Push-in technology

Make wiring more efficient from start to finish

Check out what experience HPS made with Push-in terminals

Customer interview

See how purchasers and technicians benefit from Push-in technology

Win-win with Push-in terminals

How to improve the wiring of a control cabinet?

The main time wasters in control and switch cabinet construction is the wiring of the switching and automation devices. Today, switch cabinet builders have devices with three clamping technologies at their disposal. Most machine and panel builders use the established screw terminal. Almost all switching devices can be obtained with it. It gives many users a secure feeling that they know with what force and torque they have tightened the clamp. Spring-loaded terminals and Push-in terminals ensure safety through technology and thus try to reduce effort. And that over the entire life cycle of the machine. Eaton has carefully investigated all of these questions and finally decided in favor of Push-in technology. With this website we provide answers to users' questions related to terminals.

White paper compares efficiency and reliability of different terminals

Push-in technology offers time and cost advantages in all phases of the switching device's life cycle. This is made clear by a new white paper from Eaton, which shows the added value of Push-in connection technology compared to screw and spring-loaded terminals. Various tests with an indepentent test laboratory and a customer test provide well-founded data on this.

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Advantages of Eaton Push-in terminals for motor starters

Tools are needed for the installation of solid wires and flexible wires with core end processing.

time saving in comparison to screw terminals and 40% in comparison to spring-loaded terminals.

UL/CSA

UL Type E certification for worldwide use.

100

Reliable and vibration-proof connection without rework after transportation.

YES

Usage of three-phase bus bar links to supply multiple breakers.

1:1

Same footprint within the cabinet like contactors with screw terminals.

Frequently asked questions

What are the differences between push-in and screw terminals - and what practical effect does this have?

Are there any practical differences between push-in terminals and spring-loaded terminals - if so, what are they?

Customer success story SMF

SMF has over 25 years of experience in manufacturing and designing solutions for the packaging industry. For their fully automated production line SMF they only use top quality products and modern solutions. Thats why they have been using proven and reliable Eaton solutions for many years. For more information about their story, watch the video.

Tested in practice

A practical test carried out jointly by Eaton and Hanseatic Power Solutions GmbH has confirmed the considerable time savings that can be achieved with Push-in technology. One of the surprising outcomes of the test was that Push-in terminals not only offer significant time savings compared to screw terminals, but also over spring-loaded terminals.

To the customer interview

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Wire the whole control cabinet with Push-in terminals

For machine and panel builders the best way to work with Push-in terminals is if they can wire more or less the whole cabinet tool-free. Therefore Eaton is enlarging the Push-in offer from automation devices to pushbuttons and motor starters and drives.

See details in our solution map

Mike Edelmann answers important questions about Push-in terminals

Featured products & services

Eaton offers a broad range of push-in products for the control panel

DILM Push-in contactors

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PKZ/PKE Push-in motor protective circuit-breaker

MSC motor starter combinations with Push-in

EMS2 electronic motor Eaton Moeller series combines 5 functions of a conventional motor starter

EMS2 electronic motor starter with Push-in

DB1 Push-in cold plate variable frequency drives

RMQ Flat design push button with Push-in

All easyE4 control relays are available with Push-in terminals

XC300 modular plc with XN300 I/O

PXS24 electronic circuit breaker with Push-in

WIN-WIN with Push-in

Technicians and purchaser will benefit from the PKZ and DIL range with push-in technology. The faster and simplified wiring will downsize costs for the purchaser. And the tool-free and absolute secure and maintenance-free connection makes the job of the technicians simpler.

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