Gemini Industries 1SLC805002F0001 - Manual (Page 2)

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Introduction
Characteristics of Gemini switchboards
Gemini switchboards are made with co-injection,
which ABB SACE is the first manufacturer in the
electric field to use as a molding technique. This
process obtains a “sandwich” of two materials with a
compact external covering and an expanded core,
guaranteeing the highest level of mechanical
protection against impacts (IK10) without the need to
add hardening substances.
Polyester is usually mixed with fiberglass, which, with
wear, rises to the surface and can become a risk factor
for skin burns that may occur during installation and
maintenance and accidental contact.
Moreover, it causes deterioration of the technical
strength and lasting characteristics of the material to
which it is added: Gemini, on the other hand, keeps its
mechanical characteristics in the long term.
The co-injection technique makes the manufacturing
operations themselves safe because the products are
completely finished when they come out of the mold
without any flash or other surface irregularities.
Gemini, something
completely different in
switchboards
ABB SACE’s Gemini range is
revolutionizing the market of low
voltage electric insulating
switchboards.
The reason for this is that it is
the first switchboard made in
thermoplastic material, to which
the co-injection molding tech-
nique gives the same mechani-
cal characteristics as polyester.
This means that it is extremely
sturdy, with its rigid covering and
expanded internal core. Moreo-
ver, it contains no fiberglass, a
material that with time rises to
the surface, jeopardizing the
functioning and safety of switch-
boards made in polyester with
which it is usually mixed.
Gemini switchboards have IP66
degree of protection (IP40 with
the door open and with the ap-
propriate components installed)
and a very high resistance to
chemical and atmospheric
agents. This is the reason why
Gemini guarantees excellent
performances even in particu-
larly severe operating condi-
tions.
Strong outside and
versatile inside,
Gemini is fit for all
applications
There are as many configura-
tions as there are ABB devices
for low voltage automation and
distribution: moulded-case cir-
cuit breakers, modular circuit
breakers, monitoring, control
and signaling devices, wiring
ducts and electrical connection
systems.
All of these components give
the “Gemini system” an enor-
mous range of ad hoc solutions
that are easy to assemble with
the snap-on system.