Mr. Dietrich, what are the Puls products doing on your stand?

Ralf Dietrich: Since last year, we have been working closely with Puls - a supplier of switching power supplies - in the form of a technology partnership. In principle, switched-mode power supplies have also been an important part of our product portfolio for E-T-A for a long time - we have been offering our customers a corresponding brand label product for several years. At the same time, however, we realize that this product is currently only available in the medium power range due to its technical specifications. We have therefore decided to join forces with Puls. This complements our product portfolio very well. It was important for us to deal with them on an equal footing - in terms of technology, size and company structure.

Puls is known for DIN rail power supplies, E-T-A for electronic fuse components - how does that go together?

Ralf Dietrich: We want to combine the best of both worlds for our customers: efficient and powerful switching power supplies in conjunction with highly functional electronic overcurrent protection. We specifically match the characteristics of the devices to each other. In the event of a fault, the user therefore receives reliable performance from the circuit breaker, in direct coordination with the fault behavior of the switched-mode power supply. In technical terms, this means that the tripping characteristics of our electrical circuit breakers are designed precisely to match the load characteristics of the switched-mode power supply units. In the event of a fault, the faulty circuit is reliably disconnected from the switched-mode power supply without affecting the remaining 24 V (DC) voltage supply.

What exactly does the cooperation between the two companies look like?

Ralf Dietrich: Since the cooperation has developed very well so far, we are currently making concrete preparations for a joint product development. This involves a direct connection between the circuit breaker and the switching power supply - linked by the concept of our 'Rex' connection technology. In addition, we will use the increasing intelligence in the devices to provide customers with relevant data via defined interfaces. However, we are not yet able to publish any further details at this time.

How will users benefit from this collaboration?

Ralf Dietrich: The combination gives customers a very specific performance benefit: in addition to cost-saving connection technology and space-saving components, there are also well-coordinated characteristic curves and therefore a coherent system.

Does this mean that users can also obtain Puls products from E-T-A and vice versa?

Ralf Dietrich: It is now important for customers to receive many services from a single source. That's why we attach great importance to offering the option of sourcing both components from one or the other partner together with Puls, as required. With this approach, we are supporting the trend towards supplier reduction and one-stop shopping.