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Automation technology and plant engineering

Product catalog summary
Overview
E-T-A is a prominent company specializing in overcurrent protection and power distribution. Their product range includes circuit breakers, electronic circuit protectors, and power relays, aimed at safeguarding equipment and human lives from overcurrent and short circuits, thereby ensuring safety and reliability across various industries.
Key Sections
E-T-A for Various Industries
E-T-A offers customized solutions for sectors such as machine building, automotive, process control, and power engineering. Their products improve machine uptime, system transparency, and provide reliable protection for distributed systems.
Circuit Breakers and Protection Solutions
E-T-A provides a wide array of circuit breakers, including thermal-magnetic and electronic overcurrent protection devices, suitable for both AC and DC applications. These products comply with international standards, ensuring their global applicability.
Power Distribution Systems
The company offers innovative power distribution solutions like the ControlPlex system, which integrates smart wiring solutions with parameterisable circuit breakers, enhancing transparency and reliability in distributed power systems.
Product Highlights
- MCBs 4230-T: Designed for global use, these MCBs offer high short-circuit breaking capacity, ideal for mechanical engineering.
- Circuit Breakers 201 and 2210-T: Compact and efficient, suitable for various industrial applications, offering space and weight savings.
- 2210-S Circuit Breakers: Versatile thermal-magnetic breakers for AC and DC applications, featuring a compact design and integral auxiliary contacts.
Conclusion
E-T-A's products enhance efficiency and safety in automation technology and plant engineering, adaptable to various industrial needs, providing reliable protection and contributing to system profitability and functionality.
Overview of Circuit Breakers and Power Supplies
Circuit Breakers for Equipment Protection
2210-S Circuit Breaker: A thermal-magnetic circuit breaker designed for automation technology, offering flexibility, modularity, and cost-saving benefits, suitable for industries like machine construction and power plant engineering.
2216-S Circuit Breaker: Known for its slim design, this plug-in type circuit breaker is ideal for space-constrained applications, supporting current ratings up to 16 A for AC 230 V or DC 50 V, with optional auxiliary contacts for alarm functions.
Thermal-Magnetic Circuit Breakers
These breakers combine bimetal and magnetic coil elements to protect against overloads and short circuits, suitable for telecommunications and process control applications, featuring a snap action mechanism and trip-free operation.
Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMP)
The SMP series offers compact and versatile power supplies for DC 24 V applications, with current ratings from 5 A to 40 A, designed to reduce complexity and provide reliable protection for AC and DC circuits.
Electronic Overcurrent Protection
REX12 Series: Provides cost-effective electronic overcurrent protection for DC 24 V systems, enhancing machine uptime by protecting switch mode power supplies.
REX12D Series: An advanced version with IO link capabilities for enhanced diagnostic and parameter data transmission, supporting up to 16 channels.
Applications: Widely used in machine construction, process control, power plants, and the steel industry, offering benefits like cost-saving, space-saving, and increased machine uptime.
Overview of Power Distribution Systems
Module 18plus: Highlights the flexibility, modularity, and cost-saving benefits of the Module 18plus power distribution system, ideal for decentralized systems in automation and control technology.
Socket Systems 80plus and 81plus: Offer flexibility and safety for DC 24 V applications, featuring screw terminals and push-in technology for efficient wiring.
ControlPlex® Board: An intelligent power distribution system integrating field bus connection technology with electronic overcurrent protection, suitable for process automation.
SVS Series: Customizable power distribution systems offering tailor-made wiring solutions, providing cost savings through efficient design and quick wiring.
System Technology: Discusses the Power-D-Box® and Power Distribution Module, offering compact and flexible power distribution solutions.
Circuit Breakers: Explains different types of circuit breakers, including thermal, thermal-magnetic, magnetic, and hydraulic-magnetic, each suited for specific applications based on their tripping characteristics.
Technical Specifications and Operational Details
Specifications: Circuit breakers feature an integral current sensor to measure load current, interrupting the circuit in case of overload or short circuit to prevent voltage dips.
Types of Circuit Breakers: Various types include R-Type (manual reset), M-Type (manual release), S-Type (manual reset and OFF switch), and J-Type (automatic disconnection and autoreset).
Mechanisms: The snap-action mechanism ensures contact closing speed is independent of actuator speed, preventing contact welding and minimizing wear.
Auxiliary Contacts: Some circuit breakers include auxiliary contacts for alarm and control switching circuits.
Global Presence: E-T-A operates a global network with offices and representatives across multiple continents, with detailed contact information available on their website.
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ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Protecting - switching - monitoring Automation technology and plant engineering

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A company with a vision 3 E-T-A for the machine and building industry 4 E-T-A in automation and process technology 8-9 Cost-effective and clever solutions for AC 230 to 400 V, up to DC 120 V (UL 489) Circuit breakers for equipment protection 12-17 Solutions for AC230 V and up to DC 120 V (UL 1077) Overview of thermal-magnetic devices 18-19 Switch mode power supplies 20-21 A low-priced alternative Electronic overcurrent protection 22-35 The right solution for every DC 24 V application Overview of electronic devices 36-37 A cost-effective alternative - clever and resettable Terminal blocks and...

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Welcome to E-T-A Founded in 1948, E-T-A pioneered the development of precision performance circuit breakers for equipment protection and is now the market leader in the field of overcurrent protection and power distribution. We produce a wide range of circuit breakers and electronic circuit protectors, solid state relays and remote power controllers, power relays and system solutions for global markets in our production facilities in Germany, Tunisia, Indonesia and the USA. One thing is always at the heart of our endeavours: E-T-A products provide protection. In everything we do, with each and...

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Requirements regarding machine uptime and process transparency are constantly rising. The more automation technology is used in production, the higher the requirements regarding the power supplies - also in the DC 24 V sector. E-T-A offers circuit breakers and comprehensive protection solutions for AC 230 V. In addition we can supply clever tailor-made solutions for the protection in DC 24 V applications as well as for the protection of the switch mode power supply and for ensuring selectivity. Conventional devices for line protection (MCBs) at a switch mode power supply do not trip in the event...

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E-T-A is a complete solution provider of decentralised power distribution solutions. They help to save time and costs and the modular system allows implementation of custom designed adjustments. We can find a solution for any requirement: Easy, quick and transparently wired with plug-in type protective devices and intelligent connection upon request. E-T-A supports this development by innovative products such as the terminal block system Module 18plus. It allows direct wiring of load, mass and earth at one terminal and thus provides artlessness, quick wiring and high transparency in protection....

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E-T-A for process control a failure and disconnect the faulty path from the power supply. ControlPlex® also provides reading and monitoring options for the circuit protection devices and thus brings about additional transparency in the system. This way the DC 24 V side can be monitored in detail. All warnings and alarm thresholds can then exactly be configured. In systems with long cable lengths, E-T-A products increase system transparency and in the event of a failure they ensure reliable disconnection. Particularly in distributed systems, transparency and reliable protection of the loads become...

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E-T-A for power engineering the event of a failure this offers genuine physical isolation of the contacts. The E-T-A portfolio also holds devices with KTA approvals or ATEX. E-T-A products are tailored to the requirements in the energy sector and offer customer benefits such as reliable disconnection by way of physical isolation. In power engineering, the protection of loads in distributed systems is also paramount. Very often, the issue is the protection of long load lines and different kinds of loads. The wide range of E-T-A circuit breakers for equipment protection offers comprehensive options...

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Automation technology and plant engineering ● MCBs ● Circuit breakers for equipment protection ● Switch mode power supplies ● Electronic overcurrent protection ● Terminal blocks and power distribution systems

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In many industries, including machine construction, car production, process control and power engineering, E-T-A products are the tailor-made solution for your application because we offer a wealth of versions and configurations. On the following pages you will find an overview of our product range for these industries. We are able to cover their entire demand and offer a comprehensive range of MCBs, electro-mechanical circuit breakers for equipment protection with a choice of operating principles, electronic overcurrent protection, switch mode power supplies and power distribution systems. Our...

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4230-T ● Wide application range ● Reduction of inventory ● Time and cost reduction supply terminal Ideal for machine and plant construction: MCB 4230-

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MCBs 4230-T – the economic choice Single or multipole track-mountable MCB with current ratings up to 63 A. Its conformity with the relevant standards IEC 60947-2, UL 1077 and UL 489 makes the 4230-T ideally suitable for worldwide use. Electrical add-on modules such as an auxiliary contact module or a working current module can be mounted on the left side of the breaker. Busbars for all standards allow efficient wiring and individual set-up of device combinations. A green/red mechanical status indication provides information on the switching condition on the front of the breaker. Due to the high...

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Circuit breakers for equipment protection ● Wide application range supply terminal The 2210-T is particularly suitable for applications requiring an integral auxiliary contact

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Circuit breakers for equipment protection 201 and 2210-T – the clever specialists The E-T-A 201 is ideally suited to basic applications where no auxiliary contact is required. Its push button for switch-on and the red manual release button offer a clear separation of ON and OFF function. Type 2210-T Single or multipole track-mountable thermal-magnetic circuit breaker with current ratings up to 32 A. Thanks to its small width of only 12.5 mm including auxiliary contacts the 2210-T is suitable for all compact applications in mechanical engineering. Its high rupture capacity up to 2.5 kA (DC 32...

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*Prices are pre-tax. They exclude delivery charges and customs duties and do not include additional charges for installation or activation options. Prices are indicative only and may vary by country, with changes to the cost of raw materials and exchange rates.