- Business growth through knowledge transfer, collaboration and innovative, digital and connected products
- Driving digital transformation to enable sustainability and efficiency in the new electric world
- Showcasing the next generation of pioneering energy management innovations, including Okken LV switchgear and new TeSys Giga motor starters
- Strengthening EcoStruxure Power to protect critical industrial, building and infrastructure facilities from damage caused by short circuits, ground faults or overload faults
Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of power management and automation, will showcase innovative power management solutions and partner programmes at Hannover Messe 2021. With this, the company continues to drive its ambition to strengthen global efforts for a more resilient and sustainable electric world.
To address the urgency of climate change and the biggest challenges of the 21st century - the accelerating energy transition and growing energy demand - Schneider Electric is launching "Partnerships of the Future". The company aims to enable a green recovery while supporting the megatrends of mass digitisation, electrification and the increasing role of connected, digital products and software. In doing so, the tech company aims to ensure sustainability and energy efficiency on a large scale.
Schneider Electric calls this vision an 'All Electric, All Digital New Electric World'. As electrical and digital solutions become more complex, Schneider Electric aims to equip its partner network with on-demand, supporting, simplified and connected products to achieve sustainable and electrical safety goals.
"As our world goes digital, large buildings, critical facilities and infrastructures are becoming more dependent on reliable, uninterruptible power supply," says Nadège Petit, Executive Vice President, Power Products Division, Schneider Electric. "But energy-related problems are becoming more and more common. With the increasing complexity of electrical networks within facilities and the explosion of IoT, data as well as the number of smart devices, the reliability and availability of power supply is non-negotiable. Electrical faults and unplanned downtime can cause outages in industrial and building operations and can be both risky and costly. Our new electrical safety, reliability and connectivity solutions are designed to provide customers and partners with reliable smart technology capable of not only proactively protecting critical infrastructure and equipment from the dangers of electrical failures, but also proactively doing so."
Partnerships of the future: simplified, open and digital
Increasing digitalisation and industry innovation are making simplified, open standard solutions, training and knowledge transfer available to more stakeholders, enabling partnerships of the future for the new electrical world. Schneider Electric is pushing for its partners to openly collaborate, share and learn from each other - for the benefit of each other and their customers. With more than 650,000 members, 300 apps and over 100 communities, the open ecosystem is a robust resource for all stakeholders. It enables collaboration with other electrical companies and like-minded people, access to a cutting-edge technology portfolio, and the opportunity to keep up to date with the rapid development of the markets and generate new sales leads.
The MySchneider partner programme promotes transformative and collaborative solutions within the Schneider Electric energy management ecosystem, including curated content for partners.
Open and simplified solutions
The tech company's goal is to deliver digital solutions and connected products that bring significant benefits to its partners. Today, Schneider is launching a range of next-generation, reliable security and connectivity solutions for critical industry segments, buildings and infrastructure:
- The new TeSys Giga motor starters feature digital connectivity and 56 new patents. They are easy to install as well as operate and offer native connectivity to the cloud, enhanced safety and real-time monitoring.
- The PrismaSeT low-voltage active switchgear is the industry's first product with integrated cloud connectivity, providing instant access to smart alarms, energy consumption analysis, trends and preventive maintenance plans.
- The new generation of ComPacT circuit breakers features a refreshed design and is tailored for operational excellence and significant simplification of maintenance activities.
- The next generation Okken low-voltage switchgear has been given a new design and feel for improved ergonomics. IoT-enabled wireless connectivity means quick and easy access - anywhere, anytime.
The launch expands Schneider Electric's portfolio of open, easy-to-implement digital solutions, promotes sustainability and efficiency, and enables industry-wide collaboration and partnerships in the 'New Electric World'. The new programmes help strengthen Schneider Electric's partners in the world of connected solutions and drive innovation in the industry.
EcoStruxure Power protects critical infrastructure
These innovations are brought together in EcoStruxure Power, a comprehensive, open, IoT-enabled architecture and platform. It simplifies and digitises electrical distribution systems to enable more resilient, sustainable and efficient plant operations. To do this, the architecture meets the fundamental goals of connected power distribution: electrical safety, power availability/reliability, operational and energy efficiency, and cyber security.
In addition, EcoStruxure Power is designed to optimise the CAPEX of smart solutions throughout the design, construction and commissioning phases of projects. Risks and costs are minimised while efficiency is increased.
EcoStruxure Power not only enables better integration of clean energy and strengthens the resilience of the grid and critical infrastructure, but also helps avoid unplanned downtime. According to industry research, the average cost of downtime in hospitals, for example, is $8,662 per minute, while 98 per cent of organisations report that one hour of downtime costs more than $100,000. EcoStruxure saves an average of 35 per cent of engineering time and 24 per cent of energy consumption, and improves the carbon footprint by 20 per cent.
Today, EcoStruxure covers 500,000 sites worldwide and connects approximately 45,000 developers and system integrators, 3,000 utilities and 650,000 service providers and partners as one community.
