Monthly Archives: January 2013

Refrigerated Truck Bodies using a NEMA 4X Chassis Inverter

Posted on January 17, 2013

Over the Road refrigerated truck bodies – providing 3 phase AC power in NEMA 4x chassis

The Dimensions brand of inverters manufactured by Sensata Technologies, Inc. out of St. Paul, MN has always had a sales philosophy of starting with what the customer was trying to provide power to and what those electrical load characteristics required to support the end customer’s mission. The key value this brand delivers is to use all of our technical expertise to design and manufacture an auxiliary power inverter that is successful for unique customer applications. For lower priority / usage applications Sensata also offers a value brand of inverters in lower power wattages.

We have been pleased to be selected by Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies (JRTB) to provide the 3 phase AC power they require in their electric product offerings. The environment for mobile power application that Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies presented was unique as well as requiring three phase AC power. To begin our journey in learning the customer’s application needs we started with an existing inverter to get an expanded understanding on more than just the electric power needs. A few of those characteristics were: run time, outside weather exposure, status feedback and control integration. We ended up designing a NEMA 4X chassis type to handle the outside elements for the three phase 6kw inverter.

During this discovery phase, the magic happens when the two technical teams, key supplier and the customer’s, communicate together to share application knowledge, requirements, and what is possible for alternatives to have a result that meets the end customer’s needs. The JRTB technical team was focused and excellent at presenting their needs. While there is always a learning curve for both teams that includes field experience as well, together, we have been able to fine tune our product design to fully support the electric refrigeration loads JRTB has presented. This collaboration by the two teams, has given us a very high expectation for this electric system and its continued success with the end customer in the field. The true test of any product application, regardless of the specifications and internal test results, is how successful is the end customer with your part of the solution? That is why Sensata offers the 90 day free product trial for qualified applications, whether the need is for a three phase or single phase inverter or high voltage DC, to place the power inverter directly in the specific application to see how both the inverter and the system runs together in the appropriate environment. That field trial experience is extremely valuable and provides excellent data points to get to a final solution that meets the end customers’ expectations.

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Pioneer Industries, Inc.

Posted on January 4, 2013

Military market: Distribution channel, Pioneer Industries, Inc., newly selected for the Dimensions brand of inverters from Sensata Technologies White Bear Lake, MN business unit for spare parts sales into the US military market. We are very pleased to become a part of Pioneer’s Preferred Vendor Program (PVP) for the US military spare parts market. The key objective of this relationship is to improve our service to the military market while providing time for Sensata to explore new auxiliary power inverter applications inside this market.

Pioneer Industries, Inc., a full service military dealer of spare parts, is operated and owned by the family that founded it in 1945. The company is now located and operates out of a 20,000 square foot, state of the art facility in Farmingdale, New York. Pioneer Industries is one of the largest military dealers in the country, and provides award winning performance servicing the government and industry. As one of the largest Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) suppliers in the country, Pioneer Industries consistently ranks among the elite in both sales and orders.

Pioneer’s core competencies include:

    • Enhanced AS9120 Quality Control 
    • Handling government and government reseller sales 
    • Paying within all financial terms Performing MIL-spec packaging, logistics and government invoicing 
    • Sustaining as a self certified Small Business

To purchase Sensata’s brand of military inverters, Dimensions, you can reach Pioneer Industries at the following:
Pioneer Industries Inc.

155 Marine Street
Farmingdale, New York 11735

Phone: 631-777-6000
 Fax: 631-777-6100
www.pioneerspares.com |  sales@pioneerspares.com

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