> From: Ralph Stirling [mailto:[email protected]] > AutomationDirect? >
Thanks Ralph. I have suggested both Automation Direct and Automation Technologies. When I suggested those two companies here was their reply: "Thank you for your information. I really did find them from internet and sent many developing mail to them. But I can't get any reply from them. This is the problem." I have explained to them that many companies and people buy via EBAY or are only interested in the lowest cost items. The Bergerda sales rep comment was interesting. " I agree with you, we are not the most expensive nor the lowest cost. I believe no product on the world with best quality and lowest price at the same time. In our factory, we think about the quality first, sometime this will increase some non-necessary cost, and make our products not so cheap as it should be." They aren't just a copycat manufacturer using aliexpress to resell at the lowest price. When it's finally safe to travel I've been invited to tour their factory. For example I thought pretty well all the Chinese drives used a Chinese encoder. Bergerda has made a point of stating which encoder they use (high end Japanese) which is way more expensive. On the stepper driver the heatsink is twice as deep as the stepperonline unit for the same rating. The fan is nested in the fins rather than on top. And running a 1200 oz-in motor at 60VDC is much smoother compared to the stepperonline. So although many of these boxes look the same externally, internally they aren't. And there are some copycats out there. And believe me I was pretty suspicious at first which is why, after the issues with the stepperonline unit I ordered a couple of the Bergerda. If there was a way for me to become a distributor I probably would but it's just not feasible for me. Shipping from Victoria, Canada or even Vancouver, Canada is way more expensive than from Vancouver, Washington State. Not to mention customs and duties issues. Free trade is only for mega corporations. I like the products I've seen so far. And more important I like the support I've received so far. And to me support is the most important part. Trouble is I'm an engineer and not a salesman so I'm not a good choice to sell. John > On Mar 8, 2021 6:50 PM, John Dammeyer <[email protected]> wrote: > CAUTION: This email originated from outside the Walla Walla University email > system. > > > I've been using the Bergerda motors for a while now. Brought in a couple of > 7A stepper motor drives to replace a noisy whining > stepperonline model. Surprisingly buying two with shipping was only $5 each > more than the stepperonline through Amazon.ca with > free Prime shipping and it's a much nicer unit, bigger heatsink, no whine. > > Last year when I went looking for a VFD and 3 phase motor for my mill I > rapidly found that an AC servo with the same power rating > as the 2HP single phase motor was less than a new three phase motor and VFD. > And buying direct through Alibaba even with > shipping got me a motor/drive that was cheaper than through EBAY. > > Because I've been so positive about their drives and support the Bergerda > sales people have been asking me who would make a > good distributor and local supplier for the USA. I'm in Canada and I learned > a long time ago it's not cost effective to import to here > and then sell into the USA. > > Obviously the products they sell are not meant just for milling machines. > Just about any automation project that has a need for > motors would work. > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks > John Dammeyer > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.sourceforge.net%2Flists%2Flistinfo%2Femc- > users&data=04%7C01%7Cralph.stirling%40wallawalla.edu%7C5b4133f44b984f97f40f08d8e2a61425%7Cd958f048e43142779c8 > debfb75e7aa64%7C0%7C0%7C637508550236148303%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLC > JBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=X8cI%2FJFra7pfABwjwQ00dzqJMhAhMjUvWygf64h%2FYLE%3D&reser > ved=0 > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
