Western Automation - Making Electricity Safer by Design

Western Automation Research & Development Ltd (WA) was established in January 1985 as a specialist designer and developer of Residual Current Device (RCD) technology. Through continual improvement and development of RCD technology the company has secured customers worldwide including major Blue Chip OEMs in the low voltage switchgear and electrical industry.

Western Automation RCD technology is used in a variety of end products such as Residual Current Circuit Breakers (RCCBs), Residual Current Breakers with Overcurrent Protection (RCBOs), Socket based RCDs (SRCDs), Portable RCDs (PRCDs) and Residual Current Monitors (RCMs).

Our RCD technology is designed to meet the requirements of relevant international standards such as IEC61008 (RCCBs), IEC61009 (RCBOs), IEC61541 (PRCDs), IEC62640 (SRCDs), IEC62020 (RCMs), IEC62423 (Type B & Type F RCDs) and IEC61543 (EMC for RCDs), and their equivalant CENELEC/European standards. In addition, our technology can be used to meet the requirements of national standards such as UL, CSA, BS and many others.

More recently, Western Automation has developed technology in the area of safety lighting, called Power Failure Lighting (PFL), which provides lighting in the event of power failure.

Western Automation offers its RCD and PFL technology to OEM customers to enable them to develop their own products and, through its sister company Mainsafe International Limited, we can offer finished RCD and PFL products which are badged with customer name and logo.