Power transfer technologies

A world leader in Signal and Power Transfer Technologies

Mersen is proud of its worldwide expertise acquired in the various systems used around the world for more than 120 years.

We offer complete technical solutions for all sliding contact applications requiring high-performance products:

Motors
Generators
Current collection
Railway lubrication

Our range of solutions is available all over the world through our local sales networks; it includes:

Carbon brushes
Brush-holders
Brush-rockers and brush gear housings
Slip ring assemblies
Signal and power transmission systems, pitch control slip rings, electrical slip rings and rotary joints
Current collection (pantograph contact strips, 3rd rail shoes and industrial current collectors)
Wheel flange lubrication solutions
Carbon dust collection systems
Monitoring solutions

We address markets requiring reliable and highly efficient solutions:

Renewable energies: wind and hydro power generators
Conventional energies: thermal, nuclear, mining, oil & gas
Transportation: civil and military aeronautics, railways, transit (metro & tramways, trolleybus, bus)
Process industries: steel, pulp & paper, rubber & plastics...

Our premium carbon grades are currently regarded as benchmark around the world, here are some examples:

LFC 554 (turbo generators)
CG626 & CG677 (wind turbine generators)
EG34D (DC motors)
P3210 (high-current contact strips)…

A strong commitment to innovate to anticipate the technical challenges of the future

Mersen's design offices are located in all the geographical areas, allowing a close proximity with the local markets and customers. Our teams of engineers developed and propose high added-value customized solutions such as MERSEN DustCollector, Signal & Power Transfer Solutions, brush gear housings…

Our global expertise, backed up by the use of high-tech test benches and equipment in our R&D centers, enables us to be actively focused on innovation,

We devote our know-how, technology and innovation capabilities to the performance of our customers. Our strong R&D pole with multidisciplinary and extensive test facilities enables us to develop unprecedented solutions allowing users to leverage their daily operations (improved uptime, better service rate, and reduced maintenance cost).

We combine our historic know-how and new technologies – for example numerical analysis - to open perspectives one might not have thought of, thus offering efficient innovative products and solutions.

Consciousness of our Corporate Social Responsibility

52% of our sales are already done for sustainable development markets, and we keep on working on the improvement of our products (eco-conception) to reduce our ecological footprint.

Take one step further on the road to Eco-Responsibility with our EcoDesign 3rd rail shoes, our lead-free carbon grades and our other environmentally and socially responsible solutions.