Zest WEG Group’s Shaw Controls successfully tests low voltage panel to the latest IEC standard

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Shaw Controls, a member of the Zest WEG Group, has announced the successful conclusion of a programme of product tests on its low voltage range of panels at the SABS-NETFA laboratory. Tests were performed in accordance with the latest IEC protocols, namely IEC 61439-2 Ed 1 / SABS 61439.

“Shaw Controls has recognised a trend in the market whereby clients are requesting 690 V as their primary voltage, and in that regard we have taken the initiative of testing our product range at 690 V. The successful tests demonstrate Shaw Controls’ engineering capability and build quality, which reaffirms our commitment to the industry,” says managing director Bevan Richards.

Santos Ferreira, product development specialist at Shaw Controls, facilitated the testing of the MCC panels.

“The Zest WEG Group as a whole has the management team and overall company structure in place to be able to handle projects of a much larger nature and to provide the customer care needed on multiple projects for different customers, and to do so efficiently and cost effectively,” adds Group CEO Louis Meiring.

“It is believed that Shaw Controls is one of the first manufacturers in South Africa to test its products to the latest IE standard at the increased voltage rating of 690 V at 65 kA, which represents a very high fault level,” points out Richards. “We are certainly at the forefront of testing and compliance in South Africa, which also helps position the Zest WEG Group at the top end of the local market.”

The latest certification not only gives the company a significant advantage in the local market, but boosts the capability of the Zest WEG Group to offer a total solutions approach to its customers.

In 2015 Shaw Controls will embark on the design and establishment of a standalone E-House and container conversion facility. “We are anticipating a facility to be able to handle these products, which represents a major extension of the Zest WEG Group’s local manufacturing capability for these products,” says Richards.

Shaw Controls is an electrical engineering specialist with a precise understanding of its products and the requirements of its customers. “Our approach is to project manage production mainly as an electrical project and then to ensure that the mechanical portion is commensurate with the electrics,” says Richards.

“While we are widely known for distributing one of the largest electric motor ranges in the world from WEG, our comprehensive product line up encompasses switchgear, variable speed drives, motor control centres, gensets and renewable energy solutions. We also have three fully fledged manufacturing facilities in South Africa that we are in the process of expanding as we increase our footprint in Africa,” explains Meiring.

Richards notes that there has been an uptick in market conditions in the last quarter. “Our business is very customer focused, which is in keeping with the overall Customer Care Excellence policy of the Zest WEG Group,” he concludes.

For more information contact Kirsten Larkan, Zest WEG Group, +27 (0)11 723 6000, [email protected], www.zest.co.za

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