Electrical protection: no electricity without advanced protection systems
May 2022
Electricity is at the heart of Mersen’s History
Electricity is at the heart of Mersen’s History
Mersen’s history with electrical equipment goes back a long way. It was at the dawn of the 20th century that Le Carbone – the Group’s ancestor – first divined its commercial potential.
Fabius Henrion, the company’s founder, invested in the production of electrographite brushes – still used today in DC motors. Gradually, the company expanded its range to include cables, switches, fuses and dynamos, thereby covering all electrical systems.
…to industrial fuses
More than a century later, and after major steps such as the acquisition of Ferraz in the 1980s and then Gould Shawmut in 1999, this comprehensive approach remains the hallmark of Mersen, which today ranks as a world leader in all industrial fuses – for all global markets.