___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Metelec
Powering progress
Inside Metelec’ s ongoing transformation into a copper distribution and manufacturing business
When we last spoke with Kevin Draper, Metelec’ s Managing Director, around one year ago, he highlighted how the 20-year-old company was in the process of transforming from a traditional copper stockholding business into a sophisticated distribution and now manufacturing business. Recognizing upcoming growth in demand for copper, and as part of an older industry, Metelec is embracing a new era of sustainability and innovation.
“ We’ re increasingly producing more added value components, and we’ ve invested in CNC equipment to emphasize our manufacturing operations and bring a level of sophistication to our supply chain,” Kevin opens.“ We’ ve also now settled into our brand-new, state-of-the-art factory and distribution center, which is a fantastic working environment that’ s also driving high levels of engagement across the team.
“ We’ re serving two major growing markets: data centers and electric vehicle( EV) charging infrastructure. Despite reservations from the automotive industry, EV infrastructure is rapidly growing, and we supply the feeder pillar application, which is the interface between the charging station units and the local grid. The transition to green and clean energy is driving the need to upgrade or renew critical power infrastructure, and our interfaces, power systems, and battery storage products can also be used for other renewable applications.
“ We’ re seeing growth in the scaling up of hydrogen power generation, for instance, in conjunction with renewable sources to create green hydrogen. This process uses electrolyzers that need copper busbars, and the application is not only for critical
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