G&W Ships 7000th Smart Grid Ready Distribution Switching Package

June 9, 2010
Blue Island, IL -- G&W Electric Company, Blue Island, IL, a leader in distribution automation switchgear, has recently shipped its' 7000th automated switching device including intelligent relays and communication for part of another Smart Grid project. ...

Blue Island, IL -- G&W Electric Company, Blue Island, IL, a leader in distribution automation switchgear, has recently shipped its' 7000th automated switching device including intelligent relays and communication for part of another Smart Grid project. G&W has been manufacturing switches and reclosers for overhead, padmount and vault applications since the early 1900s.

With the increasing industry focus on service reliability and Smart Grid solutions, the company has been delivering a family of “Smart” switchgear that use intelligent relays and controls from numerous manufacturers using established industry standard communication protocols to best match the customer application requirements.

Known as Lazer(TM) Distribution Automation solutions, G&W now offers pre-engineered packages addressing common applications such as automatic transfer, automatic power restoration and loop reconfiguration.

Projects range from simply being automation ready for possible future Smart Grid integration (Lazer Ready), to a complete system package including switchgear, relays, programming, controls and accessories. G&W also provides factory acceptance testing of complete systems to reduce commissioning requirements in the field.

G&W is an ISO 9001:2008 certified global supplier of SF6 gas and solid dielectric load and fault interrupting switchgear; automatic transfer and distribution automation control packages; distribution and transmission cable terminations and joints; and current limiting protectors through 38kV, 5000A continuous.

CONTACT:

Larry Arends

Marketing Manager

Phone: 708-388-5010

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Amy Fischbach | Field Editor

Amy Fischbach is the field editor for the Electric Utility Operations section of Transmission & Distribution World. She worked for Prism Business Media (now Penton) for eight years, most recently as the managing editor of Club Industry's Fitness Business Pro magazine. She is now working as a freelance writer and editor for B2B magazines. Amy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas. She serves as the national vice president of the American Society of Business Publication Editors. She can be reached at [email protected].

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