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KATKO catalogue

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Company Overview: KATKO is a Finnish company established in 1938, specializing in the manufacturing of safety switches, load break switches, switch fuses, disconnectors, isolators, and terminals. The company has a global presence in over 50 countries and is known for its innovation and quality in electrical switch manufacturing.
Product Categories:
  • Enclosed Switches: Available in materials like polycarbonate, ABS, aluminium, stainless steel, and sheet steel, these switches meet EMC and ATEX specifications and are suitable for various industries including food, clean air, heavy industry, hazardous areas, power distribution, and renewable energy.
  • Load Break Switches: Designed for making, carrying, and breaking currents under normal circuit conditions, available in models such as KU, KUE, VKA, EVA, and VKE.
  • Switch Fuses: KKV and KVKE switch fuses handle currents from 16A to 630A.
  • Photovoltaics/DC: Solutions for renewable energy applications, including photovoltaics and wind power.
  • Accessories: Includes handles, shafts, terminal covers, auxiliary contacts, and mounting kits.
Technical Specifications:
  • Protection Ratings: Enclosures are rated according to IP and NEMA standards for protection against dust, water, and environmental factors.
  • Utilization Categories: Switches are categorized for applications such as AC-20 for no-load switching and AC-23 for motor loads.
  • Overvoltage Protection: Impulse withstand voltage rating of up to 8kV.
  • Temperature Range: Operational range from -40°C to +60°C.
Standards and Certifications: Compliance with international standards like IEC 60 947 and UL 60947-4-1A, ensuring high quality and safety.
Company Philosophy: Focus on long-term partnerships, environmentally friendly products, innovation, and quality to improve living standards through reliable electrical solutions.
Specifications: Stainless steel safety switches and isolators with IP66/IP65 ratings, tested to IEC 60 947-3 and UL 60947-4-1A standards, featuring AC-23, 690V ratings, and R.M.S values of 50 kA.
Technical Data: Detailed data for safety switches/isolators from 10 A to 630 A, including rated insulation voltage, thermal current, operational current, and more.
Enclosure Recommendations: Guidance on enclosure types based on cable sizes, with options for polycarbonate, sheet steel, aluminum, and stainless steel.
Installation and Usage: Emphasizes ease of installation with retrofit snap-on auxiliary contacts and flexible cable installation options.
Product Variants: Includes polycarbonate enclosed safety switches, ABS enclosed safety switches, and EMC-protected safety switches with various features.
KVKE Series Switch Fuses: Available in DIN and BS fuse versions, with configurations from 1- to 6-pole, featuring four breaking points per phase and silver alloy rivets.
Photovoltaic DC Switch Disconnectors: Specifications for 2-pole and 4-pole versions, with rated currents up to 32 A and voltages up to 1200 V DC.
Accessories: Includes handles with IP ratings up to IP67, shafts, terminal covers, and door mounting kits.
Key Features: High mechanical endurance, rated short circuit making capacities, thermal currents, excellent insulating properties, UV and chemical resistance.
Metric Cable Glands: Made from nickel-coated brass, available in standard, EMC-protected, ATEX, and acid-proof variants, rated IP68.
Conditions of Sale: Includes terms on validity, price adjustments, delivery, force majeure, payment, claims, copyright, taxes, and duties.
Contact Information: Katko Oy is based in Vantaa, Finland, with contact details provided for further inquiries.
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KATKO catalogue-1

PRODUCT CATALOGUE SAFETY SWITCHES, LOAD BREAK SWITCHES, SWITCH FUSES, DISCONNECTORS, ISOLATORS, TERMINALS

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KATKO catalogue-2

A FAMILY COMPANY FROM FINLAND PROVIDING SAFETY ON A GLOBAL SCALE The history of KATKO dates back to 1938 when the brothers Kauko and Tauno Hyryläinen started their first company to repair car engines. In 1946, after World War II, they started manufacturing electrical switches. Already in 1959 Mr Kauko Hyryläinen created the modern-day switch fuse. Today KATKO’s products not only meet the highest quality requirements but are also designed to be environmentally friendly

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KATKO catalogue-3

KATKO is a Finnish switch manufacturer with well over sixty years of experience in designing and manufacturing load break switches and switch fuses. Customers all over the world choose KATKO time and time again, because we offer them overall certainty. The quality of the switch itself combined with the accompanying service process delivers those essential aspects that differentiate us from the competition.

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KATKO catalogue-5

MORE THAN 75 YEARS OF INNOVATION AND QUALITY IN MANUFACTURING AND SERVICE KATKO is a specialised manufacturer of modern load break switches. KATKO produces a wide range of load break switches, switch fuses, safety switches and motor protection switches as well as accessories for them - in its highly automated manufacturing facilities both in Finland and Poland. Our product portfolio also covers a full range of enclosed switches in polycarbonate, ABS, aluminium, stainless steel and sheet steel to match all EMC and ATEX specifications in whatever area. One of our strengths is our expertise in designing...

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KATKO catalogue-6

FOOD INDUSTRY Food processing. Dairy. Meat packing & processing. Beverage-making. KATKO is the main solution provider for the global dairy industry. Our clients choose KATKO for both food hygiene and work safety reasons. KATKO products are generally tailored in collaboration with the customer to suit their specific hygiene and performance needs: endurance of both cold and warm jet water sprays, all kinds of moisture, chemicals and detergents. CLEAN AIR Air conditioning. Warm air. Wherever warm or cool air is needed, KATKO is the choice that will not leave you gasping for breath. Intensive care...

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KATKO catalogue-7

HAZARDOUS AND DEMANDING AREAS Mining. Oil. Gas. Fire. Marine. Even the world’s most demanding and hostile environments need to be switched on and off. KATKO delivers stainless steel casings and extra-strong handles for the mining industry in both the northern and southern hemispheres Finland and Australia. Our ATEX products serve high-risk areas and our RINA-certified marine product range was chosen for the world’s largest passenger vessel. POWER DISTRIBUTION Standard panel. Switchgear. Distribution boards. KATKO power distribution products can be found everywhere from industrial premises to...

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KATKO catalogue-8

KATKO’S EASY TO USE RANGE OF ENCLOSED SWITCHES Polycarbonate (IP66) or ABS (IP65) enclosure. Good resistance against UV and many chemicals. Available in grey/black or yellow/red. 5 cable entries: M20 & M25 mm as standard on the top and bottom and M20 on the base. Knock-out glands are easy to open. Retrofit ‘snap on’ auxilliary contacts. No need to touch existing cabling. Neutral & earth terminals fitted on 3 pole switch. Only earth on 4 pole switch. Door interlock with defeat mechanism Self-extinguishing material and excellent insulating properties Padlocking in OFF-position prevents access to...

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KATKO catalogue-9

IP / NEMA CLASSIFICATIONS OF PROTECTION IP CLASSIFICATIONS Ingress protection class of enclosures is according to IEC 60 529 given in form of IP classification, a two digit coding which is shown below. NEMA/UL CLASSIFICATIONS The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) is a US Manufacturers organisation. NEMA performance criteria and test methods are used by Underwriters' Laboratories as guidelines for investigation and listing of electrical enclosures. FIRST NUMBER Protection against solid objects 1 Protected against solid objects up to 50mm eg accidental touch by hands. 2 Protected...

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KATKO catalogue-10

KATKO SWITCHES ACCORDING TO IEC 60 947-3. SWITCH PROTECTION AGAINST OVERVOLTAGE A mechanical switching device capable of making, carrying and breaking currents under normal circuit conditions which may include specified operating overload conditions and also carrying for a specified time currents under specified abnormal circuit conditions such as those of short circuit. Note: A switch may be capable of making, but not breaking, short-circuit currents. Uimp (Impulse withstand voltage) defines the device's use in abnormal network conditions with overvoltage due to lightning on overhead wires etc. This...

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KATKO catalogue-11

SAFETY SWITCHES / ISOLATORS 10 - 630 A IP66/IP65 IP65 IP65 IP66/IP65 IP66/IP65 Yellow/red Nominal current, AC-22 1,2, 3, 4, 6 or 8-pole M = Polycarbonate enclosure T = Sheet steel enclosure A = Aluminium enclosure R = Stainless steel enclosure KE = Katko enclosed switch Polycarbonate (KEM) ABS (KEM) Sheet steel (KET) Aluminium (KEA) Stainless steel (KER) • Tested according to IEC 60 947-3 and UL 60947-4-1A • CB certificates • Comply with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 • AC-23, 690V ratings • R.M.S values 50 kA • Multiple break with silver rivets • Airgap 12,5 mm • Door interlock • Lockable handle • Reliable...

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KATKO catalogue-12

SAFETY SWITCHES / ISOLATORS 10-630 A TECHNICAL DATA SAFETY SWITCHES / ISOLATORS 12 Data subject to change without notice

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KATKO catalogue-13

SAFETY SWITCHES / ISOLATORS 10-630 A TECHNICAL DATA 200 A1) Data subject to change without notice

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KATKO catalogue-14

POLYCARBONATE ENCLOSED SAFETY SWITCHES / ISOLATORS 10-630 A -IP66; Enclosure types U2, U3, U4 -IP65; Enclosure types MF11, MF03, MF04 -Self-extinguishing material -Wide operating temperature range -Padlockable -Door interlock with defeat mechanism -Excellent insulating properties -Good UV resistance -Good resistance against many chemicals KNOCK-OUTS 2x∅25/∅32+∅16 on the top and bottom and ∅25 on the base KNOCK-OUTS ∅20/25 on the top and bottom and ∅20 on the base Data subject to change witho

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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.