January 12, 2005

GEI has agreed to distribute a line of Miniature Circuit Breakers, Molded Case Circuit Breakers, Air and Vacuum Circuit Breakers, Motor Starter Relays, and Thermal Overload Relays from Chint USA. Chint USA is a subsidiary of Chint, the largest domestic manufacturer of low voltage products in China. This compliments the Definite Purpose and AC contactors already in the marketplace from Chint.

The MCB's range in capacity from 1A to 63A, while the MCCB's encompass frame ratings to 1250A. Chint's line of Air Breakers handle frame ratings from 1600A to 6300A, and the Vacuum Breakers are suited for applications to 3200A. The variety of motor starter and thermal overload applications is vast, so check back for more details.