Schneider Electric South Africa. Discover Schneider Electric range of products in Circuit Breakers and Switches. The Compact™ range of circuit breakers & switches set tomorrow’s standards today and help existing organisations achieve more from their LV infrastructure.
Voltex supplies a comprehensive range of locally made and imported brands, including Miniature Circuit Breakers, Motor Circuit Breakers, Moulded Case Circuit Breakers, and Isolators. From compact devices for domestic applications to robust solutions for commercial and industrial settings, we have it all.
With just three sizes of circuit breakers, Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure™ EZC system is the simple, universal solution to fit all low-voltage protection needs. The fixed version is particularly adapted to the OEM and Building markets, offering optimum performance at a competitive price.
Reliable and high-performance circuit breakers to protect lines up to 6300 A Air circuit breakers setting new benchmarks for safety, efficiency, and sustainability ; helping to meet your daily challenges such as 24/7 uptime demands, and spiraling energy costs in an electrically-driven and digitized world.
Circuit-breakers, to protect lines up to 160 amps Leaned to 65 years of leadership, ComPact circuit-breakers are now the ultimate reference when it comes to protection from electrial hazards. Everywhere in the world, they have demonstrated unequalled ability to perform reliable protection even in the most demanding environments.
High current air circuit breakers operate in atmospheric air conditions providing overcurrent and short-circuit protection for circuits rated from 800 A to 6300 A, and are used as a feeder and coupler within the electrical distribution system.
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