A new strategic partnership between A&T Enclosures and Transmag UK positions A&T as the only UK manufacturer capable of supplying fully integrated arc flash detection, protection, and mitigation systems. This collaboration comes amid significant updates to IEC 60947-9-2, which now require the integration of such technologies in all new switchboard and control panel designs.
A&T Enclosures and Transmag have embraced these regulatory changes by introducing a new generation of enclosures that integrate Transmag’s world-class arc flash technologies with A&T’s engineering, design, and manufacturing expertise. The result is a fully integrated platform that delivers safety, performance, and compliance at the highest level.
This partnership enables A&T Enclosures to offer a comprehensive suite of advanced safety, monitoring, and control features within a single enclosure solution. These features include arc flash detection, protection and mitigation, humidity and water-ingress monitoring, thermographic and ambient temperature monitoring, partial discharge initiation alerts, unauthorised access detection, integrated cameras, event logging, system archive recording, fire alarm triggers, no-vision smoke detection, automated alerts, QR code access to procedures, incident energy signage with PPE guidance, and access compliance management via QR verification. This makes A&T Enclosures the first UK manufacturer to deliver a fully unified intelligent enclosure platform.
All new A&T Enclosures control panels and switchboards comply with IEC 60947-9-2 and are available with three escalating levels of protection: standard arc flash protection, arc flash relay protection, and arc flash relay with quencher protection. Laboratory-tested systems demonstrate arc event detection and response in less than one-third of a second, significantly reducing equipment damage, risk to personnel, and downtime.
Both companies also offer retrofit solutions to modernise existing installations. Transmag’s Arc Guardian Retrofit Panels, integrated into A&T’s engineered retrofit enclosures, can typically be installed and commissioned in under one hour. Retrofit advantages include enhanced operator safety, reduced collateral damage during incidents, accurate incident energy calculations, lower PPE requirements, ultra-fast reaction times, automatic reset after fault clearance, and full compliance with IEC 60947-9-2. Free design consultations are available for all upgrade projects.
Chris Taylor, Managing Director of A&T Enclosures, stated, “Our exclusive partnership with Transmag UK enables us to set a new benchmark for intelligent enclosure safety. By integrating Transmag’s industry-leading arc flash technologies into our engineered solutions, we can offer customers unparalleled protection, compliance, and visibility.”
David Davenport, Director of Transmag UK, commented, “Transmag is delighted to partner exclusively with A&T Enclosures. Their engineering expertise and manufacturing capability make them the ideal partner to deliver our arc flash technology as a fully integrated, ready-to-deploy solution for the UK market.”
