White Paper

ADVANCING PANELBOARD TECHNOLOGY
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Today, the hourly costs to properly access hazardous-
location enclosures, specifically those hours associated with
disassembling and re-assembling while maintaining the
flamepaths of precision-machined enclosure covers, can
be exorbitant to facilities. Coupled with the cost of plant
downtime, the PowerPlex Panelboard can provide a much
lower total cost of ownership with simple maintenance when
changing breakers. By incorporating standard off-the-shelf
North American breakers, the PowerPlex Panelboard also
enables facilities to maintain replacement breakers on-site.
This is extremely beneficial for locations such as off-shore rigs
that can incur four times the maintenance costs of onshore rigs.
Continuing the Current of Innovation
The successful development of the PowerPlex Panelboard’s
individual component protection establishes a new standard
for hazardous location electrical products. It also opens the
door to advancements across Appleton’s hazardous-location
electrical product lines, including explosionproof housings for
switch gear, GFCI/EPD devices, photocells and motor starters
– anywhere where there is a potential for an arc or spark
within classified areas.
The PowerPlex Panelboard represents Appleton’s continuing
dedication to safer and more productive facilities through
innovative technologies and engineering. Complete technical
data and a downloadable product brochure are available at
www.appletonelec.com/powerplex or contact an Appleton
Sales Representative at [phone].