Earlier this year Eldon introduced its new meter cabinet for the Swedish residential market. Eldon's latest offering conforms to the rigorous new standards recently put into place by the Swedish Technical Committee, the regulatory body which sets the standards for electrical equipment in Sweden. The committee required that all new meter cabinets be easier to read and easier to install.

 

The new units, the MIM series, offer three revolutionary ways in which the meters can be read remotely. First, the meters can be read electronically by sending information about electricity usage as high frequency signals back through the main electrical wiring. Usage information can also be transmitted directly from the meter through phone lines or using a GSM system.

 

This means utility companies no longer have to send meter readers into the field for routine electrical usage checks.

 

"We at Eldon Sweden are pleased to be putting out what is widely regarded as a leading edge product," said Lennart Edner, Product Manager, Eldon. "In launching our new meter cabinets, our goal is to make it as easy as possible for all parties involved in using the electric meter, from consumers to utilities and installers."

 

The new cabinets are also pre-wired with a compartment that segregates the electronic equipment from the electricity. They can be installed quickly and easily.

 

Since Eldon launched the new meter cabinets in April of the year they have sold briskly, posting a 20% sales increase over meter cabinets sales for the same quarter last year. The new meters have been especially popular with manufactures of pre-assembled homes.

 

The new Swedish standards took effect July  01, 2006.