HOUSTON, TX – July 11, 2023 – Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) introduces the new Arc-Resistant JK (AR-JK) Motor Control Center, designed with safety in mind. Utilizing advanced technology, high quality materials, and structural design, the AR-JK effectively mitigates the risks and costs associated with an arc fault by working to contain and divert arc-related explosions. The AR-JK effectively mitigates the risks and costs associated with an arc fault by working to contain and divert arc-related explosions. Its design offers increased protection around the entire perimeter of the AR-JK, including instances when the low voltage compartment is open and under maintenance. The AR-JK uses an advanced pressure relief system designed to redirect arc blasts safely with reinforced doors, sides and end covers increase the AR-JK’s ability to withstand the explosion of an arc fault safely.
About Toshiba International Corporation
Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) is a Toshiba America Inc. (TAI) Group Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, and comprised of four divisions – Motors & Drives, Automotive, Power Electronics and Transmission & Distribution. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, TIC provides application solutions to a wide range of industries including general industrial, oil and gas, utilities, datacenters, renewables, HVAC, water/wastewater, and mining. For more information about TIC, please visit www.toshiba.com/tic.
