National Switchgear — Ensuring the highest reliability in critical infrastructure

National Switchgear, an IPS Company, is an industry leader in power distribution equipment and services. It specializes in engineering-driven solutions for power system reliability, with service, repair, replacement, or remanufacturing for:

  • Circuit breakers
  • Control parts
  • Low- and medium-voltage motor control
  • Switchgear, contractors, switches, and parts
  • Transformers

The company has extensive experience with power distribution equipment installation and commissioning. It also specializes in electrical asset recovery, dealing in vintage and surplus electrical equipment.

A leader in sustainability and the circular economy

National is a major distributor and remanufacturer of power distribution equipment. The company is a founding member of PEARL (Professional Electrical Apparatus Reconditioning League) and member of the Remanufacturing Industries Council.

Since opening in 1986, National has championed sustainability and the circular economy. It’s kept over 15,000 circuit breakers out of landfills and returned over 10,000 circuit breakers to service.

National maintains inventories of surplus electrical equipment dating back to the post-World War II era. The company also provides reverse engineering and manufacturing for equipment no longer supported by the OEM.

The field services operation is a NETA-accredited organization with NETA- and NICET-certified electrical testing technicians. National also provides NCCER-accredited training and continuing education for technicians and engineers.

Single-source capabilities for coast-to-coast operations

Adding National Switchgear to IPS gives the company single-source capabilities for critical infrastructure. We can coordinate and manage service, repair, and replacement for electric motors and generators, rotating equipment, and power distribution.

To discuss a single point of accountability for your critical infrastructure, talk to your local IPS representative or contact us here.

IPS has close working relationships with OEMs