NOARK Electric Distributor in Saudi Arabia

Czech-engineered circuit protection — IEC and UL dual-certified

HQ: Shanghai, China / Prague, Czechia · Est. 2008

NOARK Electric Authorized Supplier in Saudi Arabia

Razz Middle East is an authorized NOARK Electric distributor and supplier in Saudi Arabia, providing NOARK's full low-voltage circuit protection range — Ex9M miniature circuit breakers, Ex9ML RCBOs, Ex9N moulded-case circuit breakers, Ex9C contactors and Ex9UE surge protective devices — to Saudi electrical contractors, system integrators and industrial plant operators seeking third-party-certified protection equipment that is more rigorously tested than typical Chinese budget brands while being substantially less expensive than European OEMs such as Siemens, Schneider Electric or ABB. NOARK Electric was established in 2008 as a joint venture between Chinese manufacturing capital and Czech electrical engineering expertise, and maintains its product R&D centre in Brno, Czech Republic — the same Central European industrial city that is home to Eaton's European switchgear engineering operations and part of a broader Czech tradition of precision electrical and mechanical engineering that stretches back to the Austro-Hungarian era.

The NOARK product range is unusual among Asian low-voltage switchgear manufacturers in having R&D-led European product design combined with Chinese cost-competitive manufacturing. This combination produces a product line that achieves certifications and test results that are indistinguishable from European OEMs in the IEC standards framework, but at pricing that is typically 20–40% below Siemens, Schneider or ABB equivalents — substantially more than Delixi or CHINT, but with a stronger test pedigree and documentation portfolio that makes NOARK acceptable on Saudi projects with more stringent technical submittal requirements.

The NOARK Ex9M miniature circuit breaker (6A–63A, IEC 60898-1 and IEC/EN 60947-2) is TÜV Rheinland certified with a 10kA Icn short-circuit breaking capacity — matching the breaking capacity of Siemens 5SL and Schneider Electric Acti9 iC60N at the same current rating. 10kA Icn at IEC 60898-1 means the Ex9M can interrupt fault currents at the highest standard category for miniature circuit breakers, making it appropriate for Saudi commercial distribution boards and industrial control panels fed directly from LV switchgear (where prospective fault currents can reach 6–10kA). The NOARK Ex9N moulded-case circuit breaker range (16A–1600A, 3P and 4P) carries both IEC 60947-2 and UL 489 certification in a single product — a dual-certification that is rare even among European manufacturers and particularly useful for Saudi projects with mixed IEC/ANSI specification requirements, or for Saudi petrochemical plant operators who must comply with both SABIC (IEC-based) and Aramco (which accepts both IEC and UL-listed equipment on many instrument and electrical panel specifications).

NOARK Electric occupies a specific niche in the Saudi low-voltage market: better certified and more rigorously tested than Delixi or CHINT (which appeals to Saudi engineers and procurement managers who have had compliance issues with Chinese budget switchgear on formal projects), but at a cost point that is 20–40% below Siemens, Schneider Electric and ABB (which appeals to project cost controllers managing tight Saudi EPC budgets). This positioning makes NOARK particularly attractive for Saudi industrial projects — SABIC subcontractors, private industrial city (PIC) plant operators, manufacturing facilities — where the project specification requires IEC-compliant, third-party-certified switchgear, the engineer wants documentation with a credible test pedigree, but the budget cannot justify European OEM pricing. The Ex9N MCCB's IEC + UL dual certification is specifically useful for Saudi petrochemical companies and joint-venture plants that operate under both IEC-based (SABIC, SEC) and ANSI/UL-based (US joint-venture partner or Aramco upstream) specifications, allowing a single MCCB model to satisfy both specification requirements without procuring separate IEC and UL product variants from different manufacturers. Razz Middle East stocks NOARK's most frequently requested items in Jeddah for fast project and MRO dispatch.

NOARK Electric Products Available in Saudi Arabia

NOARK Ex9M Miniature Circuit Breaker

TÜV-certified MCB with 10kA Icn — matching Siemens 5SL and Schneider Acti9 breaking capacity at 20–35% lower cost for Saudi commercial and industrial distribution boards.

NOARK Ex9ML RCBO

Ex9ML-6A to 63A | 30mA / 300mA sensitivity | Type A | 1P+N / 3P+N | IEC 61009-1 | TÜV | 10kA

Residual current circuit breaker with overcurrent protection — for Saudi commercial bathroom, kitchen and outdoor circuits requiring both earth-fault and overcurrent protection.

NOARK Ex9N Moulded-Case Circuit Breaker

IEC 60947-2 + UL 489 dual-certified MCCB — suitable for Saudi petrochemical joint-venture projects requiring both IEC and UL compliance from a single product.

NOARK Ex9C Contactor

IEC 60947-4-1 contactor for Saudi motor starter panels — available with full coil voltage range covering 24VDC, 110VAC, 220VAC and 415VAC for industrial automation applications.

NOARK Ex9UE Surge Protective Device

Combined Type 1+2 surge protective device for Saudi main distribution boards — protects against direct lightning strike surge currents as well as induced transient overvoltages.

NOARK Electric Applications in Saudi Arabia

NOARK Electric miniature circuit breakers, moulded case circuit breakers and motor protection components are gaining rapid adoption in Saudi Arabia's commercial building and industrial facility market — filling the gap between low-cost Chinese brands and premium European brands with TÜV Rheinland-certified, IEC-compliant products at 20–40% below Schneider and ABB pricing.

NOARK Ex9M miniature circuit breakers (6A to 63A, B/C/D curves, 10kA breaking capacity at 230V, TÜV Rheinland IEC 60898-1 certified) are specified in Saudi commercial building electrical panels where the engineer or consultant requires stronger European-style certification documentation than SASO alone provides. Saudi commercial building developers — including mall operators, hotel chains, office park developers and hospital contractors — frequently receive consultant electrical specifications that call for MCBs with IEC 60898-1 test certificates from a recognized independent test laboratory (TÜV, SGS, or Intertek). NOARK Ex9M with its TÜV Rheinland certification satisfies these specifications while offering 20–35% cost advantage over Schneider Acti9 iC60N (also TÜV certified) and ABB S200 series (VDE certified). Razz Middle East has supplied Ex9M to multiple Saudi shopping mall and commercial office projects as a specification-compliant, cost-effective alternative.

NOARK Ex9N and Ex9NL moulded case circuit breakers (125A to 630A, Icu up to 85kA at 415V, IEC 60947-2) address a specific Saudi market gap: projects that require both IEC 60947-2 certification and UL 489 recognition for SABIC and Saudi Aramco joint-venture projects where the project standards reference both IEC and ANSI/UL requirements. Ex9N carries dual IEC 60947-2 (TÜV) + UL 489 recognition — one of the few MCCBs in the 125–630A range to carry both certifications. Saudi Aramco and SABIC joint-venture facilities built or expanded to accommodate North American co-ventures (ExxonMobil, TOTAL Energies) sometimes specify UL 489 MCCB recognition alongside IEC 60947-2, and Ex9N satisfies both without the premium price of a full UL-listed US brand.

NOARK Ex9C contactors (9A to 630A, AC-3 duty, AC coils and DC coils) are used for motor starter applications in Saudi light industrial and HVAC control panels. Ex9C is the most commonly specified NOARK product in Saudi MCC (motor control centre) panels for light industrial applications — food processing, plastics manufacturing, stone cutting, HVAC AHU motor starters — where the motor starter specification requires IEC 60947-4-1 conformance but does not mandate a specific brand.

Why Buy NOARK Electric from Razz Middle East?

Czech R&D, Not Just Chinese Manufacturing — European Engineering DNA in Every Product

NOARK Electric maintains its product R&D centre in Brno, Czech Republic — the same industrial city as Eaton's European switchgear engineering operations. Czech electrical engineering has a long tradition of precision manufacturing and IEC standards expertise (the Czech electrical industry supplied much of Central and Eastern European industrial infrastructure during the 20th century). NOARK's Czech R&D team designs the product architecture, defines the test specifications and owns the IEC certification documentation — meaning NOARK products are European-engineered products manufactured in China, rather than Chinese products seeking European certification after the fact.

Ex9M MCB: TÜV Rheinland Certified, 10kA Icn — Same Breaking Capacity as Siemens 5SL and Schneider Acti9

The NOARK Ex9M miniature circuit breaker achieves 10kA Icn short-circuit breaking capacity per IEC 60898-1, tested and certified by TÜV Rheinland (Germany's leading third-party testing authority, recognized globally for IEC electrical product certification). 10kA Icn matches Siemens 5SL4 and Schneider Electric Acti9 iC60N — the highest standard IEC 60898-1 breaking category for miniature circuit breakers. Most Chinese budget MCBs achieve only 6kA Icn. The TÜV certification (not self-declaration) provides the documentation quality that Saudi industrial projects with formal technical submittal requirements accept.

Ex9N MCCB: IEC 60947-2 + UL 489 Dual-Certified — One MCCB for Saudi IEC and ANSI Projects

The NOARK Ex9N moulded-case circuit breaker range carries both IEC 60947-2 and UL 489 certification in a single product — a dual standard certification that is rare even among European manufacturers. This dual certification is specifically valuable for Saudi petrochemical joint-venture projects (SABIC affiliates, Aramco-affiliated plants, PetroRabigh, Saudi Kayan) where the plant specification includes both IEC-based SABIC/SEC requirements and UL/ANSI-based requirements from US joint-venture partners, allowing procurement to source a single MCCB product that satisfies both specification requirements without managing two separate product variants.

How to Buy NOARK Electric in Saudi Arabia

Razz Middle East stocks NOARK's most-requested Saudi items from our Jeddah warehouse. In stock: Ex9M MCBs (6A, 10A, 16A, 20A, 25A, 32A, 40A, 50A, 63A — 1P, 2P, 3P — B and C curve), Ex9ML RCBOs (16A, 25A, 32A, 40A — 1P+N — 30mA), Ex9C contactors (9A, 12A, 18A, 25A, 32A, 40A, 50A, 65A — 230VAC coil), Ex9R thermal overload relays (0.63–1A, 1–1.6A, up to 63A range), Ex9N MCCB (125A, 160A, 250A, 400A, 630A — 3P, 36kA and 50kA versions).

For Ex9N 85kA versions, Ex9NL (IEC+UL dual certified), Ex9C contactors above 65A, Ex9CK reversing contactors, Ex9P motor protection circuit breakers, and project quantities, we procure with TÜV Rheinland IEC 60898-1 and IEC 60947-2 certificates, plus UL 489 recognition documents for Ex9N.

NOARK Electric vs Alternatives — Saudi Market

NOARK competes primarily with Delixi and CHINT (below NOARK in price and certification tier), and with Schneider Electric (above NOARK in brand recognition and price).

Against Delixi and CHINT: NOARK positions itself one tier above Delixi CD30 and CHINT NXB-63 — offering TÜV Rheinland IEC 60898-1 certification (independent laboratory-certified) compared to SASO certification alone. In Saudi commercial building projects where a consultant specification requires an IEC test certificate from a recognized European laboratory, NOARK Ex9M satisfies the specification while Delixi CD30 and CHINT NXB-63 do not (SASO is a Saudi national standard, not IEC). The Ex9M price premium over Delixi/CHINT is 15–25% — a modest uplift for the stronger certification. For residential and budget projects where SASO is sufficient, Delixi and CHINT remain more price-competitive.

Against Schneider Electric Acti9/NSX: Schneider is the dominant specification-brand in Saudi commercial building electrical systems — most MEP consultants default to Schneider Acti9 for MCBs and Schneider NSX for MCCBs. NOARK competes on price: Ex9M is 20–35% cheaper than Acti9 iC60N with equivalent TÜV IEC 60898-1 certification, and Ex9N is 25–40% cheaper than NSX100–630 with equivalent IEC 60947-2 certification. NOARK's weakness relative to Schneider is distribution depth (Razz carries NOARK; Schneider has multiple distributors nationwide) and after-sales technical support.

Against ABB S200/Tmax: ABB S200 (VDE-certified) and Tmax T-range MCCBs carry European brand premiums that make NOARK 20–40% cheaper at equivalent kA ratings. ABB's Saudi market presence is stronger than NOARK's in the industrial segment; in commercial buildings, NOARK Ex9M is gaining specification share where cost reduction is the main project objective.

NOARK Electric in Saudi Arabia — Frequently Asked Questions

What makes NOARK Electric different from other Chinese MCB and MCCB brands?

NOARK Electric is differentiated from most other Chinese low-voltage switchgear brands in three ways. First, Czech R&D: NOARK maintains its product R&D centre in Brno, Czech Republic, which means its product architecture, IEC compliance design and test program are developed by European engineers — not adapted from Chinese designs post-hoc. Second, third-party testing: Ex9M MCBs are TÜV Rheinland certified (not just CE self-declared), and Ex9N MCCBs carry IEC 60947-2 type-test certificates from KEMA/DEKRA accredited labs. Third, dual IEC+UL certification on the Ex9N range — a rarity even among European manufacturers. These three characteristics place NOARK above pure cost-play Chinese brands (Delixi, CHINT) in terms of documentation quality and test pedigree, while remaining 20–40% below European OEM pricing, making NOARK a natural fit for Saudi projects that require credible IEC documentation but cannot justify Siemens, Schneider or ABB pricing.

Is NOARK Ex9N MCCB certified to both IEC and UL standards?

Yes — the NOARK Ex9N MCCB range carries both IEC 60947-2 (Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear — Circuit-breakers) and UL 489 (Molded-Case Circuit Breakers, Molded-Case Switches and Circuit-Breaker Enclosures) certification in a single product across the available current range. IEC 60947-2 certification is issued by an accredited European test laboratory (KEMA, DEKRA or equivalent), and UL 489 listing is issued by UL (Underwriters Laboratories, USA). This dual certification means that a Saudi project engineer can specify Ex9N and submit the product on the same technical submittal to satisfy both IEC-based and ANSI/UL-based specification requirements simultaneously. Dual IEC + UL certification in a single product is unusual — most European and Chinese MCCB manufacturers offer separate IEC-certified and UL-listed product variants, requiring separate procurement.

What breaking capacity does the NOARK Ex9M MCB achieve?

The NOARK Ex9M miniature circuit breaker achieves 10kA Icn short-circuit breaking capacity per IEC 60898-1 — the highest standard IEC 60898-1 breaking category for miniature circuit breakers. This matches the breaking capacity of Siemens 5SL4, ABB S200 and Schneider Electric Acti9 iC60N MCBs at the same current rating (all rated 10kA Icn at IEC 60898-1). Most Chinese budget MCBs achieve only 6kA Icn, which is adequate for residential circuits but may be insufficient for commercial distribution boards fed from LV transformer substations where prospective fault current can reach 6–10kA at the distribution board busbars. The 10kA Icn rating of Ex9M makes it suitable for commercial distribution boards, industrial control panels and switchrooms fed from MV/LV transformers without requiring a higher-rated MCCB to be installed upstream to limit the fault current.

Can NOARK products be used on Saudi Aramco or SABIC projects?

NOARK products can be used on Saudi projects where the specification calls for IEC-compliant, third-party-certified low-voltage switchgear without restricting brands to a specific approved vendors list (AVL). NOARK Ex9M MCBs (TÜV certified, IEC 60898-1) and Ex9N MCCBs (IEC 60947-2 type-tested, UL 489 listed) carry the same calibre of international certification documentation that Saudi Aramco and SABIC standard technical submittals expect for low-voltage switchgear. Whether a specific NOARK product is accepted on a specific Aramco or SABIC project depends on the project's electrical specification, any applicable Engineering Standard (SAES) that references a specific AVL or product type, and the approval of the project's engineering consultant or TCO. For projects with strict Aramco or SABIC AVL requirements, the buyer should submit the NOARK product datasheet and test certificates to the project engineer for review. Razz Middle East can provide full IEC type-test certificates and TÜV certification documents to support technical submittals.

What NOARK products does Razz Middle East stock in Saudi Arabia?

Razz Middle East maintains Jeddah stock of NOARK's most frequently requested products: Ex9M MCBs (1P, 2P, 3P and 4P, in B and C characteristics, 6A through 63A, TÜV certified), Ex9ML RCBOs (1P+N and 3P+N, 30mA and 300mA Type A, 6A through 40A), Ex9N MCCBs (16A, 25A, 40A, 63A, 100A, 160A, 225A, 250A, 400A and 630A — 3P, 85kA), and Ex9C contactors (9A, 18A, 25A, 40A, 65A and 95A with 24VDC, 110VAC, 220VAC and 415VAC coil options). Ex9N above 630A, Ex9UE SPDs in quantity and large project volumes of any product are sourced on lead time. 4-hour RFQ response on all NOARK enquiries.