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PDI Releases New Qwikswitch Static Switch

March 22, 2004 by Jeff Shepard

Power Distribution Inc. (Richmond, VA) announced that the first shipments of the PDI Qwikswitch have been successfully installed in the field. PDI completed the acquisition of the Qwikswitch product line from Powertrol early in 2003. PDI immediately embarked on improving the design and look of the Qwikswitch once the acquisition was completed.

The single-phase product line became commercially available in August, and is now available in either a rack-mount or wall-mount configuration with sizes ranging from 25 A to 300 A. The "break-before-make" technology is a PDI exclusive in this market as well. PDI's engineers have also created an after-market Qwikswitch upgrade kit that can be retrofitted into an existing unit at an economical price.