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April 29, 2009

Marathon Special Products Announces Availability of 1,000V CE Rated Products for Solar and Wind Power Applications

BOWLING GREEN, OH (April 22, 2009) – Marathon Special Products, an industry leader in electrical/electronic components, is pleased to announce availability of 1,000V AC/DC CE rated products for Solar, Wind Power and other industrial and commercial applications.  Marathon’s Power Distribution Blocks, Fuse Holders and Terminal Blocks have been evaluated and rated to IEC 60947-1 and the appropriate IEC component standards. In addition, Marathon’s Power Distribution Blocks, Fuse Holders and Terminal Blocks are compliant to UL 1741 for use with Flexible Stranded Wires.

“Availability of 1000V AC/DC rated products allows customers to comply with CE/IEC standards and exploit Marathon’s shortest industry lead-times to serve end users effectively” said Vijay Chahar, Marathon’s Vice President and General Manager. Most of Marathon’s products are UL rated for multiple wires and can be supplied in many configurations including Finger Safe Power Distribution Blocks (IEC 60529), Din Rail and panel mounting. Marathon’s products are manufactured in United States of America.

For more information on stock availability, lead times, delivery or for pricing on any of Marathon products, please call (419) 352-8441 and speak with any of our Customer Service Specialists.  You can also send your requests to marketing@marathonsp.com.

Marathon Special Products, headquartered in Bowling Green, Ohio, has been an industry leader in electrical/electronic components designed for circuit protection and connection applications for over 60 years. Our market focus is major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Electrical Panel Builders. We reach our customers using a broad network of Electrical and Electronic Distributors. Our product offering includes Fuse Holders for power fuses, Power Distribution Blocks, Single and Double Row Terminal Blocks, Heavy Duty Terminal Blocks, NEMA and DIN Sectional Terminal Blocks. Our recent addition of Enclosed Power Distribution Blocks provides touch proof safety for electrical panels.  Marathon also has high Short Circuit Current Ratings for a number of our Terminal Blocks, along with approval for flexible stranded wire per UL508A. Marathon’s products are also used in combiner boxes and inverters for the solar and wind power applications.  In addition, we have the expertise to design and manufacture custom products for specific customer applications. Marathon Special Products is a division of Regal-Beloit Corporation. For more information, please contact the company by phone at (419) 352-8441 or visit http://www.marathonsp.com/.

Regal Beloit Corporation is a leading manufacturer of electrical and mechanical motion control and power generation products serving markets throughout the world. Regal Beloit is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, and has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities throughout North America and in Mexico, Europe and Asia.
 
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