Ferraz Shawmut Introduces High-Speed Class RK-1 Fuses
Fuse offers leading cost effectiveness and increased worker safety
NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Nov. 9, 2006 - Ferraz Shawmut, a global leader in the field of circuit protection, today announced the availability of its new High-Speed Class RK1 product line, designed to safeguard sensitive power electronics while meeting the National Electrical Code requirements for branch circuit protection and performing to the industry standards of a semiconductor fuse. The additional safeguards in the HSRK hybrid design result in leading cost effectiveness and a significant increase in safety.
"Ferraz Shawmut's HSRK fuses are used with a disconnect switch to allow end users the ease of selecting a single fuse, ensuring overload and short circuit protection in addition to protecting sensitive power electronics," said Kent Walker, director of technical sales and services for Ferraz Shawmut. "The dual job function of the HSRK fuse reduces the expense of replacement parts and increases cost savings."
In addition to generating cost effectiveness the HSRK fuse is the most current-limiting RK1 fuse on the market, creating a significantly safer worker environment.
Recent concern about electrical safety in industrial environments calls for more current-limiting fuses to be installed in electrical systems, reducing arc flash potential and the incident energy levels produced under fault conditions. The use of HSRK fuses can reduce incident energy levels enough to change the category of protective clothing that workers are required to wear while working on equipment in an energized state.
The larger RK body size and superior performance of the HSRK fuse under short circuit conditions make it ideal for plant and facility upgrades where arc flash issues are causing concern.
For further details and complete product specifications, please request Ferraz Shawmut's new full-color HSRK brochure by e-mailing info@ferrazshawmut.com, or download the brochure as a PDF file directly from the company Web site at www.ferrazshawmut.com.
About Ferraz Shawmut
Ferraz Shawmut has been a leader in circuit protection for industry and the electrical market for more than 100 years. With a complete line of current-limiting fuses and
accessories, Ferraz Shawmut prides itself on delivering innovative, problem-solving products like the SmartSpot® open-fuse indicator, Amp-Trap 2000® fuses, ULTRASAFE(TM) fuse holders, Protistor® semiconductor fuses and Select-A-Fuse® software. Two of the company's latest innovations are its new line of Amp-Trap® High-Speed Class J (HSJ) fuses, engineered specifically for the protection of today's sensitive electronic motor controllers, and the industry's first line of Finger-Safe Power Distribution Blocks (FSPDBs), delivering the ultimate in safety and ease-of-use when making power connections in electrical panels. Ferraz Shawmut, Inc. is a subsidiary of the Carbone Lorraine Group. For more information, contact the company by phone at (978) 462-6662 or visit www.ferrazshawmut.com.
