Schneider Electric Egypt, a global leader in energy management and automation, organized an innovation talk in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena where it showcased its latest solutions and industry-leading technologies for industrial plants

The seminar, which was moderated by Schneider Electric's industry, IT, partner projects and services business representatives, aimed to introduce chief engineers and factory heads in the govenorate to Schneider Electric's technologies for plants and machine builders including EcoStruxure architecture and platform. The technology connects software and hardware and link equipment through the power of sensors and secure connectivity, optimizing production and plant operations while achieving safety and sustainability goals

Other solutions introduced include the innovative motor circuit breakers line TeSys GV4 which offers advanced protection and pre-alarms for process control and problem anticipation. Also explained during the session was smart Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) solutions, which offer efficient network power protection from entry level to scaleable run-time

“Schneider Electric’s presence among such a carefully selected group of top engineers reflects the company’s genuine interest in supporting, developing and increasing the efficiency of Egypt’s electricity market, as well as those operating in it,” said Hasssan El Ardy, Vice President Power Products for Schneider Electric Egypt, North East Africa & Levant

“Therefore, we focused on the concept of digital transformation and how to fully utilize it to bolster the efficiency of the energy system, which is known as EcoStruxure, a platform that is the optimal embodiment of utilizing digital transformation to raise the efficiency of the energy sector; we thus began by measurement and control products, through control software until applications and analysis software, along with the methods of utilization in order to achieve the best operation and control conditions for all components of the electricity system across the various domains, whether at homes, hospitals, administrative buildings, factories and all other facilities and sectors, which leads to offering an added value with regard to safety, reliability, operating efficiency and sustainability,” he added

Mohamed Shaheen, Vice President Information Technology & Industry Business Egypt, North East Africa & Levant Cluster, said: "Schneider Electric Egypt is looking to roll out its services nationwide and expand its geographical reach in Egypt. With the focus the Egyptian government gives to industrial development in Upper Egypt, it was highly important for us to reach out to chief engineers in factories in the country's south to introduce them to Schneider Electric's energy-efficient solutions that will help maximize the safety and efficiency of their operations and improve the reliability of their equipment to enable smarter decision-making and more efficient plant performance

Walid El-Shishtawy, Vice President Field Services & Energy Efficiency for Schneider Electric Egypt, North East Africa & Levant Cluster, noted: "We provide safety, CAPEX & OPEX reduction, by being closer to the customer and enabling connectivity through EcoStruxure Asset Advisor – Cloud based Services to provide Field Services experts support. I am very proud of all the hard working Field Services people who do their best every day to add value for our customers and Innovate

"Our aim is to become Trusted Advisor to our customers by utilizing expertise and tools to assess and optimize lifecycle for all Electrical assets and provide the perfect plans, “Preventive & Predictive Maintenance” and also modernization plans to ensure services continuity and reliability, whether in industrial or commercial environments we test and optimize solutions, providing Field and Digital Services that allow sustainable and managed performance with the highest efficiency

As part of Schneider Electric’s expansion strategy, the company is expanding its geographical reach by hosting their events in governerates across Egypt, enabling them to reach their customers and partners across the country