The activity, which marked the beginning of a greater presence and technical support in southern Chile, included technical presentations on quality and energy support, as well as solutions for control, protection, electrical automation and drive systems, with a focus on the main industries in the most southern part of the country.

On Thursday August 7th, the company Eaton, specialist in energy backup solutions, held in Puerto Montt a well-attended seminar for clients and representatives of companies from different productive sectors.

The aim of the activity, named  Maximizing Energy with Eaton: Backup solutions, quality and energy control for your operationIt was the one to present the products and services of the company available for the southern zone of Chile, as well as to show the solid technical support of the company.

The meeting, which took place at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel in the capital of the Los Lagos region, included technical presentations on quality and energy support, as well as solutions for control, protection, electrical automation and drive systems, with a focus on the industry in the south of the country.

Leonardo Acevedo, sales manager of Eaton Chile, declared a positive balance of the activity, emphasizing the call to the event.

"it was a meeting in which we managed to bring together representatives of companies and sectors of interest to us. We are not looking at a specific segment, but rather to grow in a cross-cutting way, through our distributors," added Acevedo. According to the executive, being a recognized company helps generate interest among the public. 

By their part, Laky Iznaga, commercial manager of NDU Engineering, the main distributor of Eaton in the region, emphasized that one of the objectives of the activity was to boost Eaton in the region, in addition to showing NDU as distributor of the company in the south area.

“We want to enhance the presence of the Eaton brand in the aquaculture sector, in addition to the other sectors of the region, with greater local support through our experience,” Iznaga said.

Solutions of the company

The seminar began with the exhibition of Juan Eduardo Olea, product manager at Eaton Chile, who showed the solutions in support of energy that the company provides to different productive sectors, with special emphasis on the 9 electrical problems to which the company provides support. The executive announced the reasons for having UPS equipment in a company's production facilities, emphasizing the prevention of data loss, the prevention of hardware damage and the support for the operational continuity provided by these companies. units. 

In addition, Olea presented the Marine Grade UPS that Eaton has, emphasizing that these solutions provide a high degree of protection in the aquatic environment, given their coated electronic cards, in addition to their accessible hot interchangeable front batteries. The company’s product manager concluded his presentation by pointing out that the goal of Eaton’s solutions is to deliver peace of mind and security to every customer.

Immediately, Felipe Ubilla, product manager of Power Systems at Eaton Chile, revealed the solutions of voltage regulators provided by the company. The executive emphasized the importance of understanding harmonic currents, as they can have a significant impact on electrical distribution systems and feeding facilities.

For this reason, it showed the active filters that the company has available to its customers, indicating that the operating principle of an active harmonica filter is based on a real-time closed loop system that constantly monitors the electrical grid.

Subsequently, César Avilés, product manager Components & LVA of Eaton Chilepresented the solutions of industrial control, protection and low voltage assemblies provided by the company. That is, it showed the contactors, thermal relays, motors, pulsanteria, soft partyers and VDFs that the company markets.

Within the whole range of products, Avilés pointed out that the portfolio of measurement and monitoring relays has been further developed to cater for a wide range of customer applications, using the most advanced technology in electrical maneuvering equipment.

Reactions from attendees

Upon conclusion of the seminar, participants expressed their satisfaction with the presentation of the event.

Stop Roberto Machiavello, deputy network manager of AKVA Group“It was an event where we were surprised by the level of the exhibitors. I think technically it was a high level, very well supporting the brand they represent. Although today we are not users of Eaton, we do not rule out being able to generate a link to the future, given the new presence they are showing in the area.” 

Juan Gacitua, commercial manager of Vanner Electric, he stressed the level of the meeting, indicating that “the objective of bringing Eaton's solutions closer to the southern Chilean industry, through its partners, was fulfilled. In our case, as official integrators for the south, customers can integrate the equipment, with all the technology that their solutions possess. This type of activity helps us to know the problems that companies in the area have and to see how we can help with our capacities.”

Stop Mauricio Vargas, general manager of the company Handser, it was an excellent activity, given the professionalism of the exhibitors. “They were pleasant presentations, without leaving aside the technical ones, so I liked it quite. I believe that in the south there is great potential at the industrial level and that companies with as much experience like Eaton will come to mark presence, the truth that is appreciated.”

In case of Hannibal Mancilla, head of measurement of Crell, he pointed out that more than 10 years ago he has commercial ties with Eaton, so he knows the complete technical support that the company offers throughout the south of Chile. It’s super good that they want to have more presence in the area.”

It should be noted that the activity was specially planned for the requirements of the industry of the southern part of Chile, as it is part of Eaton's consolidation strategy in all the industrial segments and geographical areas of the country. This, in order to continue providing safer, more reliable, efficient and sustainable intelligent energy management solutions.

In case you require more commercial information about Eaton, please contact Roberto Montecino as at +56957896511 or e-mail robertomontecino@eaton.com