Almost every day we get calls, texts and emails asking if we would like to make an offer on purchasing different types of electrical equipment and what types we can supply to them. 

The field of electrical circuit breakers and associated equipment includes a vast variety of products. This includes a range from motors, generators, air and vacuum circuit breakers, primary switches (2300 vac to 15 kvac), medium voltage motor starters and contactors, fuses, panel mount relays, and of course, molded case circuit breakers, especially for residential use. In general, our customer base includes utilities, factories and service companies that maintain and upgrade this equipment. 

So to clarify this, National Power Equipment, Inc. is a stocking distributor and service center for all makes and models of industrial and commercial low and medium voltage air and vacuum circuit breakers from 480 volt to 15,000 vac, primary load break switches from 2300 vac to 15,000 vac. We also carry parts for this equipment. Manufacturers include Westinghouse, General Electric, ITE, BBC, ABB, Federal Pacific/Federal Pioneer (FPE) and lesser known brands, as well. The vast majority of our inventory is advertised on our website. Prices are not listed for the majority of our equipment due to all the different options for various modifcations. If you need help finding what you need, try our parts replacement guides. We have developed an app (NPE on the Go) that can help guide you through the process of getting us all the details we need to quickly and efficiently get you a competitive quote. The product lines vary in age, from current production going back to World War II era equipment. You would be suprised how much of the older stuff is still out there. To NPE, nothing is ever obsolete, it can most likely be upgraded with new parts with better materials and trip units.

We generally do not handle anything for residential use or single phase equipment.

We are centrally located southwest of Cleveland OH, near the airport and major transportation hubs. Stock equipment normally ships in 1-2 days from receipt of order. Full Class One Rebuilds are custom built and vary in completion times. 

Give us a call, 800-647-0815, send us an email, info@npeinc.com, or even send us a fax, 216-898-2684, or you can use our quick and easy form to aid in the process, http://m.npeinc.com/sell.php. We would be happy to make you an offer on your valuable, used inventory and help us maintain our motto, "The right equipment, at the right price, right now!"

We look forward to working with you!

The Aging of the Electrical Power Grid

It has been said many times that our power grid is under severe structural strain. The aging of our infrastructure from generation to transmision to control by the consumer, has pushed our system to its limits. Added to that are extended OEM lead times for equipment and parts and the mission of used electrical equipment dealers like National Power Equipment, Inc. (NPE) becomes more obvious and critical. Providing reconditioned equipment, custom solutions, aftermarket parts, and support for field service organizations. Players like NPE are crucial to both the everyday operation of our electrical grid and times when it is under stress from things like extreme swings in weather patterns. It has been said, over and over, when the power is down and the lights are off, call NPE for fast, cost effective solutions, as they say, "The right part, at the right price, right now!"

Our "aftermarket parts" section of the website has  new parts, manufactured by NPE in small batches, with an eye for quility, that endevours to eliminate inherent defects in the original part that caused the failure in the first place. These parts are kept in stock in limited quantites, but larger qty's are generally available with lead times measured in days, not weeks or months. 

Overview - Switchgear Lifecycles and Base Pressure

We use the term "switchgear" to refer to the electrical equipment responsible for protecting sections of our power supply, locally and regionally. It consists of circuit breakers, disconnect switches, relays, fuses and other protective panels. It is the foundation for manufacturing, hospitals and government facilities. The base age is 25-60 years ( but 80 yrs old is not out of the question!) makes failures, something that the OEM's have a difficult, if not impossible time supporting because of manufacturing and base material logistics and limitations.

Organziations like NPE fill in that void with inventory that is in stock, the expertise to understand the application and find fast, cost effective solutions to help manufacturers and service organizations alike to keep the lights on, and production producing. if you give us a a call, send us an emai to www.info@npeinc.com or send us a fax, (yes we still have one of those!(216) 898-2684, one of our experienced sales engineers will search our inventory of literally thousands of air circuit breakers (acb's, vacuum circuit breakers (vcb's), primary switches from 2400 -15,000 vac, panel mount protective relays and parts inventory).