Masterpact® Replacement Circuit Breakers
PALATINE, Ill. – To improve workplace safety for its customers, Square D Services from Schneider Electric has introduced Masterpact® replacement circuit breakers with arc flash protection.
Arc flash incidents on faulty industrial equipment cause injuries and deaths every year, as well as costly equipment damage. In the past, fused switches and circuit breakers have been used for arc flash protection; the complete line of Masterpact circuit breakers offers safer, breakthrough technology without the problems typically associated with fuses.
Reflecting Square D / Schneider Electric's focus on safety, Masterpact circuit breakers interrupt and clear large fault currents quickly, providing protection from arc flash incident energy that is comparable or better than fuse-protected circuit breakers.
"Masterpact direct replacement circuit breakers empower our customers to upgrade obsolete equipment with the latest technology in arc flash protection, for much less than the cost of new equipment," said Mike Rice, Director of Square D Services for Schneider Electric.
Masterpact circuit breakers are available in either Low Arc Flash NW or NT, or for retrofit into existing equipment. Available for most manufacturers' 600 V ANSI switchgear, the breakers were commissioned and tested by Square D Services representatives.
Custom-engineered and featuring a one-year equipment warranty, these low-voltage, direct retrofill replacement circuit breakers are designed to modernize and extend the life of switchgear. Tested to ANSI standards and built with the latest components, Masterpact direct replacement service offers numerous benefits, including enhanced electrical system reliability, reduced operating costs, less downtime, and reduced maintenance versus new equipment installation.
For more information about Square D® products from Schneider Electric, call 1-800-392-8781 or visit http://www.us.SquareD.com.
Headquartered in Palatine, Ill., the North American Operating Division of Schneider Electric had sales of $2.6 billion (U.S.) in 2004. The North American Operating Division is one of four operating divisions of Schneider Electric, headquartered in Paris, France, and markets the Square D, Telemecanique and Merlin Gerin brand products to customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In the United States, Schneider Electric is best known by its flagship Square D brand, with Telemecanique becoming increasingly known in the industrial control and automation markets and supported by many Square D distributors. For 100 years, Square D has been a market-leading brand of electrical distribution and industrial control products, systems and services. Schneider Electric is a global electrical industry leader with 2004 sales of approximately $12.8 billion (U.S.). Visit Schneider Electric on the Internet at:
Corporate – http://www.us.schneider-electric.com
Telemecanique Products – http://www.us.telemecanique.com
Square D Products – http://www.us.squared.com
Merlin Gerin Products – http://www.us.merlingerin.com
Source: Schneider Electric