HANNOVER, Germany — April, 2016 — Today, GE’s Industrial Solutions business (NYSE: GE) introduced its new GuardEon* molded-case circuit breaker (MCCB) at Hannover Messe, the world’s leading trade fair for industrial technology. From its smart, secure and reliable operation to the way it’s manufactured, GuardEon is a global breaker platform built for the digital industrial era.
“GE’s industrial customers operate in some of the most demanding environments — from an offshore oil rig in the North Sea to a remote mining site in the Chilean Andes and beyond — where operational reliability and safety are non-negotiable,” explained Ruth Gratzke, global product line leader for circuit breakers, GE’s Industrial Solutions business. “Our customers look to us to help see around corners and offer solutions for both current and future challenges. With features like advanced safety protection and on-board diagnostics, GuardEon is a critical element of a reliable power system that helps protect people, equipment and uptime.”
Designed for tough, real-world applications, GuardEon offers:
“With GuardEon, we challenged ourselves to transform our approach to product development — from initial design to manufacturing to distribution — and to try new processes to deliver a truly differentiated platform for our industrial customers,” said Stephanie Mains, CEO of GE’s Industrial Solutions business. “By using GE’s FastWorks accelerated development process, for example, we engaged customers at every stage while bringing GuardEon to market in about half the time of a similar product launch. We also made significant investments in the facilities where GuardEon was developed as well as where it will be manufactured.”
GuardEon was developed and tested in GE’s circuit breaker start-up lab in Plainville, Connecticut. The space consists of two labs — the NPI (New Product Introduction) Accelerator Lab and the Advanced Manufacturing Lab — where GuardEon was designed and its manufacturing process was developed, respectively. By co-locating the design and manufacturing teams, GE enhanced design-for-manufacturability at the earliest stages of GuardEon’s development.
The new circuit breakers will be manufactured at one of GE Energy Connections’ brilliant factories utilizing methods such as automated, robotic assembly to reduce manufacturing lead times and ensure product reliability.
To learn more about GuardEon, stop by GE’s booth at Hannover Messe located in Hall 12, Booth #D80. Click here to be contacted by a sales representative or visit www.GEGuardEon.com.
GE’s Industrial Solutions business, part of GE Energy Connections, empowers smarter business operations by connecting equipment, software and services to protect, control and optimize assets within electrical infrastructures. The business provides customers, across various industries, with end-to-end product and service solutions that help ensure the reliability and protection of their electrical infrastructure. Industrial Solutions’ product and service solutions add to GE’s broader portfolio of leading technology solutions for the delivery, management, conversion and optimization of electrical power for customers across multiple energy-intensive industries.
*Trademark of General Electric Company
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