Contactors & Starters

Improve your motor control with proven reliability. With a decades-long track record, bolstered by innovative and energy-saving new designs, ABB offers a broad and trusted portfolio of contactors, starters, pump panels and more.
 

Contactors IEC

AF 3-pole Contactors
Featuring AF technology as standard, our 3-pole contactors have helped to establish the industry benchmark
AF Contactors 4 pole
AF Contactors 4 pole - Secure uptime and optimize stocks with AF latest technology up to 2650 A
AFC Contactors for AC Control Applications
3 pole, 4 pole, contactor relays with screw or push-in connection contactors from 9A to 38A with AC control
AF NEMA-rated Contactors
Secure uptime and optimize stock with the latest AF technology for motor starting and power switching up to 1650 A.
AFS Safety Contactors
Designed for machine safety applications, AFS Contactors come with factory mounted contact blocks (mechanically linked and mirror contacts)
B Series Mini Contactors
Mini contactors are ideally suited for applications where reliability is a must and space is at a premium
DC Switching Contactors
GF, GAF, and GA contactors are specifically designed for switching DC circuits up to 1500 V
ESB Installation contactors
ABB’s hum-free installation contactor designs offer a wide range of ratings from 16 A to 100 A
Novolink
Novolink
The all-new ABB Novolink™ devices help digitalize motor starting solutions and gain insights into the connected loads

Contactor Relays IEC

K Mini Contactor Relays
Mini contactor relays are ideally suited for applications where reliability is a must and space is at a premium. The dimensions, technical features and the variety of the…
M Mini Contactor Relays
The M mini contactors range is a performance and dimension optimized solution. High reliability, even in extreme conditions, combined with small dimensions and safe…
NF Contactor Relays
NF contactor relays - Secure uptime and optimize stocks with AF latest technology
NS Contactor Relays
NS compact contactor relays allow you to optimize equipment design and provides reliable, time and cost-saving solutions.

Definite Purpose Contactors

Definite Purpose Contactors
DP contactors provide outstanding performance that meets all pertinent standards, including UL, CSA, CE and ARI.

Lighting Contactors

CR160 Series
Designed for control of lighting loads such as tungsten, fluorescent, mercury, and sodium, as well as for general non-inductive loads.
CR360L Series
CR360L series lighting contactors are electrically held, and offer solutions for applications between 30 and 300 amps.
CR460 Series
The ultimate in versatility, simplicity and performance. Delivers unprecedented versatility in application, simplicity in configuration and performance in operation.

Medium Voltage Contactors

ConVac Indoor Vacuum Contactor IEC
ConVac Indoor Vacuum Contactor IEC
Suitable to operate motors, transformers, and capacitor banks for circuits with fault levels up to 50 kA
VSC Indoor Vacuum Contactor IEC
Suitable for the control and protection of motors, transformers, power factor correction banks, and switching systems

Overload Relays IEC

EF Electronic Overload Relay
Thermal Overload Relay

Pump Panels NEMA

CR340/CR341 Full Voltage Pumping Panels
Specifically designed for outdoor installation. Available with NEMA or IEC style starters, they provide full-voltage control of squirrel-cage pump motors.

Starters IEC

Electronic Compact Starters
ABB’s electronic compact starters are innovative hybrid starters with direct-on-line, reversed starting, motor overload protection and emergency stop functions all fully…
Manual Motor Starters

Starters NEMA

ABB NEMA starters open and enclosed CR300 CR400 CR500
NEMA Starters, Open and Enclosed CR300/CR400/CR500
A complete offering of full voltage non-reversing, reversing, and multi-speed contactors and motor starters. A proven product line for the toughest industrial applications.
CR101/CR1062 Manual Full Voltage Starter
Provides dependable starting and overload protection for single-phase motors up to one horsepower (115 or 230 Volts).These starters are NEMA rated and are the most economical…

Universal Motor Controllers

Universal Motor Controller 100.3
ABB’s UMC100.3 is an advanced motor management system for single and three-phase motors that makes system design and handling even easier and more flexible.
AI111 Analog modules
The ABB AI11.01 analog module has three inputs for measuring temperatures or standard analog signals from different sensor types. 
DNP31.0
The DNP31 enables the UMC100.3 to communicate via a DeviceNet Fieldbus.
DX1xx-FBP.0 Digital Expansion Modules
This digital module provides digital inputs, relay outputs, plus an analog output.
EIU32.0
Ethernet network adapter with Ethernet/IP protocol. EIU32.0 provides simple integration of a single UMC100.3 motor controller, with direct or separate mounting.
ModbusTCP
The MTQ22-FBP.0 provides an Ethernet connection for 1 to 4 UMC100 Universal Motor Controllers.
MRP31.0
The MRP31 enables the UMC100.3 to communicate via a Modbus RTU Fieldbus.
PDP32.0
The PDP32 enables the UMC100.3 to communicate on a PROFIBUS DP Fieldbus.
PROFINET PNQ22
Ethernet communication interface with Profinet IO protocol.
VI15x Voltage Modules
Simple 2-wire-connection to UMC100 allows flexible mounting.
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