Schneider Electric

From early beginnings, to the present day: how Schneider Electric became an experienced expert in robust and durable industrial solutions

The early days of Schneider Electric date back to 1836; the year the company was founded. This was when the company made a name for itself as a pioneer in mechanical engineering and the steel industry.

A number of milestones in the company's history would soon follow suit. These also included the acquisition of strong companies, through which Schneider Electric expanded its expertise and its portfolio.

Over the course of time, the experienced manufacturer has continually proven itself to be an expert in robust and durable solutions, and has thus earned the trust of a great many users all over the world. Within heavy industries in particular, products from Schneider Electric continue to enjoy great popularity, which comes down to years of experience in steel construction.

The manufacturer also has one eye on the future, and is continually working to further develop its products. Schneider Electric is also making another important contribution to shaping a better future, for example, with climate-friendly production processes and sustainable packaging.

For which industries are Schneider Electric solutions suited?

Products from Schneider Electric are used in many different sectors, such as:

• Automation technology
• Motor and plant control
• Building, installation and conveyor technology
• Safety technology

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In the Automation24 online shop you can find a wide range of products from the globally renowned manufacturer, Schneider Electric.

For instance, within the area of industrial controls, you can purchase TeSys D and TeSys K-type main contactors from the TeSys Deca series.

Compatible contactor relays are also available to go with the aforementioned main contractor types. To expand your contacts, you can also purchase auxiliary switch blocks. If you require corresponding accessories for main contactors / contactor relays, you will also find what you are looking for here.

Automation24 also offers particularly attractively priced control and signalling devices from the world market leader Schneider Electric. You can take advantage of a wide range of products in many different colours and designs with a 22 mm installation diameter. Choose between individual components from the ZB4 series made of metal or the ZB5 series made of plastic. Alternatively, you can also purchase set articles made of metal with the XB4 family or complete devices made of plastic with version XB5.

In addition, you will also find a suitable selection of pendant control stations for controlling crane & lifting applications.

Automation24 also offers you modular signal towers from the Harmony XVB7 series – the modern evolution of the proven XVB series featuring enhanced brightness and a modern design.

What's more, within the protection equipment category, you will find circuit breakers for motor protection from the TeSys GV2 series, with both rotary and push button activation, for reliable safeguarding against overload and short circuits.

As an alternative means of overload protection, you could also go for the TeSys LRD and LR2K models of thermal overload relays from the monitoring relays category.

If you have limited space in your control cabinet, then the TeSys U-type motor starters from the drive technology category are a good choice. The combination of a compact starter base unit and a compact starter control unit can replace the joint use of a main contractor and a circuit breaker for motors and starters, and can thus help reduce the space required in your control cabinet by up to 57%.

If a gentle start-up and the controlled braking of your motors are important to you, then the manufacturer's ATS01 and ATS22 soft starters will be ideally suited for you.

If you also require more control over speed and torque, then Automation24 recommends the use of variable frequency drives. The Altivar 12 series of variable frequency drives is designed for simple applications. The Altivar 320 series of variable frequency drives features integrated safety functions and expanded communication possibilities, while the Altivar 340 series of variable frequency drives enables even high-performance applications. Detailed information on the individual series and their properties can also be found on the Schneider Electric Variable Frequency Drives page.

For reliable signal isolation or multiplication, Schneider Electric's coupling relays are an excellent solution.

For demanding applications that require high switching frequencies, however, the durable solid-state coupling relays are particularly well suited.

The robust timer relays from the manufacturer are ideal for controlling the timing of signals. You can look forward to a wide range of designs, including multifunctional timer relays with NFC control for numerous control tasks.

In addition, Automation24 also offers relays for current monitoring and voltage monitoring from Schneider Electric. These solutions are used to monitor and secure your power supply and thus contribute to safe operation.

In addition, various safety relays are available within the safety technology category, for the monitoring of safety circuits.

With the universal Harmony XPSU safety relays, it is possible to react extremely flexibly to different safety requirements thanks to the safety functions (6 – 10 functions per safety relay), which can be adjusted using rotary switches. This reduces the storage requirement for various safety relays, which otherwise had to be reserved for various different functions.

In addition, the Harmony XPSU relays also contribute to avoiding costly downtime, in that their diagnostic output transfers comprehensive status information to the standard input of a PLC, via an encrypted telegram. This information is further processed by a functional module for standard control systems and thus simplifies maintenance and service work.

Basic safety functions can still be realised using the basic Harmony XPSB safety relays, which are designed with pre-defined safety functions exclusively for the specified safety function, and do not offer any additional selection options.

For the control of guard locks, Schneider Electric also offers standstill monitors from the Harmony XPSVN series. Compatible accessories are also available to purchase.

In addition to numerous automation and protection solutions, Schneider Electric is also a world leader in energy measurement technology – a field that is becoming increasingly important in factory automation due to rising energy costs. For these requirements, the manufacturer offers a wide range of industrial energy measuring devices. Whether you are looking for high-quality energy meters, multifunction meters, power analyzers, current transformers, or panel servers, you will find them in the Automation24 online shop.

Particularly noteworthy are the PowerTag® energy meters, which are among the smallest of their kind and are therefore ideal for retrofitting existing systems.

To efficiently evaluate the recorded energy measurements, panel servers are used. They act as gateways and feature a built-in web server for clear visualization of the measurement data – all without any additional programming effort.

For more information on selecting the right energy measuring devices, see the special topic "Energy cost reduction for companies – more important than ever".

In addition, Automation24 offers single-phase power supplies with a very good price-performance ratio.

Still not enough?! Don't panic, as the range of solutions from Schneider Electric is continually growing and you can look forward to even more proven solutions from the manufacturer landing very soon.