ASCO Power Technologies Releases Critical Power Management Appliance Lineup

• ASCO CPMA devices automatically log power events, evaluate equipment performance, and provide real-time alerts via email and text messages.
• ASCO CPMA products provide scalable solutions for managing engine-generators, transfer switches, paralleling switchgear, load banks, circuit breakers, and more.
• ASCO CPMA devices consolidate information from critical power devices through a single easy-to-use interface that connects with equipment from multiple manufacturers.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ASCO Power Technologies, the world’s leading provider of critical power solutions, has launched an updated lineup of Critical Power Management Appliances (CPMA). These provide scalable solutions for managing engine-generators, transfer switches, paralleling switchgear, load banks, and circuit breakers. The products optimize power device monitoring and control in the following ways:

• Automatically log power events and evaluate equipment performance
• Quickly notify users of power conditions and events via email and text messages
• Show real-time power equipment status and metrics through computers, tablets, smartphones, and ASCO annunciators
• Enable equipment operation for remote or off-site locations for greater safety
• Speed up installation and integration using pre-configured device maps for communicating with equipment from multiple manufacturers
• Use open protocols to integrate critical power equipment monitoring with a building management system or Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure™ solution

ASCO CPMA products help engineers, managers, and technicians understand the status of critical power equipment in real-time to anticipate power issues before problems occur; quickly and effectively respond to power events, and ensure reliability while complying with codes and reducing costs. Key CPMA products include:

• The ASCO 5701 8-Device Gateway that makes transfer switches smarter by monitoring switching status and aggregating information from generators, load banks, and other power devices.
• The ASCO 5702 Power Management Gateway that makes power systems smarter through a unified user interface for monitoring backup power systems, with options that scale for system size and redundancy.
• The ASCO 5705 8-Device Annunciator that consolidates alarming and operational information for up to 8 devices onto a single, wall-mountable, touch-screen interface, and provides for remote testing of power generators and transfer switches.

ASCO CPMA devices work with engine-generators and power devices from every major manufacturer. The product range is supported by connectivity devices that make it is easy to create fast and effective monitoring networks, as well as metering devices that display, and communicate real-time data needed to make key decisions about power utilization and load planning.

ASCO CPMA products are backed by technology, support, and service that are unmatched in the industry. View the ASCO CPMA Video to see more about the innovative CPMA lineup. Product information can be accessed on the CPMA webpage. For additional information, contact an ASCO representative.

About ASCO Power Technologies

ASCO Power Technologies has provided power reliability solutions for more than 125 years. The firm designs, manufactures, services, and supports automatic transfer switches, power control equipment, load banks, and critical power management systems. ASCO products serve mission-critical functions in data centers, healthcare facilities, telecommunication networks, commercial buildings, and industrial operations. To learn more about any of ASCO’s premium products and services, call (800) 800 ASCO (2726), email [e-mail], or visit www.ascopower.com.