ABB launches Industry 4.0 upgrade kit for Masterpact M circuit breaker

Easy-to-install retrofit solution replaces moving part of withdrawable Masterpact M circuit breakers with SACE Emax 2 smart circuit breaker

ABB is making it easier for companies to digitalize their power distribution and improve their energy management with a simple upgrade kit for older circuit breakers. A specially designed kit is applied to existing Masterpact M circuit breakers, giving them the connectivity and sensing capabilities of the SACE Emax 2 smart breaker.

Massimo Paganoni, global product group manager for service at ABB’s smart power business line, said: “This brilliant new kit is just the latest step in our digitalization strategy, helping companies access the intelligent, data-driven services that ABB AbilityTM offers. It’s easy to install, keeps old hardware in service for longer and gives customers real control of their power.”

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