Spike Electric Controls Becomes A Certified Eaton Assembly Partner for Explosion-Protected Products

HOUSTON, Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Crouse-Hinds Series Certified Assembly Partner is qualified within a specially developed training program to assemble specific hazardous location certified products according to customer requirements. During the first quarter of 2020, Spike Electric Controls became a Certified Assembly Partner "CAP" partner to assemble Crouse Hinds products for the United States and Canada markets. This is a unique offering for engineered to order services and support. This program will ensure delivery of electrical apparatus products to the customer quickly where they are needed.

Spike is qualified within a specially developed training program to assemble specific products according to customer specifications. Based on the detailed product knowledge, the CAP can assist in design and customize the product that meets your application.

Using a CAP partner ensures that the modifications:

• are covered by the Eaton certificate
• were performed according to the manufacturer's instructions     
• match to the well-known high quality
• Spike strictly follows an Eaton approved and audited ISO 9001 manufacturing procedures.

With Spike's technical staff and cutting-edge manufacturing equipment, Spike guarantees quick ship & custom solutions for Crouse Hinds explosion proof control, apparatus, & enclosures. Typical lead times are cut in more than half for quotations, drawings, & delivery. This is based on Spike having the largest Crouse Hinds box inventory in the USA & Canada & a work ethic that sets Spike aside from other companies in the industry. This competitive strategy that has been created with the partnership will forever change the market to fulfill orders that seemed impossible before. 

Spike is now stocking and manufacturing some of Eaton's newest control apparatus lines.

Here are a few products:

EBMX The new, easy access hazardous location clamped enclosure. This hazardous location motor control & power distribution enclosure is for Circuit breaker disconnects, fused disconnects, non-fused disconnects combination motor starters, motor starters.  The EBMX is for easy access, resulting in lowering operator safety risks and reducing downtime. The EBMX can withstand the world's harshest environment and is the only clamped enclosure for hazardous areas. The design makes opening and closing the EBMX significantly faster than traditional bolted enclosures. Safer - the clamps on the EBMX enclosure automatically applies even pressure across the flame path. No need to worry about missing or improperly torqued bolts resulting in an explosion hazard in the facility. The EBMX enclosure is rated Class I, Divisions 1 and 2, and has a NEMA 4X rating to protect against water ingress.

The new Crouse-Hinds series encapsulated S4XPB panel board built with the SynergEX encapsulated circuit breakers provide overcurrent and short circuit protection for low voltage power, lighting and heat tracing applications, hazardous locations; such as refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants, mining, food processing facilities and corrosive and industrial processing facilities. SynergEX components and main breakers are fully encapsulated so that sparking devices are not capable of igniting in a hazardous location.  The encapsulated components allow for the use of lightweight enclosures resulting in an easy installation.  S4XPB panel boards with SynergEX breakers open in seconds via two quarter-turn screws, versus dozens of bolts, as with traditional NEMA 7 enclosures. With the partnership with Eaton, Spike Electric Controls is now the leading quick-ship, nationally recognized manufacture for hazardous location equipment.

SN7 Eaton Crouse-Hinds panelboards by Spike Electric Controls are quick ship factory sealed panelboards. The SN7 hazardous location panelboard standard lead time is 7-10 working days all while still being competitively priced. The SN7 explosion proof panel board is a reliable way to protect lighting, power, and heat trace circuits in wet, weather exposed, corrosive or hazardous locations. The panel board is available from 6 circuits to 60 circuits. The newest power panel 3 phase 3 wire system is now available for quick ship up to 400AMP main circuit breaker.

Other Crouse-Hinds explosion protected products including lighting contactors, circuit breaker disconnects, fused disconnects, non-fused disconnects, enclosed starters, combination starters, & any custom control panels.

With the partnership with Eaton, Spike Electric Controls is now the leading quick ship nationally recognized manufacture for hazardous location equipment in the USA.

SOURCE Spike Electric Controls