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  • Headquartered in Fremont, CA, IEM is the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical distribution and power quality equipment in the U.S. For over half a century, IEM has delivered customer-specific solutions to meet the ever changing power requirements of growth industries in North America. At IEM, tradition and technology still drive innovation.




  • Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 —

    IEM Receives ISO9001:2008 Certification

    Industrial Electric Mfg.™ (IEM), the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical and power quality equipment in the U.S., has received ISO 9001:2008 certification for its Quality Management System.
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    Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 —

    IEM Switchgear & Panels Pre-approved by the State of California for Healthcare Facilities

    IEM recently completed rigorous seismic testing for its entire line-up of low voltage switchgear, medium voltage switchgear and PIU, PIE, & CDP panels to comply with California’s Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) earthquake certification requirements.
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    Monday, March 29th, 2010 —

    IEM Successfully Completes UL Testing of New Arc Resistant Metal Clad Switchgear

    IEM, the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical and power quality equipment in the U.S., recently completed testing of its new “VESTA–AR” 15 kV arc resistant switchgear to ANSI/IEEE standards at KEMA, Chalfont, PA.
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    Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 —

    PIU Panel Now UL Certified to 84 Circuits

    IEM, the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical and power quality equipment in the U.S., is now offering UL-Certified PIU Panels with a 65kA short circuit rating at 240V and 14kA at 480V to meet the demands of utility, data center and other industrial customers.
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    Tuesday, September 29th, 2009 —

    IEM Hosts CFRT Membership Meeting

    CFRT (Critical Facilities Round Table) provides an open forum for members and their guests to come together and share information and to witness cutting-edge mission critical solutions, with the intention of helping each other improve in technical expertise and develop solutions for the challenges of day-to-day critical facilities operations.
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    Friday, August 14th, 2009 —

    IEM Low Voltage Switchgear and Panels Meet Worst Case Seismic Standards

    IEM, the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical and power quality equipment in the U.S., recently completed a series of seismic shake table tests at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, TX, to qualify all of its low voltage switchgear and panels for the life of the equipment in the event of an earthquake.
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    Monday, May 18th, 2009 —

    IEM Low Voltage Switchgear UL Certified to 200kA at 480V

    IEM, the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical and power quality equipment in the U.S., now offers low voltage switchgear that is UL 891 (and cUL) certified to a short circuit rating of 200kA at 480V.
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    Monday, March 23rd, 2009 —

    PIE Panel Now Rated to 65kA at 480V

    IEM, the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical and power quality equipment in the U.S., is now offering UL-Certified PIE Panels with a 65kA short circuit rating at 480V to meet the demands of utility, data center and other industrial customers.
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    Monday, March 16th, 2009 —

    IEM Switchboard Metering Sockets Now UL-Rated to 100kA Using Breakers

    IEM, the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical and power quality equipment in the U.S., has completed testing and certification under UL 891 guidelines for low voltage switchgear metering sockets to a 100kA short circuit rating using breakers as protective devices instead of fuses.
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    Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 —

    New Panels Keep Emergency Power On

    IEM, the largest independent full-line manufacturer of electrical and power quality equipment in the U.S., has added UL certified emergency fused coordination panels to its panelboard line.
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