As part of the deal, Eaton Corporation will design and manufacture DDC Drives, DC contactors and DC breaker components. Magnetek will take responsibility for the sales, design, manufacturing and service of its OmniPulse brand DDC drive systems.
The systems are used in primary metal and foundry cranes. According to the companies, DDC control systems are expected to displace traditional DC technology in the overhead material handling and industrial process control markets. There are some 3,000 active cranes running in North America alone with traditional DC controls that could be retrofitted over time.
Eaton’s industrial controls division communications strategy manager Tim Kovach said that the deal is not the only OEM deal that the company has.
“When there is an agreement between two organisations, each wants to bring something to market,” he said.
Magnetek designs and builds digital power conversion and control products and systems for telecommunications, data management, alternative energy, transportation, industrial automation and other applications requiring very efficient, intelligent, reliable power. It reported total revenue of $242 million for its 2005 fiscal year, ended July 2005.
Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2005 sales of $11.1 billion. Eaton is a global leader in electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control. In the electrical industry, Eaton is a global leader in electrical control, power distribution, and industrial automation products and services.
