Build America, Buy America: How OEMs can leverage BABA to expand sales opportunities 

Offering BABA‑compliant designs helps electrical OEMs unlock more federally funded infrastructure opportunities, clearly differentiate their proposals, and make it easier for customers to select their solution with confidence. 

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Hero image of an industrial microgrid featuring solar panels, wind turbines, and a city skyline representing distributed energy resources managed by intelligent low-voltage breakers.

Intelligent low-voltage breakers for industrial microgrids

Deliver future-ready systems with intelligent, low-voltage breakers that improve reliability, efficiency, and cost control—without increasing complexity. 

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Cost efficient power quality solutions in the era of distributed energy resources

As renewables and onsite power generation sources play an ever-more central role in power generation, OEMs can empower their industrial customers with innovative, cost-effective solutions that overcome the technical hurdles of integrating Distributed Energy Resources to the grid. 

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The Digital Transformation of Energy Management

The digital transformation of energy management 

As electrical consumption continues to rise, OEMs can help industrial users make smart energy management decisions by ensuring their critical systems are digital-ready. 

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Safety by design in 3 easy steps

Safety by design in 3 easy steps

Industrial accidents involving electricity and electrified equipment are one of the leading causes of lost hours and employee fatalities. By choosing the right electrical components, panelboard OEMs can help customers promote workplace safety.

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short circuit current ratings

4 Steps to calculate short circuit current ratings in industrial control panels

short circuit current ratings

Frank Basciano
Global Product Manager

This is an update of a 2020 article written by Marcelo E. Valdes, PE, IEEE Fellow Applications Eng. Manager
ABB Electrification Business

Short circuit current ratings (SCCR) are a critical specification when designing industrial control panels. Determining the appropriate SCCR actually requires no calculations. Instead, there is a simple, four-step process to follow.

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Semiconductor manufacturing

CHIPS Act creates opportunity for panel builders

The CHIPS Act will open the floodgates of funding to increase domestic integrated circuit production. For panel builders, this creates a huge opportunity to serve production-equipment OEMs and chip-fabrication facility managers. 

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Semiconductor manufacturing facility. Application of MCBs.

The basics of trip curves for panel builders

A critical but often confusing characteristic of miniature circuit breakers are trip curves. Knowing the basics of trip curves can ensure selecting the lowest-cost breaker that will provide the needed protection without nuisance tripping. 

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Solutions for semiconductor panel components

3 Solutions for power panels in semiconductor fabs

Machine builders serving the semiconductor industry face some particularly tough requirements for power quality and reliability. Read about three technologies available in panel components that can help meet those requirements.  

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Plug-in breaker

Learn the 4 key benefits of plug-in breakers

Plug-in technology is gaining wider acceptance among panelboard and switchboard equipment builders. They are capitalizing on the four big benefits of plug-in breakers to differentiate themselves with safer, more reliable products.

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