Product Details

Specialist Industrial Switches for Circuit Protection, Network Connectivity, and Emergency Stopping

Variants covered: Circuit Breaker Switch · Unmanaged Industrial Network Switch · EBS (Emergency Break Switch)

The Switches category within Esbee's industrial push button switch range covers three specialist switching devices — the Circuit Breaker Switch, the Unmanaged Industrial Network Switch, and the Emergency Break Switch (EBS) — each serving a distinct and critical electrical function in industrial control panels, automation systems, and machine electrical infrastructure.

The Circuit Breaker Switch combines overcurrent protection with a manual switching function in a single panel-mounted device. When a fault condition — short circuit or sustained overload — drives current above the breaker's rated trip threshold, the mechanism trips automatically and interrupts the circuit before thermal damage can occur to conductors, components, or connected equipment. The manual switching function allows the same device to serve as a deliberate isolation point for maintenance operations, providing both protective and operational switching from one compact panel component. The circuit breaker switch is the correct specification for motor branch circuits, control panel supply circuits, and auxiliary equipment supply points where both overcurrent protection and local isolation are required.

The Unmanaged Industrial Network Switch is an Ethernet switching device engineered for direct installation in industrial control panels and automation network infrastructure, providing reliable, deterministic network connectivity between PLCs, HMIs, drives, sensors, and other Ethernet-based industrial automation equipment. Unlike office-grade network switches, the industrial network switch is designed for the electrical noise, temperature extremes, vibration, and DIN rail installation environment of industrial control panels — maintaining network performance and uptime in the electromagnetic and mechanical conditions that consumer-grade switches cannot withstand. The unmanaged configuration requires no software setup, connecting automatically to forward Ethernet frames between ports at wire speed without configuration overhead — the correct choice for fixed-topology industrial networks where plug-and-play connectivity is preferred over managed network features.

The Emergency Break Switch (EBS) is a safety device designed to provide immediate interruption of a circuit or machine function in emergency conditions — installed at accessible operator positions where a rapid, unambiguous, single-action emergency stop capability is required. The EBS provides the deliberate circuit break function that complements the protective trip function of the circuit breaker, and is specified for applications where a clear, highly visible, manually operated break switch must be available to operators as an emergency intervention measure independently of the machine's normal control system.

Key Features

• Circuit Breaker Switch: automatic overcurrent protection with manual isolation function
• Unmanaged Industrial Network Switch: DIN rail Ethernet connectivity for automation networks
• EMC and vibration rated construction for industrial control panel environment
• EBS: manual emergency break for immediate circuit interruption at operator position
• Covers circuit protection, network infrastructure, and emergency stopping in one category