Anord Showcases New U.S. Compliant Switchgear at 7x24 Fall Conference

RICHMOND, VA--(Marketwired - Oct 21, 2014) - Anord Critical Power, Inc., a leading independent provider of critical power infrastructure to the global data center industry, today announced the company will showcase its recently UL listed, Form 4b Type 7 design switchgear at the 7x24 Fall Conference, October 26-29, Phoenix, AZ (Table #33). Extensively relied on within EMEA as well as North and Latin American data center and co-location markets, the AMS switchgear's low voltage and modular design platform provides an additional level of safety during maintenance procedures while enhancing system resilience.

"Since our UL891 approval, we have received an overwhelming response to our AMS switchgear within the U.S.," said John Day, VP of Sales and Marketing for Anord Critical Power. "The 7x24 Fall Conference attracts industry professionals with a deep understanding of issues facing today's mission-critical operations. We look forward to the event and sharing best practices with attendees."

With Anord AMS switchgears, U.S. data centers can invest in superior power system protection, system fault resilience and enhanced operator safety. Designed, developed and manufactured by Anord Critical Power, the unique solution includes features such as:

• Independently tested to UL891
• Availability in NEMA 1, 2, 3 & 3r enclosure types
• Available with bus-bar systems rated up to 5000A 100 kA RMS
• Independently seismically tested equivalent to seismic Zone 4
• Ingress protection (IP) ratings are available from IP-31 to IP-54
  
  

About Anord Critical Power Inc.
Anord Critical Power Inc. is a U.S.-based subsidiary of Anord, a leading independent provider of critical power infrastructure to the global data center industry, entering the American market with the delivery of a robust switchgear product offering superior system resilience and enhanced operator safety. Its compact, fully compartmentalized switchgear system offers a "best-of-both standards" solution to meet the needs of critical power businesses. Established in 1969, Anord has a strong pedigree and successful track record in providing mission critical, Low Voltage, Power Switchgear, Bus Duct, and Energy management Systems to many of the world's leading cloud computing, Co-location and enterprise data center businesses across EMEA as well as North and Latin American markets. Anord's proprietary "AMS" switchgear system provides customized power switchgear equipment from a type tested and certified modular platform fully compliant with the IEC LV Switchgear standard 61439-2, and was recently tested and approved to UL891. For more information visit: www.anordcpi.com.