Leverage EcoFit™ switchgear modernization solutions
Outdated low-voltage and medium-voltage equipment can lead to larger downtimes and safety hazards. With our EcoFit switchgear modernization solutions, you can retrofit, replace, and recover your existing equipment without disrupting your electrical distribution network. Watch the video to learn more about our performance improvement services.
Benefits
Keep people and assets safe with minimized downtime risk.
Reduce maintenance and service costs over equipment lifetime.
Leverage connectivity features natively embedded.
Give life to your obsolete equipment by applying circularity services.
Combine with a maintenance service plan.
Apply a service plan and monitor 24/7 your assets in a single subscription.
EcoFit offers for electrical distribution networks
We help you modernize your electrical distribution network to balance between controlling the costs to maintain your installations and keep them running at peak performance.
EcoFit Life Extension Essential for Power
Upgrade your equipment with smart sensors, transforming non-communicating equipment into connected assets.
EcoFit Life Extension Advanced for Power
Retrofit the core components of your equipment with the latest eco-conscious technology to help ensure your gear runs like new while complying with new standards.
EcoFit Life Extension Advanced for Protection Relays
Enhance your protection system with the latest technology in integrated relays. This means you get simpler installation, configuration, and maintenance, enabling you to save time and money.
EcoFit Life Extension Advanced Substation Automation
Modernize and improve the performance of your automation control and monitoring system. Advanced modernization services help you ensure high-performance service life for your assets.
EcoFit Recover
Recycle SF6 gas and raw materials from your older equipment. Apply EcoFit Recover to become environmentally compliant with end-of-life offers.
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EcoFit modernization and circularity insights
Combine your EcoFit modernization with the right maintenance services
Optimize your maintenance strategy and gain insights into your operations with our next-generation service plan including expert support and condition-based maintenance.
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1. How important is switchgear modernization to your business?
This process is critical for all organizations that rely heavily on their electrical infrastructure. Outdated equipment increases the chance for a longer downtime, higher maintenance costs, reduced efficiency, and at the same time unforeseen power outages and equipment failures. All these issues have a high impact on the business operation.
With more advanced, modern equipment, businesses can greatly improve the performance and reliability of their electrical system. Furthermore, it also facilitates green transition which is a key aspect for many organizations.
2. What constitutes EcoFit Switchgear modernization services?
Our support focuses on upgrading equipment with smart sensors, retrofitting core components, enhancing protection systems, modernizing automation control and monitoring, and recycling raw materials to become environmentally compliant.
These services help to elevate non-communicating equipment to a web of connected assets and ensure top-notch reliability of equipment with retrofitted components. They also enable simple installation and configuration. Furthermore, it’s possible to benefit from high-performance service life for all your assets.
3. What are the biggest benefits of these upgrade solutions?
One of the main reasons to implement EcoFit Switchgear modernization is the extension of the equipment lifespan. It is also a much more cost-effective option as we don’t have to replace entire systems, but simply replace the necessary components. At the same time, it reduces waste and, therefore, has a positive impact on the environment. This way, organizations can reduce their carbon footprint and become more sustainable.
These upgrades are also great as performance improvement services since modernization allows for optimization of system settings. Upgrading outdated components helps in reducing downtime, as machines become more reliable.