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ETI thus has a network of manufacturers, more than 1600 employees and a turnover of €95 million.

Product range

The ETI Group specialises in a range of products in four main categories: electrotechnical products, technical ceramic products, tools and equipment and specific plastic products. The first category offers solutions for residential, commercial and industrial installations, solutions for energy installations, protection of semiconductors, protection of photovoltaic systems and other renewable energy sources and special fuses. Within the category of technical ceramic goods the company makes electrotechnical ceramics, household appliances parts, products for the chemical industry and so on. In the tool shop the assembly lines and tools are designed and manufactured for the main production.

Innovating success

ETI’s constant dedication to research and improvement of its products within the frame of international standards has resulted in the company pioneering and innovating in almost all areas of its activities. It is a pioneer in the field of protection of photovoltaic systems (protection on the AC and DC side of the plant). The company took part in this year’s Intersolar trade fair, showcasing the products and solutions from ETI Green Protect programme. It also has some new and challenging lines in PV system protection, as well as being aimed towards the mining industry (cylindrical fuse-links CH14 and NH DC HRC fuse-links).

A new universal current-sensitive RCCBs EFI B type and B+ type provide fault and additional protection against direct or indirect contact of live parts, as well as fire protection in the cases of the fire hazard exposure. Special features such as sensitivity to pure sinus residual current make these suitable for protection of various sites, vehicles and machine tools (frequency converters, charging stations for electric vehicles, UPS, computer data centres, electronic equipment on construction sites, test setups in laboratories and so on).

ETI has also introduced a unique switchgear product, KZS 1M, with an outstand-

More than 40 years of experience Reliable support for coating development

Company GALD deal with galvanic metal plating. Our main service is electroplating of metal and non-metal parts in barrels for automotive industry, household appliances and other.

Services: • tin plating • copper plating • nickel plating • silver plating • gold plating

Gald d.o.o. | Poljubinj 89d | 5220 Tolmin | Slovenia +386 5 388 15 29 | info@gald.si | www.gald.si

ing feature combination of miniature circuit breaker and residual current circuit breaker. Because of its complex protective qualities, it is highly recommended in premises such as hospitals and kindergartens.

The company also innovates in the area of technology (switchgear and fuses), with solutions being very often designed to meet customers’ specific requests.

Market strategy

The political and economic crisis in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s brought about changes in the status and market orientation of ETI, which finally began to operate under the current name ETI Elektroelement d.d.

Although Germany is its largest market, ETI’s presence in eastern European markets is clearly visible in growing revenues. While in that part of the Europe, as well as in Slovenia and Balkans, the company is selling its products under its well-known ETI brand, in western Europe the company still operates through OEM partners and sells only specific items on demand. As its presence in the European markets continues to grow, the company is looking forward to expanding to the Asian market as well.

In the last few years ETI has made pivotal investments in ecological projects (including a wastewater treatment plant in Izlake) and has introduced modern organisational principles of mass production. All these developments make ETI a reliable partner with a plan to combine partnership with wholesalers and active technical support to users. The company will continue to enlarge the range of its products in addition to strengthening its brand, while expanding more towards the east. n

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