New Panel Brand

[Little Bill]

I've been out of the loop as far as equipment for a couple of years so I don't know all the brands. I was just looking online for some 3R panels and keep seeing ABB brand. Who is this and are their breakers also ABB?

 

[petersonra]

I think abb bought ge panel boards.

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

ABB makes commercial and industrial switchgear and control panels and enclosures.

 

[ModbusMan]

They've also got VFDs, and I thought (don't quote me on this!) they also bought Thomas & Betts a while back.

 

[petersonra]

They've also got VFDs, and I thought (don't quote me on this!) they also bought Thomas & Betts a while back.

I think you might be right about t and b.

https://www.reuters.com/article/business/abb-buys-ge-business-for-26-billion-in-bet-it-can-boost-margins-idUSKCN1C00DN/

 

[Little Bill]

ABB makes commercial and industrial switchgear and control panels and enclosures.

These were residential load centers

 

[Jraef]

I think abb bought ge panel boards.

Correct. ABB bought GE Power Distribution and Controls division a few years ago and has been slowly rebranding. They are now all in on dumping the GE reference.

 

[curt swartz]

These were residential load centers

As Petersonra said, They are GE.

 

[retirede]

Correct. ABB bought GE Power Distribution and Controls division a few years ago and has been slowly rebranding. They are now all in on dumping the GE reference.

If I remember correctly, ABB was only allowed to use the GE name for a specified period of time. We’re probably at that point.

 

[Little Bill]

As Petersonra said, They are GE.

Will GE breakers fit, or be listed, in the ABB panels?

 

[Jraef]

Will GE breakers fit, or be listed, in the ABB panels?

Yes, nothing has changed except the ownership.

 

[stretch12]

I've been out of the loop as far as equipment for a couple of years so I don't know all the brands. I was just looking online for some 3R panels and keep seeing ABB brand. Who is this and are their breakers also ABB?

Abb is juet he one bought the other their nxt gear is pretty cool similar to I line but small differences we are starting to use them more. Quicker and easier to get for us.

 

[Jraef]

Abb is juet he one bought the other their nxt gear is pretty cool similar to I line but small differences we are starting to use them more. Quicker and easier to get for us.

ABBs neXT panels are commercial / industrial panels, not residential. They are also purely ABB T-Max breakers, not GE Spectra breakers.

 

[stretch12]

True. We get them as a package so we get the t max breakers in said gear and the thqb in the panelboards.

 

[norcal]

Was in the local Home Depot yesterday & was shocked at $45 for 100' of 12 AWG THHN, & $109 for 300', & noticed the GE breakers were branded as ABB.

 

[Frank DuVal]

Here it is still GE in the big box stores.

 

[VirutalElectrician]

Was in the local Home Depot yesterday & was shocked at $45 for 100' of 12 AWG THHN, & $109 for 300', & noticed the GE breakers were branded as ABB.

Menards is $89 (after 11%) for 500' of 12awg thwn.

 

[tom baker]

Correct. ABB bought GE Power Distribution and Controls division a few years ago and has been slowly rebranding. They are now all in on dumping the GE reference.

Similar to Sq D, which is now Schneider Electric. Maybe the only old line company that hasn’t changed is Leviton. Appleton got bought up and who owns Crouse Hinds?
T&B is now owned by who?

 

[retirede]

Similar to Sq D, which is now Schneider Electric. Maybe the only old line company that hasn’t changed is Leviton. Appleton got bought up and who owns Crouse Hinds?
T&B is now owned by who?

Crouse Hinds is now part of Eaton.

 

[norcal]

Similar to Sq D, which is now Schneider Electric. Maybe the only old line company that hasn’t changed is Leviton. Appleton got bought up and who owns Crouse Hinds?
T&B is now owned by who?

Crouse-Hinds is part of Eaton, T&B, is owned by ABB, who also own Baldor.