Electricitiy + Control February 2015

CABLES + ACCESSORIES

Distribution and motor control switchboard up to 6 300 A – in South Africa Blokset, Schneider Electric’s modular low voltage switchboard for electrical distribution up to 6 300 A and for motor control, fully withdrawable up to 250 kW, is now available in the southern African region. Blokset follows a global design and is type tested and certified according to IEC61439-1 and IEC61439-2, guaranteeing the safety of both the installa- tion and the operator. “Blokset has become the reference switchboard for a large number of panel-builders, industrial site managers and maintenance managers. One of the main reasons for this is that the distribution and motor control switchboard comes with the certainty of rapid return on investment, and the switchboards have long guaranteed the durability and availability of several tens of thousands of installations worldwide,” says Ernie Smith, vice president: Low Voltage Division at Schneider Electric, a global specialist in energy management. He adds that Blokset technology has never ceased to

satisfy end-users in their search for optimised solutions for better, faster and more economic production, and panel-builders in their search for equipment that is more reliable and easier to install and maintain. “In a constantly changing in- dustrial and economic world, you need to be able to upgrade your installations at all times to remain competitive. The Blokset modular switchboard is able to overcome these challenges,” he says. Both green and safe, all the compo- nents of a Blokset switchboard are designed and produced by Schnei- der Electric. Blokset incorporates state-of-the-art Schneider Electric components, such as conventional and intelligent motor control cen- tres (MCC/iMCC), variable speed drives and soft-starters. As such, it offers a unique global design with local implementation, allowing flexibility in project management, adaptability to local project habits and end-user needs. “A great advantage is that Blok- set is manufactured close to the end-user exclusively by Schneider Electric or Schneider Electric li- cenced partners. This guarantees the best delivered quality,” says Smith. Referencing the earthquake earlier in 2014 around Orkney in

South Africa, Smith highlights that Blokset offers an extremely high level of reliability even in the most difficult conditions. “Blokset offers internal arc withstand in accordance to IEC 61641, earthquake and seismic zones withstand, as well as corrosive ambient protection – making Blokset ideal for mining applications,” he adds.

Enquiries: Ntombi Mhangwani.Tel. 011 254 6400 or email ntombi.mhangwani@schneider-electric.com