Consumer distribution boards save install time
A
Moeller Electric product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Nov 12, 2004
Thanks to market research backing up intuitive product design, Moeller's new X-board consumer unit will save electrical installers significant amounts of time during wiring and installation.
Thanks to market research backing up intuitive product design, Moeller's new X-board consumer unit will save electrical installers significant amounts of time during wiring and installation claimed the company.
Moeller, known for its industrial control gear, is now entering the distribution equipment market in a big way and the new consumer unit complements the company's existing products and expertise in three-phase distribution it believes.
The new units exhibit a number of design elements that, as well as making installation quicker, also make it much easier.
The X-board is said to be tolerant of problems that may exist when mounting and the way it is designed - with a flexible back panel - helps to disguise uneven and crooked mounting surfaces.
Aesthetics have also played an important role in the design as consumer units are now finding their way out of under-stair cupboards and into prominent positions.
Those units suit modern contemporary settings rather than looking like a bulky, squared off and impersonal box of wires.
A number of features will also make life easier for installers claimed Moeller.
To make wiring easier, the back panel sidewalls are very shallow and there is ample wiring space across the full length of the busbar.
In addition, there is more space above the components (compared to other units on the market) - this will give installers even more freedom of movement and space to perform wiring operations.
It also provides distinct wiring zones, which will make wiring more definable and neater and the pan assembly can be removed and replaced easily - even when the backboard is in place.
The unit also comes supplied with five mounting holes, so on-site mounting variations can be addressed and all knockouts can be easily removed with pliers.
Control devices can be fitted using a DIN rail adaptor and the earth and neutral terminal blocks are fully rated to 100A.
One additional and feature is that the busbar is shrouded with a clip-over cover which is physically secured to the body so accidental loss or dislodging is no longer a problem.
This clip-on cover, Moeller believes, offers greater personnel protection than any other unit on the market.
The X-board's front cover or lid overlaps, rather than meets, the sidewalls of the back panel, so any unevenness of the mounting surface is hidden.
The lid is secured in place using two captive screws and, once in place, makes the entire structure rigid.
The cover is designed with a stay-open facility and a lockable option is available.
The unit is available in both metal and plastic and for larger applications, and can be stacked vertically.
Not what you're looking for? Search the site.
Browse by category
-
Capital Equipment (3,495)
- Capital Equipment (1)
- Compressors and Air Treatment (534)
- Electrical hardware (131)
- Electronics Manufacturing, Tools, Instruments (192)
- Machinery and Production Equipment (1,125)
- Manufacturing Machinery and Plant Equipment (474)
- Production line blowers and fans (73)
- Robotics, Handling and Storage (965)
- Consultancy and Services (920)
-
Control and Instrumentation (5,108)
- Cabling, Conduit, Signal Conditioning (813)
- CNC and Motion Controllers (188)
- Control and Instrumentation (2)
- HMIs/Operator Interfaces (296)
- Logic Controllers, Timers and Relays (96)
- Mid-range and Large PLCs (203)
- Plant- and Machine-Wide Communications (1,197)
- Plantwide control (1,350)
- Power Supplies, Uninterruptible Power (573)
- Smaller-Sized PLCs (390)
-
Drives, Motors and Controls (3,429)
- Drives, Motors and Controls (2)
- Industrial Drives/Controls (1,290)
- Industrial Motors (501)
- Linear Drives and Motors (119)
- Precision Motors and Gears (428)
- Stepper and Servo Drives, Motors, Controls (1,087)
-
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Design (4,283)
- Batteries, chargers and circuit protection (578)
- Connectors, Terminals, Busbars, Slip Rings (711)
- Electrical and Electronic Components (647)
- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Design (3)
- Electrical and Electronic Subassemblies (374)
- Enclosures and Equipment Cooling Fans (720)
- Knobs, Handles and Enclosure Hardware (428)
- PCs and Embedded Systems (822)
-
Engineering Design Software (6,328)
- 2D CAD software (202)
- 3D CAD software (1,180)
- CAM, CNC, production management software (576)
- Data, document management software (321)
- Electrical design software (165)
- Engineering Design Software (17)
- FEA and structural analysis software (376)
- File conversion software, data capture (358)
- Fluid, thermal, noise, vibration software (338)
- Materials design and moulding design software (152)
- Maths, charting, statistics, QA software (324)
- PLM and collaboration software (660)
- Process, instrumentation, automation software (269)
- Publishing and documentation software (234)
- Rendering, visualisation, styling software (206)
- Simulation, modelling, validation software (950)
-
Engineering Industry News, Resources (6,201)
- Electronic Resources for Engineers (278)
- Engineering Business News, Views (388)
- Engineering Conferences (435)
- Engineering Education, Resources, Standards (849)
- Engineering Exhibitions, Events (575)
- Engineering Guides, Newsletters (365)
- Engineering Industry Developments, Awards (636)
- Engineering Industry News, Resources (4)
- Engineering Industry Reports, Surveys (597)
- Engineering Recruitment, Employment (219)
- Engineering Seminars (415)
- Engineering Training Courses (457)
- Health and Safety Consultancy, Software (180)
- Health and Safety Events, Training, News (285)
- Health and Safety Legislation (403)
- Health and Safety Strategy, Risk Assessment (115)
- Machine Building (4,607)
-
Materials and Processing (3,021)
- Materials and components (2,259)
- Materials and Processing (5)
- Materials processing and testing (291)
- Rapid Prototyping (466)
-
Monitoring, Measurement and Quality (5,626)
- Data Acquisition Hardware and PC I/O Boards (486)
- Data acquisition Software and Communications (505)
- Data loggers (425)
- Electrical and Electronic Testing, PAT Equipment (641)
- Form/co-ordinate, optical, vision instruments (757)
- Gauges, Indicators and Instruments (448)
- Materials testing equipment (430)
- Monitoring, Measurement and Quality (1)
- Telecomms/network test equipment, software etc (158)
- Testing and Calibration Services and Information (518)
- Testing, analysing and monitoring equipment (1,257)
-
Powertrain Design (3,698)
- Bearings (976)
- Chains and belts (333)
- Gears, brakes, couplings and engines (1,470)
- Hydraulic Components (474)
- Lubricants (441)
- Powertrain Design (3)
-
Sensors (7,251)
- Accelerometers and Vibration Sensors (447)
- Barcode Sensors (103)
- Flowmeters and Flow Sensors (638)
- Gas, Chemical, Radiation, Magnetic Sensors (289)
- Humidity and Environmental Sensors (158)
- Level Sensors and Leak Detectors (537)
- Linear Position Sensors (412)
- Loadcells, Force Sensors, Torque Sensors (725)
- Pressure sensors (635)
- Proximity Sensors (711)
- Rotary Position, Tilt and Angular Sensors (559)
- Sensors (10)
- Temperature sensors (621)
- Vision and Colour Sensors (1,406)
- Small Mechanical Components, Joining, Tools (2,029)
- Valves, Pumps, Process Hardware (3,714)
