Schneider Electric: an exclusive focus on power and control
Schneider Electric is the only global enterprise devoted exclusively to Electrical Distribution and Automation & Control. Our goal is to enhance our customers’ performance by providing increasingly comprehensive, effective and easy-to-use solutions.
We deliver an unparalleled lineup of products and solutions for the residential, buildings, industry, and energy and infrastructure markets through world-leading global brands, powerful local brands and best-in-class specialist brands that guarantee superior quality, safety, benefits and services.
Schneider Electric federates three major global brands: Merlin Gerin, Square D and Telemecanique. All three have revolutionized the world of electricity with their inventions, which have determined each brand’s core business.
Global organisation, global approach
Thanks to Scheider Electric's global
organisation, backed by local operations
and distribution networks, the company
serves clients in 130 countries and offers
local customers products that comply with
national standards and practises.
Its product development sites, located
on every continent, enable Schneider
Electric to innovate close to its customers
- products can be developed for the
international marketplace, as can solutions
that meet specific local needs.
Electrical distribution: making
electricity, available, reliable and
safe
Schneider Electric is committed to
developing competitive, compatible
products that are easy to install and
operate. Its products and systems optimise
electrical installations and make them
safer and more flexible, while complying
with prevailing standards.
Medium voltage - switchgear and
equipment from 1-52kV: switches, fuses,
circuit breakers, contactors, transformers,
overhead switchgear and substations.
Power distribution management:
monitoring, remote operation,
automation, protection and measurement.
Low voltage - power switchboards,
circuit breakers, switches, insulation
detectors, earth-leakage protection,
transformers, safety lighting and fire
detection. Prefabricated busbar trunking,
modular switchgear, installation systems,
power line carrier (PLC) and voice-dataimage
(VDI) systems.
Communication products and electrical
installation management.
Automation and control:
controlling, monitoring and
protecting machines and
equipment
Automation technology is evolving at high
speed thanks to electronics, embedded
intelligence and the superb capacity for
exchange and communication offered
by the internet. As the first manufacturer
to bring the web to the factory floor,
Schneider Electric opened the door to
a new generation of high-performance,
inventive and user-friendly solutions.
Backed by its product and software
capabilities, it constantly enhances and
optimises its lineup to satisfy customer
expectations even more fully and to make
it easier for Schneider Electric's systems
integrator and process partners to deploy
their expertise.
Industrial control - contactors from
6-2,750 A, overload relays, motor circuit
breakers, soft starters, speed drives,
sensors, limit switches, photoelectric cells,
control and signalling units, operator
terminals, safety modules, power supplies,
interfaces, relays, enclosures and assembly
and wiring accessories.
Programmable logic controllers
- programmable logic controllers (PLCs)
and automation platforms. Specialised
software, configuration software,
programming software, operations
support and supervision software,
industrial PCs, communication networks
and field buses.
Motion control - numerical controllers,
axis and spindle motors and digital
positioning devices.
Services
To increase customer satisfaction and keep installations up and running, Schneider Electric has established call centers in 40 countries and deployed a wide range of web-based services, including a global e-catalog and online information, training, diagnostics and technical support.
In addition, we work side-by-side with customers to enhance their performance. This means :
• Ensuring the sustainability of electrical installations
• Improving industrial process performance
• Enhancing energy performance.
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