Press release Dec 20, 2013
Cleaveland/Price announces that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed company controller and IT director, Rae Sweeney, to succeed company founder Chuck Cleaveland, as company president. The transition is effective, January 1, 2014.
Mrs. Sweeney, a 29-year employee of Cleaveland/Price, is well positioned to step into the role of president. She has an exceptional knowledge and understanding of Cleaveland/Price information and manufacturing systems and has been a driving force in the installation and update of the company’s MRP system. Says Mrs. Sweeney, “I look forward to the challenge and opportunity to serve both our employees and customers. By following Chuck Cleaveland’s leadership example, we will continue to flourish as a key supplier in the marketplace as well as provide our employees with a top notch work experience.”
As company leader, Chuck Cleaveland established the company philosophy of placing employees #1, customers #2, and profit #3 in order of importance. Mr. Cleaveland stated that he is “confident and thankful that Rae will carry on our corporate traditions of having no unhappy customers and always treating our employees with kindness”. Mr. Cleaveland will remain as Chairman of the Board of Directors. He will be active with the company as he focuses his attention on product development, process refinement, and mentoring employees to succeed in attaining goals.
The Cleaveland/Price GH-C is a manual geared handcrank operator for group operated switches. It is available in 10:1, 20:1, and 40:1 gear ratios, delivering high torque at low operating forces. The GH-C features:
The Cleaveland/Price GND-C is a group operated ground switch that can be supplied in a three pole, four pole, or even five pole configuration. The switch is suitable for line, load, or capacitor grounding but is not designed for high speed fault closing applications. The switch pole units can be mounted on a single support beam or pedestal structure as a stand alone switch. The ground switch can be provided as an option to attach to the hinge or jaw end of a three phase disconnect switch.
The DB-CV uses the same current carrying parts as the DB-C, however, the jaw end insulators are inclined. By having the jaw end insulators inclined, the cable conductors establish electrical clearance from the base without the need for wire guides or outriggers. The inclined insulator design makes the switch suitable for low profile substations. This design is available from 115 kV through 161 kV.
High pressure, silver-to-silver line contacts at jaws
