News | October 24, 2008

Cooper Bussmann, Leader In Code Compliance And Downtime Reduction, Introduces The Quik-Spec Family Of Distribution Products

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St. Louis, MO – Cooper Bussmann, the industry leader in circuit protection, is excited to bring its newest innovation to market -- a breakthrough that makes achieving selective coordination easy – the new Quik-Spec family of electrical distribution equipment. The Cooper Bussmann Quik-Spec line of distribution products provides fusible solutions that make it simple and cost-effective to selectively coordinate a fused electrical distribution system. This product line also helps designers, installers and building owners achieve greater downtime reduction, code compliance and workplace safety.

The Quik-Spec family includes the following products:

  • New Quik-Spec Coordination Panelboard
    • Available October 2008, this new fusible panelboard sets a whole new standard in saving time, increasing safety and offering industry-leading protection, all within the same footprint of traditional breaker panels. This innovative UL Listed panelboard makes it easy to comply with NEC selective coordination requirements and delivers more features, more flexibility and more value!
  • Quik-Spec Power Module Switch and Panel for single- and multiple-elevator applications
    • Both products offer a superior all-in-one solution to meeting code requirements, while reducing costs associated with installation and labor. Switch and Panel both meet prevailing ANSI/ASME, NEC and NFPA 72 requirements for shunt-trip elevator disconnect applications.
  • Quik-Spec Safety Switch
    • Meets UL and NEC Requirements, features an enhanced finger-safe design and an easy interface with viewing window to allow for visual verification that switch contacts have operated. Plus, its Class J performance Low-Peak CUBEFuse offers industry-leading arc-flash protection.

With this family of products, Cooper Bussmann Low-Peak fuses make achieving a selectively coordinated system easy. Just maintain a 2:1 amp rating ratio between upstream and downstream fuses. Plus, since there is no need to do a short-circuit current study or plot time-current curves to engineer fuse selective coordination, the engineer and installer can save both time and money with the new Quik-Spec family of products.

"As a proven leader in Code Compliance and Downtime Reduction products and services, Cooper Bussmann has developed the Quik-Spec family of products to help engineers and installers achieve fuse selective coordination faster and easier, so they can effectively improve electrical system safety and performance," said Kevin Hug, Cooper Bussmann senior product manager. "We are very excited to offer something that demonstrates our leadership and leapfrogs the competition."

SOURCE: Cooper Bussmann