ASI-Automation Systems Interconnect all products Application Note

the time and in

only space but also money.

Automation Systems Interconnect, Inc.

PO Box 1230

Carlisle, PA 17013

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Recently we worked directly with a customer that had an application for circuit breakers and terminal

rail he had products mounted from one end of the rail to the other and in order to mount it he

We then talked to the customer about his terminal blocks only to find out that we could offer another

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Application and Capability Note

"Space Savings Circuit Breaker Gets the Order"

Have you ever noticed how the size of
the pieces of equipment and their
control cabinets continue to shrink in
size? Have you ever seen an
application where the engineer wants
to put more in a smaller package? It
happens to us at ASI all
most cases we have a product or
service that will save the customer not

blocks. The original design used competitor’s products that were significantly bigger in size than
those offered by ASI. However when we started to work directly with the customer we learned that
not only was space a problem he also had to find a way to include more wiring and more circuit
protection in the design. The problem was that he had already maxed out his space. In fact on the
19-inch
had to remove products just to get at the mounting! How could he ever add more when he did not
have room for what already existed?

The answer was simple; ASI high-density DIN rail mounted circuit breakers. We were able to save
the customer almost 2 inches on the rail just with the circuit breakers. That was just the beginning.

terminal block that would handle his wire requirements and yet save additional space. Overall
between the circuit breakers and the terminal blocks we created enough room for the customer to
add several other terminal blocks and improve the installation.

Finally in working with the customer we determined that we could make his life a whole lot easier by
building the complete assembly for him, previously he bought loose piece parts and did the entire
inventory, handling and manufacturing. When it was all said and done we ended up improving the
overall design, saving the customer time, space and money and selling him a complete din rail
assembly. It all started with a high-density DIN rail mounted circuit breaker. So space does matter
and when you look to provide a solution you will find a customer for life.

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