Siemens Industry Inc. introduced its new family of Tiastar Motor Control Centers (MCC). The new line of MCCs will offer an array of innovative feature sets tailored to the needs of vertical markets including water and wastewater industries, the company says. The new Tiastar MCC line includes the first arc-resistant MCC compliant to ANSI/IEEE C37.20.7 and its criteria for containing and redirecting arc flash incident energy. The new SmartStart option features plug-and-play functionality, which reduces commissioning time with pre-programmed and pre-configured data, it says. High-density designs meet Underwriters Laboratories and National Electrical Manufacturers Association standards, while reducing unit size for NEMA 1 through starters, which allow for up to a 10 percent weight reduction and a 25 percent smaller footprint, the company adds. The new MCC family includes the following: Tiastar Base, which features Siemens’ “Fast Lane” program for shipping in a matter of days; Tiastar HD, which uses a smaller footprint to free up valuable real estate in high-density environments; Tiastar H2O model, which offers integrated drives and protects assets by tracking deterioration in pumps and motors leveraging predictive diagnostics for a quick resolution of process issues; and Tiastar Smart, which was designed for the advanced needs of high-end process industries and leverages Profibus technology. Tiastar Smart offers increased operational transparency, advanced diagnostics and significantly easier troubleshooting and start up, the company says. An autonomous back-up function ensures continued operation in case a general network failure occurs.