Eaton Expands Circuit Breaker Modernization Services to Help Industrial Customers Maintain Uptime, Power Reliability and Equipment Safety

January 20, 2014

PITTSBURGH … Power management company Eaton today announced a new modernization program for Eaton Magnum low voltage power circuit breakers. The solution strengthens a robust portfolio of reconditioning services specifically designed to enhance the reliability, performance and functional life of electrical distribution systems.

“Eaton’s services allow customers to increase the operational life of vintage circuit breakers without the cost of total replacement,” said Mike Farmer, aftermarket manager at Eaton. “The extensive modernization expertise available at our Aftermarket Center of Excellence helps restore equipment to original condition and improve performance to meet evolving circuit protection challenges.”

Through Eaton’s unique approach to circuit breaker remanufacturing, heavily damaged Magnum power circuit breakers can be re-introduced into the distribution system with original capacity, a longer life and the added ability to reduce the risk of arc flash for down-stream breakers. Technicians specifically trained in power circuit breaker remanufacturing lead the process to provide dedicated support for remanufacturing on a routine or emergency basis.

Eaton’s Magnum DS low voltage circuit breakers offer the highest American National Standards Institute (ANSI) interrupting and withstand ratings in the industry in the smallest physical size. The solution is ideal for the protection of switchgear and switchboards. To learn more, visit www.eaton.com/magnum.

Eaton has one of the largest and most experienced teams of power system engineers in the industry. Eaton's Electrical Engineering Services and Systems team offers a comprehensive portfolio of services tailored for every stage of a power system's life cycle, whether design, build or support. To learn more, visit www.eaton.com/service.

Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.

Eaton is a power management company with 2013 sales of $22.0 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.