ST. ROMAIN, France, Jul 27, 2024 – Eaton, an expert in smart energy management, and Trace Software, an expert in software development for electrical and photovoltaic engineering, are pleased to announce a new strategic partnership. This will make it even easier for installers and end-users of electrical installations to work with Eaton’s products and applications while complying with regulations.
Integration into elec calc
Trace Software develops elec calc software, a complete design and calculation solution for high and low voltage electrical installations. Both intuitive and powerful, it allows installers to model any type of network architecture, whilst maintaining compliance with current international regulations.
“elec calc is an important tool for our partners,” says Roland Feijen, Account Manager for Low Voltage Products at Eaton. “The integration of our electrical protection equipment into this platform not only makes it easier to design installations with our high-quality products and applications, but also to easily comply with current regulations. Indeed, a compliant plan established in elec calc™ is an important part of ensuring a safe installation. We are pleased to welcome our partners through the cooperation with Trace Software.”
Strengthening strategic cooperation
Eaton’s is already working with the most well-known panel builders and installers. The integration of applications into elec calc will not only deepen existing partnerships, but also enable new large-scale collaborations. “We want to strengthen our position in the market, offering quality products and services. Our partners can count on us and we are demonstrating it once again today,” says Luc De Clercq, Account Manager Panel Builders at Eaton.
Origin of the collaboration
Traditionally, Eaton has been a supplier of high-quality electrical protection products for the industrial market. A few years ago, the tertiary building market sent out signals in favour of quality solutions that would protect buildings and people from poor electrical design. We still saw too many risks for buildings or precarious situations for people in electrical installations and the fact is that training and visual controls aren’t enough. The entire industry, as well as manufacturers, inspection bodies and legislators, have carried out a critical analysis, each in their own field, resulting in an adaptation of the legislation in terms of using and correctly installing the right electrical protection devices according to the specificity of the entire installation. Everything has therefore been adapted to radically improve the safety of people and buildings.
“We are proud to present Eaton as a new and important partner for our elec calc software. Such important collaborations help us serve our customers in the best possible way, with the goal of simplifying their daily lives. The addition of Eaton’s products is undeniably an added value for our users.”, said Jérôme Mullie, Technical Director.
Expansion into new target groups in the future
Electrical installations are no longer a small matter and are regularly adapted according to the capacity and type of consumers. The energy transition, with the emergence of alternative energy sources and other types of consumers, is very topical. Just think of the introduction of photovoltaic installations and electronically controlled systems (lighting, HVAC, e-mobility, etc.). These developments and adaptations require constant analysis in which building managers will also have to make key decisions. To do this, they will also need to build on the initial study and inspection of the facility.
About Eaton
Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges. For more information, visit https://www.eaton.com.
About Trace Software International
For more than 30 years, Trace Software has been designing software for the design and operation of electrical and solar installations for building and industry. Trace Software’s solutions cover the needs of electrical and photovoltaic projects, from design to operation and network dimensioning. The company is also present on the digital mock-up market with a complete platform for the design of electrical installations in Open BIM.
Based in Saint-Romain de Colbosc in Seine-Maritime, Trace Software distributes its solutions in Europe, Africa, South America, and Asia via distributors and subsidiaries in Germany, Spain, Morocco, and China. For more information, visit https://www.trace-software.com.
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