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NewElec Pretoria Pty Ltd Innovative Solutions from SA’s Leading Motor Protection Specialists. Locally manufactured electronic motor protection relays.

NewElec designs and manufactures a wide range of superior electronic motor protection relays for both local and international markets. NewElec's goal, for the past 31 years, has been to exceed the expectations of every client by offering quality products, outstanding customer service and greater value, thus optimizing system functionality and improved operational efficiency. As experts in motor protection, NewElec is involved in every stage of the client's selection of the required protection relay offering ongoing functional and technical support. Our R&D division is continually designing the most up to date motor protection products to meet customer requirements. NewElec's electronic motor protection relays can be found in refineries, mining, steel, petrochemical, pulp and paper, sugar mills, agriculture and material handling industries to name a few, both locally and internationally. The NewElec product range includes software programmable LV motor protection relays for process control applications, protection relays for LV and MV motors, relays for pump motor protection, as well as earth leakage protection relays. NewElec is continually expanding and has recently installed a manufacturing division for its relay housings. This ensures that the final product meets NewElec's precise requirements. With headquarters in Pretoria West, Gauteng, South Africa, NewElec was established in May 1978 and is accredited with ISO 9002. Where motor protection is required, NewElec is the ideal choice.

29/10/2026

Crushers, mills, conveyors, fans and pumps operate under different loads, but their trip history can help show where attention is needed.

Before the next major shutdown, review recurring faults across the motors that constrain production. Use what happened during 2026 to decide where settings, protection, maintenance or monitoring should be investigated.

A shutdown should fix known problems - not simply reset the clock on them.

Explore NewElec’s protection solutions for cement, quarrying and mineral processing: https://www.newelec.co.za/motor-control-protective-relays-for-cement-quarrying-and-mineral-processing/

28/10/2026

By 2027, protection and operational visibility should increasingly work together.

If a protection relay knows why a motor tripped but that information never reaches the people making maintenance decisions, there is still a visibility gap.

Before 2027, identify where useful motor and equipment information is still isolated - and where better communication could improve decision-making.

Explore the NewCode Relay and its communication capabilities: https://www.newelec.co.za/product/newcode-relays/

Automation does not have to begin with a plant-wide replacement project.Choose one application where repeated trips, lim...
23/10/2026

Automation does not have to begin with a plant-wide replacement project.

Choose one application where repeated trips, limited fault visibility or downtime creates operational risk. Improve the protection. Capture better information. Learn from the result. Then decide where to expand.

There are still more than two months left in 2026 - enough time to take one practical step towards a more visible operation.

Why wait to automate? See how NewElec can modernise existing equipment: https://www.newelec.co.za/industrial-automation/

21/10/2026

Protection only creates confidence when you know the complete trip path works.

If earth leakage protection forms part of your electrical protection strategy, year-end maintenance is a useful opportunity to review functional testing and confirm that protection operates as intended.

The NewElec GA Plus includes an integrated test pushbutton connected to the CBCT test winding, allowing functionality of the GA Plus and trip circuit to be tested.

Learn more about the GA Plus Earth Leakage Relay: https://www.newelec.co.za/product/ga-plus-relay

19/10/2026

Borehole and centre-pivot pumps often operate when the cost of interruption is highest.

Before peak summer demand, check whether critical pump motors are protected against conditions such as overload, phase problems and dry running.

If 2026 has already exposed unreliable supply or repeated pump trips, use the remaining months to address them before they interrupt an irrigation cycle.

Explore NewElec’s agricultural motor and pump protection solutions: https://www.newelec.co.za/agricultural-motor-protection-relays/

"It always trips there” should not become an accepted operating condition.Repeated overload, unbalance, stall or abnorma...
16/10/2026

"It always trips there” should not become an accepted operating condition.

Repeated overload, unbalance, stall or abnormal-load trips may point to a process, electrical or mechanical problem that deserves investigation.

Before 2027, identify the motors responsible for the most repeated interruptions in your plant. A recurring trip is not just an inconvenience - it is a pattern waiting to be understood.

Explore smarter motor protection for manufacturing environments: https://www.newelec.co.za/motor-control-protection-solutions-for-manufacturing/

14/10/2026

Pumps still fail for preventable reasons. Dry running can remove the cooling or lubrication some pump systems depend on, increasing the risk of overheating and damage.

Before the year ends, review critical dewatering, centrifugal and submersible pump applications and ask: would your protection recognise an abnormal operating condition before equipment is damaged?

Prevention is usually better than investigating the failure afterwards.

Explore NewElec’s pump protection solutions: https://www.newelec.co.za/advanced-water-treatment-pump-protection

12/10/2026

Conveyors. Crushers. Pumps. Fans. Feeders. Compressors.

Not every motor carries the same operational risk. Before 2026 closes, rank critical motor-driven assets according to the impact of failure, recurring trip history and difficulty of recovery.

Then identify where improved protection, diagnostics and monitoring could create the greatest value first.

Explore NewElec’s motor protection solutions for mining applications: https://www.newelec.co.za/advanced-motor-protection-relay-solutions-for-mining-efficiency

If the response to every motor trip is simply reset and restart, valuable information may be getting lost.By this point ...
09/10/2026

If the response to every motor trip is simply reset and restart, valuable information may be getting lost.

By this point in 2026, critical equipment should be giving maintenance teams enough information to investigate recurring faults and operating patterns. Before year-end, start reviewing what has actually caused your trips.

The goal for 2027 should be fewer surprises - not faster resetting.

See how NewElec helps plants connect protection, information and automation: https://www.newelec.co.za/industrial-automation/

07/10/2026

A lot can change in a plant during a year: motors are replaced, loads change, processes are adjusted and VSDs are introduced. But are the protection settings reviewed with them?

Use Q4 to identify your most critical motors and confirm that their protection still reflects how they actually operate.

2026 isn’t finished yet there is still time to remove avoidable risk before 2027.

Review NewElec’s three-phase motor protection solutions: https://www.newelec.co.za/product-category/three-phase-motor-protection-relays/

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298 Soutter Street
Pretoria
0183

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Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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012 327 1729

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