GENERAL INFORMATION Established in 1950 Company name: ETI Elektroelement d.d. Abbreviated company name: ETI d.d. Legal seat: Obrezija 5, 1411 Izlake, Slovenia Entry into the Register of Companies: Okrožno sodišce v Ljubljani (District Court in Ljubljana) Share capital: 8.315.792,50 EUR; Capital contributions have been completely paid Main production programme: Solutions for the distribution of electrical energy, technical ceramics, tools and equipment Number of employees (31.12.2007): 1315 Turnover (2007): 69,7 mn. EUR Management Board: Mr. Tomaž Berginc - president of the management board Mrs. Maja Opresnik Kovacic - member of the management board Since the year 1950 till now, ETI has grown into a world´s leading provider of products and services in the field of electrical installations, and into an important manufacturer of technical ceramic products, tools and equipment, and plastic and technical rubber products. A substantial element in the company´s growth strategy are its subsidiaries in Slovenia and abroad, and close cooperation with selected strategic partners. ETI employs today more than 1600 people, and its products are sold in more than 60 countries all over the world. The company is investing a lot into research & development and innovative activities. It is one of the first Slovenian enterprises which have acquired the quality certificate ISO 9001 and environment management certificate ISO 14001. The quality of products and services is constantly aimed at achieving customers´ satisfaction and corresponding business excellence. All our products are internationally certified and have been awarded many quality symbols. We have succeeded in creating an internationally competitive, development-oriented, and stable business group, whose growth couldn´t be stopped neither by extreme pressure of competition nor the last years´ recession. Our future will continue to be built upon high-quality offer of complete palette of products and services, on strengthening the flexibility and competitiveness, on mastering new products, and the profit will still be invested into knowledge, market and technological development. Building and industrial electrical installations ETI is a leading worldwide manufacturer, providing solutions for residental and commercial electrical installations, industrial electrical installations, distribution of electricity for low and medium voltage, and power electronics and semiconductors. ETI provides high-quality and integral solutions for protection of electrical installations in buildings. We supply all kinds of type D, D0 and C fuse-links, as well as MCB’s and various types of residual current protection switches from ASTI group. In our sales program you will also find various types of switches and supervision & control devices of EVE group. Very important is also overvoltage protection ETITEC. All together shall be built, of course, into a distribution cabinet DIDO of your choice. High-quality protection of electrical installations and devices in industry is ensured by wide selection of fuse-links and circuit breakers. Particularly important is the wide range of NV/NH fuse-links and switchgear combinations, i.e. fuse blocks and switch disconnectors. We also offer MCB’s and power circuit breakers ETIBREAK. And not to forget ETICON contactors, plug-in outfit and line-up terminals SPOJ and overvoltage protection devices ETITEC. Product range for building and industrial electrical installations: ASTI – residual current and miniature circuit breakers, tariff circuit breakers EVE – electrical build-in devices, control equipment ETICON – low voltage contactors ETIBREAK – low voltage moulded case circuit breakers and switch disconnectors ETITEC – overvoltage arresters D – low voltage fuses D0 – low voltage fuses C – low voltage cylindrical fuses NV – low voltage NH knife-blade fuses ETISWITCH – cam switches, switch disconnectors ETISIG – signalling and control circuit devices ETIMETR – meters, meter transformers DIDO – distribution boxes SPOJ – industrial plugs and sokets, line-up terminals ETILIGHT – lampholders, starters Electrical power distribution ETI is a leading worldwide manufacturer, providing solutions for residental and commercial electrical installations, industrial electrical installations, distribution of electricity for low and medium voltage, and power electronics and semiconductors. ETI provides high-quality solutions for the protection of low and high-voltage electrical installations in the field of electric power distribution. We supply a wide range of high-voltage fuse-links of the type VV, low voltage power circuit brekares ETIBREAK, distribution cabinets KVS, medium voltage surge arresters ETISURGE and ceramic as well as polymeric insulators. Product range for electrical power distribution: NV – low voltage NH knife-blade fuses VV – high voltage fuses ETIBREAK – low voltage moulded case circuit breakers and switch disconnectors ETITEC – overvoltage arresters KVS – free-standing cable distribution boxes ETISURGE – polymeric surge arresters INSULATORS – ceramic and polymeric insulators ETILINE – fuse bases for overhead lines, terminals Semiconductors protection ETI is a leading worldwide manufacturer, providing solutions for residental and commercial electrical installations, industrial electrical installations, distribution of electricity for low and medium voltage, and power electronics and semiconductors. ETI fuse-links for semiconductor protection ULTRA QUICK present an optimal solution for protection of power semiconductors, such as diodes, thyristors and other power semiconductors in DC and AC power applications such as AC/DC, DC/AC, DC/DC converters and frequency converters. ETI fuse-links elements for semiconductor protection comply with IEC 60269 and VDE 0636 standards. ULTRA QUICK – fuses for protection of semiconductors Technical ceramic products At ETI d.d. we have more than fifty years´ experience in the manufacturing of ceramic products, that are predominantly intended for insulation in electrical engineering. Recently, we have developed new ceramic products that are used in automotive industry, metallurgy, as well as in welding and heat engineering. We produce almost all the traditional silicate ceramic materials (porcelains, steatites, cordierites, special ceramic pastes), and we have at our disposal purpose-designed technological equipment for large-series production of exacting ceramic products, as to shape and dimensions. The specialists from our development department, in co-operation with customers, develop special materials and products in order to satisfy particular requirements and conditions, to which the products are exposed in use. Product range: Electrotechnical ceramics – ceramic bodies for low voltage fuses – ceramic tubes and cores for high voltage fuse-links – ceramic bases for lighting equipment – low and medium voltage insulators Thermal ceramics – isolative ceramical tubes for heaters – bases for heating elements – ceramic foam filters for metallurgy Chemistry products Special products Tools and equipment ETI tool shop has been specialized for design and production of highly exact tools for injection moulding of thermoplastics and duroplastics (also 2K). Thanks to its many year´s experience in making tools for ETI concern, the tool shop has started producing tools for external customers in the following areas: automotive industry, household appliances, medical technique, electrical engineering/electronics, lighting technique. Tools and equipment: – tools used in injection moulding thermoplast – tools used in spraying and extruding duraplast – cutting, bending and progressive rolling tool for aluminium sheet – tools used in extruding ceramics – special devices – DMLS – direct metal laser sintering Rubber and plastics ETI Gum d.o.o. Izlake offers whole-scale solutions in the field of rubber products manufacturing. It manufactures technically perfect, as to material exacting products, and offers solutions, first of all for automobile industry, firefighting industry, household industry, cattle breeding and chemistry. In the field of plastics processing they have long-standing experience in manufacturing components for electrotechnical industry. By using modern technology they are processing thermoplasts and duroplasts. Products of rubber and plastic: – for automotive industry – for electrotechnical industry – for house appliances industry – for chemical industry