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NEWS

Higher performance and connectivity

features with new SACE Tmax XT

igher performances, Product Marketing Specialist, Low Voltage Circuit Breakers at ABB.
protection, metering and Tmax XT replaces ABB’s current range of MCCBs (Tmax T). This product line
Hconnectivity features up to provides electrical protection capabilities for currents up to 1600 A, 690 V AC. It
1600 A are features of the newly complements the complete low voltage (LV) circuit breaker range from ABB, namely
launched SACE Tmax XT, which its air circuit breakers (ACBs), which cover current rating from 6300 A down to 1600
extends ABB’s range of moulded A, 690 V AC, and thereafter supported by the Tmax XT MCCB range.
case circuit breakers (MCCBs). The Industry-leading electrical and mechanical characteristics were incorporated
MCCB range has been designed for into the design of the new Tmax XT range. The shift to digitisation and IoT has
maximum ease of use, integration and also influenced major changes in terms of connectivity. The ABB MCCB range now
connectivity, and is built to deliver supports main industrial communications protocols such as Modbus, Profibus and
safety, reliability and quality. The range DeviceNet™, as well as Modbus TCP, Profinet, EtherNet/IP and IEC 61850.
offers thermomagnetic, electronic and Combined with the world’s most precise electronic trip units in the smallest
Display/Touch trip unit technology. frames, the new range protects plant investments and ensures continuity of service.
Installation has been simplified With the new Tmax XT series, ABB continues to evolve its offering, building on the
to increase user-friendliness, success of the innovative Emax 2, the industry’s first smart air circuit breaker. SACE
frames have been streamlined Tmax XT sets new standards for plant and energy management. The XT family’s built-
to save space, and improved in connectivity links smartphones, tablets, and PCs to data analysis tools on the ABB
connectivity such as Bluetooth and AbilityTM cloud platform in real-time.
Ekip Connect all save considerable
time. Another additional benefit About ABB
is the reliable cloud connectivity ABB (ABBN: SIX Swiss Ex) is a leading global technology company that energizes the
and overall increase in information transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable
available, meaning diagnostics and future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion
maintenance are vastly improved to portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new
reduce downtime. levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s
“Our entire selection and ordering success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries. www.
process has been overhauled to make abb.com
it far easier for customers to procure
the parts they need, speeding things Contact Busisiwe Molefe, ABB, Phone 010 202-5523,
up by about 30%,” says Veron Maharaj, busisiwe.molefe@za.abb.com, www.abb.com

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