What Information Do I Need to Quote an Industrial Control Panel?

Include the application, incoming power, loads, I/O or a file that lists I/O, PLC and HMI direction, networks, enclosure environment, programming scope, quantity, requested timing, and any standards you need reviewed. Name the files you can send. Leave unknowns blank rather than guessing ratings, SCCR, or lead time.

A builder uses your description to separate commercial quoting from engineering. Power, loads, and I/O influence hardware. Environment influences the enclosure conversation. Programming scope influences engineering hours. Missing pieces do not stop a first conversation; they become questions.

No. You can request a quote from a description, an I/O list, photos, or partial drawings. Finished schematics reduce back-and-forth. If you want ARP to create drawings, say so in the programming step by choosing electrical design or a complete system. Drawing creation is part of the quoted scope, not an automatic free extra.

No. An I/O list makes the quote tighter, but you can start without one. If you know only rough counts, enter those. If you know none, skip the counts and list a file later, or describe the machine in plain language.

For a VFD panel, say how many drives, the incoming voltage, and horsepower or full-load amps when you know them. Note the network if the drives must communicate, and the enclosure environment. Bypass, filters, and door devices can be described in notes if you already know you need them. ARP confirms the bill of material during review. Browse VFD panels.

For a motor-control panel, list motor quantity, voltage, and horsepower or FLA if you have it, and whether you want starters, contactors, or VFDs. Incoming power and enclosure environment matter. You do not need a finished schematic to ask for a quote. See a Micro820 panel with motor content and Standard Automation for published configurable examples, not as a match to your loads.

State the incoming voltage and whether it is single-phase or three-phase, plus frequency if it is not the usual plant supply. Mention a separate control-power source or UPS if one exists. Motor voltage belongs in the motor notes when it differs from the incoming feeder. If you do not know, choose Unknown.

Provide the platform you want, such as Micro820, Micro850, CompactLogix, or ControlLogix, or say that ARP may select. Name a customer standard if you have one. You do not need a catalog number for a first quote. This page does not publish controller limits or firmware claims.

Choose Let Automation Ready Panels select or Unknown in the builder. You can also use Which Allen-Bradley PLC Should I Use? That guide is a starting point, not a final engineering decision.

Describe where the panel sits: indoor, outdoor, washdown, corrosive, or hazardous location if that is already a known project requirement. Add material if you know it, such as painted steel or stainless. A NEMA or Type number is useful only when you already have it. Do not infer a rating from a vague location, and do not treat a hazardous-location choice as certification.

An I/O list is a table of the signals a controller must read or drive. Each row usually names the device, the signal type (digital, analog, RTD, thermocouple, or safety), and whether it is an input or an output. It is a scope document, not a program.

Walk the machine or process and write one line per pushbutton, sensor, valve, motor status, analog transmitter, and safety device. Mark input or output and the signal type. Add a tag name if you have one. Spreadsheet files (CSV or Excel) and PDFs are all useful. Exact module layout can wait for engineering.

Send what exists: one-line or three-line power sketches, panel layouts, loop sheets, network sketches, P&IDs, or photos of an existing panel. Mark them as preliminary if they are. Partial drawings are better than waiting for a perfect set. This page only keeps the file names you select locally.

Yes, when electrical design is part of the work you ask ARP to quote. Choose electrical design only, or a broader programmed system, in the builder. A build-only request assumes you are supplying the design. What is included is confirmed in the quote, not assumed by this page.

Yes. Automation Ready Panels can start from a partial description. The readiness score shows how complete the request is. A lower score means more questions, not a rejected project. Final pricing and schedule still wait for a human review.

A budgetary figure based on incomplete information is a planning conversation, not a purchase-order price. This page does not state an accuracy percentage. The number firms up when power, loads, I/O, safety scope, enclosure, standards, and component choices are confirmed. See the control panel cost guide for published catalog context. Do not treat that guide as your project price.

Quotes change when the scope changes: more I/O, different horsepower, added VFDs, a different PLC family, stainless or special enclosures, safety functions, customer standards, programming that was not in the first request, or a delivery date that forces different material choices. Component availability can also change the bill of material after review.

Say whether you need emergency stops, safety I/O or a safety PLC, machine safety functions, a customer electrical standard, or a review of UL 508A construction or NFPA 79. If you do not know, choose Unknown. Checking a box asks ARP to review the topic. It is not a legal or code determination.

Engineers typically look at available fault current at the panel, the overcurrent device ahead of the panel, the voltage, and the short-circuit ratings published for the components in the circuit. This RFQ can record the fault-current note and any SCCR target you already have. It does not calculate an SCCR and it does not assign one.

An I/O list, a sequence of operation or functional description, existing schematics, a bill of material, motor nameplate data, and photos of the current panel are the files that usually reduce questions. Specifications and customer standards help when they exist. You can list those file names here and attach the real files when you contact ARP.