Reliable DC contactors for heavy mining trucks
Schaltbau contactors increase availability of electrical drive systems
Customer profile
- Application: Electric drive systems for heavy mining trucks
- Industry: Heavy Mining Equipment
- Country: USA
Customer case
- A world leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment with over 4 million products in use around the globe
- Safe and reliable DC contactors were an important factor in the design to support the availability goals higher than 90%
- Stringent shock and vibration requirements.
Schaltbau solution
Schaltbau DC contactors have improved safety and reliability by:
- having high shock and vibration resistance (approved by customer’s test)
- outstanding arc extinguishing technology, especially designed for heavy-duty applications
- switching under load no matter if charging or discharging (bi-directional)
Further customer benefits:
- Local customer assistance throughout the product lifecycle by experienced Schaltbau engineers
- Extensive testing and design-in support
- Certified products according to highest safety standards