Energy & Renewables

Slip Rings for the Energy & Renewables Industry

Meridian Laboratory’s ROTOCON brushless slip rings and rotary grounds are designed to deliver consistent power and signal transmission across key applications in the energy and renewables sector. Whether used in wastewater treatment, welding in energy storage tank manufacturing, or providing stable current for wastewater treatment and electroplating, ROTOCON slip rings provide steady and reliable operation. Their maintenance-free design and ability to operate for hundreds of millions of rotations deliver lasting dependability, while low contact resistance guarantees better process control. With a fully sealed design to protect against harsh environments, ROTOCON rotating electrical connectors provide maximum longevity and durability.

Application & Uses

Common Applications & Uses for Slip Rings in Energy & Renewables

Stable High Current and Maintenance-Free Operation

ROTOCON brushless rotary grounds deliver current to the rotating anodes, which utilize electrocoagulation to remove suspended solids, heavy metals, and biological contaminants in wastewater.

The ROTOCON Advantage

ROTOCON brushless rotary grounds are available with up to 10kA capacity, and provide consistent high-current without any fluctuation during rotation. The dependable current ensures you’ll receive steady, repeatable performance and improved process control. The brushless technology utilized in a ROTOCON guarantees hundreds of millions of total revolutions with no maintenance, adjustment, brush replacement, or grease over its lifetime, increasing your productivity and ROI.

Low Electrical Resistance and Better Process Control

Energy holding tanks are manufactured by welding metal tubes and rings together to create a tank structure. ROTOCON rotary grounds provide the ground connection for the welding manipulators during the rotational welding process.

The ROTOCON Advantage

ROTOCON rotary grounds offer low and stable electrical resistance, resulting in improved current stability and delivery. This minimizes issues such as pitting and poor weld penetration, ultimately enhancing weld quality. ROTOCON rotary grounds provide greater repeatability and better process control, contributing to higher-quality and more reliable welds.

Environmentally Sealed and Maintenance-Free

ROTOCON rotary grounds deliver high-amperage electrical current to electroplating baths which break down and recycle lead acid batteries in an environmentally friendly way versus traditional methods such as smelting.

The ROTOCON Advantage

ROTOCON rotary grounds ensure the delivery of consistent high current without fluctuations or the need for maintenance during extended operation. The sealed nature of ROTOCON rotary grounds are designed to operate for hundreds of millions of rotations in harsh environments.

Excellent Signal Quality and Fully Sealed Design

ROTOCON brushless slip rings are used to transmit power and signal from control panels to the rotating arms and tooling of heavy equipment, overhead cranes, and material handling equipment.

The ROTOCON Advantage

Meridian Laboratory’s ROTOCON slip rings combine power and signal transmission within a single assembly, guaranteeing excellent signal quality for sensitive devices such as eddy current probes and power delivery alike. Their fully sealed design protects against challenging environments for dependable performance.

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Capabilities

Engineering Capabilities & Services

Meridian Laboratory starts every project by working to understand the goals and objectives of a customer’s application. Our experienced engineering team works with companies large and small across the world in a wide variety of industries. Our electrical, mechanical, and application support engineers have a diverse set of experiences to aid in solving the most challenging problems related to rotational motion. Most custom ROTOCON rotating electrical connectors can be designed from our expansive library of standard models, easily modified to meet your requirements without non-recurring engineering (NRE) costs involved. Additionally, we have the expertise to provide fully custom rotary solutions for complex applications.

  • 100% In-House Engineering & Design
  • Prototype to Production Level Support
  • Research & Development Testing
  • Drawing & Revision Control

Meridian Laboratory produces the machined components utilized within our ROTOCON slip rings, in-house from prototype to production, regardless of complexity or tolerance. Our highly experienced machining team utilizes the latest machine tools and measurement equipment to ensure the highest quality of components go into our final product. We have expertise working with a wide variety of materials including stainless steel, carbon steel, titanium, copper, brass, bronze, aluminum, plastics, and more.

  • CNC and manual machining equipment to support all volumes
  • Ability to machine 1-off prototypes
  • Automated bar pullers and parts catching for maximum output
  • Precision measurement equipment capable of measuring to 0.000027″ (0.0006858mm)

All ROTOCON slip rings and rotary solutions are assembled in the United States by Meridian Laboratory’s team of trained technicians from project start to completion. Our facilities and workflows allow for both prototype and high-volume production.

The components utilized within ROTOCON slip rings are strictly inspected and measured at numerous points during assembly to ensure quality conformance. All ROTOCON slip rings undergo final rotational and electrical bench testing prior to shipment. The results of this test are included with each ROTOCON slip ring as a Certificate of Conformance.

  • Extensive training program for assembly technicians
  • ERP inventory and manufacturing order tracking system
  • Quality system checks implemented at numerous points of manufacturing
  • Part serialization and traceability

Meridian Laboratory owns and utilizes a wide variety of standard and custom test and verification tools to benchmark, test, and certify its high performance ROTOCON rotary electrical slip rings. We can also provide developmental qualification testing to ensure potential rotary electrical solutions meet the application requirements of our customers prior to design finalization and manufacturing.

  • First Article Inspection (FAI)
  • Certificate of Conformance (CoC) for all products
  • 100% End-of-Line Testing
  • Performance Verification Testing (PVT)
  • Burn-In Testing
  • High Current Testing
  • High Voltage Insulation Testing
  • Ethernet Bit Error & Packet Loss Testing
  • Environmental Chamber Testing
  • High Speed Rotational Testing
  • Kelvin Resistance Testing
  • HALT Testing
  • Reliability / Longevity Testing
  • Material Compatibility Testing
  • Customer Application Specific Testing

Meridian Laboratory is dynamic in offering additional services and support to meet the specific needs of our customers. From initial inquiry to ongoing volume production and beyond, we work to ensure unbeatable quality and service is provided for every project and customer.

  • Ongoing technical and sales support
  • Flexible delivery scheduling
  • Custom packaging & labeling
  • Product stocking agreements
  • Blanket purchase orders
  • Post delivery follow-ups
  • EOL product recycling services

Related Industries

Related Industries to Energy & Renewables

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Heavy Industry

Application & Uses

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Research & Testing

Application & Uses

  • Laboratory Test & Measurement
  • Automotive Testing
  • Acoustics Testing
  • Defense Platforms
  • Motor Testing
  • Live Specimen Monitoring
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Oil & Gas

Application & Uses

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  • Storage Tank Fabrication
  • Borehole Measurement
  • Pipeline Inspection
  • Pipeline Welding

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