Both new products comply with REACH and RoHS standards, use more than 20% bio-based plastics, and are certified by ASI for aluminum materials. In addition, both products are integrated with EcoStruxure Power Management Expert (PME), with an energy efficiency of over 99.5%, empowering users to strengthen their green competitiveness.
On this basis, the new Altivar™ soft starters have been designed and configured for compact standard applications in the discrete industry, as well as for normal-duty and heavy-duty applications in process control and infrastructure construction. By precisely adapting to the specific needs of different application scenarios, the new soft starters provide strong support for efficient operation in multiple scenarios for users in various industries.
Altivar ATS430 soft starter: an efficient, easy-to-use, safe and reliable tool for the lean and mean
The new Altivar ATS430 soft starter is ideal for compact standard applications in discrete industries, where cost efficiency and ease of use are essential. Suitable for a wide range of standard industrial machinery, rail transportation, water supply and treatment, and building applications, the ATS430 soft starter not only excels in performance and automation system integration, but also supports energy, power, and motor condition monitoring, enabling users to achieve energy efficiency and equipment life extension.
● Flexible and easy to use: By adopting torque control starting method, the mechanical stress on the motor, driving equipment, and power grid can be reduced, the service life of the equipment can be extended, and frequent starting can be allowed; It is suitable for temperatures ranging from -25 to 60 ℃, supporting voltages of 208-600V and frequencies of 50/60Hz ± 20%; The entire series is equipped with built-in bypass contactors to reduce the risk of production interruption; The basic function of built-in efficient motor management does not require the addition of external devices.
● Safe and reliable: Not only does it comply with the 3S3, 3M3 mechanical and 3C3 chemical standards of IEC 60721-3-3, but it can also provide equipment status monitoring function, support upgrades and repairs; At the same time, in terms of network information security, ATS430 can reduce downtime caused by unintentional or accidental intervention through embedded network security best practices.
Green and efficient: adopting green design; Built in current and voltage sensors, real-time sensing of energy and power status, helping users improve overall efficiency from design to operation; At the same time, it also integrates EcoStruxure motor control configuration function, which can quickly complete the customization of complete soft starter solutions.
ATS490 soft starter: an ideal choice for powerful performance, high toughness and efficiency
The new generation Altivar ATS490 soft starter is suitable for constant and heavy load applications in process control and infrastructure construction, such as water supply and treatment, oil and gas chemical industry, mining metallurgy and building materials, rail transit and other equipment asset priority and strict operational resilience requirements. It can not only achieve precise control of motor torque and smooth acceleration and deceleration, but also has a certified "Safe Torque Off (STO)" function and network security protection, which