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Customer application 26 February 2020

Bringing Everything into Line

Motor Manufacturer VEM Revolutionizes the Terminal Box: Using TOPJOB® S from WAGO to Transform a Bolted Terminal Board into a Pluggable Connection System

From Wernigerode, they have gone out into the world to revolutionize junction boxes. The motor designers at VEM use the new TOPJOB® S Rail-Mount Terminal Blocks with push-buttons from WAGO. While this may not appear spectacular at first glance, it has the potential to make the installation of motors faster and safer. The “VEMoCONTACT” also improves ergonomics in the workplace – primarily for maintenance and service personnel.

“There has never been a connection like this for standard and specialized motors,” notes Andreas Rudolph, hard-pressed to contain his enthusiasm. A designer of low-voltage motors at VEM, he developed the connection – causing a bit of a revolution in installation. Instead of the standard bolted terminal board, with up to six bolts for a star connection or triangle connection for three-phase asynchronous motors, VEM is now using space-saving rail-mount terminal blocks from WAGO. The initial motivation to pursue this path was, according to Andreas Rudolph, the expansion of the TOPJOB® S Rail-Mount Terminal Blocks to include variants with push-buttons and levers. The clamping point can be opened with any hand tool – eliminating the need for specialized equipment. The conductor can be contacted without connecting a cable lug or otherwise preparing it. The orange push-buttons on the rail-mount terminal blocks make handling more convenient, safer and faster.

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Andreas Rudolph, a designer in Motor Development at VEM, has been won over by the new technology.