About us
Edison Technology Research Center
Technical origin
A R&D center named after the great inventor Edison started to enter the Chinese market.
In 2005, Edison R&D Center, the only R&D center named after the great inventor Thomas Edison, started to explore the Chinese market. Edison (Ningbo) R&D Sub-center was established in Cooper (Ningbo) in 2009.The sub-center has introduced the world’s leading embedded technology, control technology and permanent magnet technology developed by Cooper, which improves the company’s capacity of innovating and leading the medium-voltage switchgear field dramatically. The Company has developed a new generation of intelligent switchgear assembly.
R&D overview

With a strong focus on technological and product innovation, Cooper (Ningbo) has 5 invention patents, 56 utility model patents, 1 project cooperated with Xi’an Jiaotong University, and 2 projects with cooperated with Xi’an High Voltage Apparatus Research Institute Co., Ltd.

Cooper (Ningbo) participated in formulation and publication of 17 national standards, 6 industrial standards, 1 group standard and 2 State Grid enterprise standards, including 8 national standards, 4 industry standards and 1 group standard under formulation. It has formulated 21 internal enterprise standards, and published 6 papers in domestic journals.

ISO14001
Environmental Management Certification System
OHSAS18001
Occupational Health and Safety Management System Certification
ISO9001
Quality Management System Certification
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56 utility model patents
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Participated in formulation and publication of 17 national standards
Technological innovation
Besides cultivating its original innovation ability, the company has also integrated independent and integrated innovation, further exploration of technology after introduction effectively and takes the strategy above as the main direction for improving technological innovation. It not only determines the dominant role of enterprise scientific and technological innovation but also keeps exchanging and cooperating with governments, colleges and universities, scientific research institutes and technicians through establishing more technology centers, and building joint R & D platforms and open innovative application platforms. While adhering to the core of “Three Independents” (independent innovation, independent R&D and independent IPRs), we have fully obtained the latest information, transplanted high-tech achievements in the same or other industries, learn from others’ strengths, use their strengths, make integration and lead independent innovation.
Product development
Promote serial, modular, general, modern and intelligent product development through independent R&D, reasonable integration, rapid transformation and comprehensive promotion. Besides focusing on annual product planning and rolling development strategy, we also explore R & D of high-tech products with independent IPRs based on our R & D experience of 12 kV, 24 kV, 40.5 kV high-voltage switchgears. We lay emphasis on technical accumulation and product reserves and further upgrade our original products based on the requirements for intelligent, highly reliable, maintenance free, environmental, low-cost high-voltage transmission and distribution field. We replace the old products and processes with new ones to make our products more novel and environmentally friendly so that they can cater our market demands better and enhance our brand awareness.
Corporate brand and IPRs
Become a world’s famous brand by starting with the creation of an independent brand. At present, the company has a number of core technologies such as fixed pole, timely power-off control circuit of circuit-breaker, intelligent miniaturized switchgear, and 29 utility model patents, design patents and invention patents. Several new products developed by the company independently are superior to rivals’ products in domestic market in terms of technology and market share. Many products have filled in the gap of China’s electric power industry, and listed as the national key new products, ensuring power grid transformation toward a world’s leading level.
Technological innovation
Product development
Corporate brand and IPRs
Certificates of honor

Cooper (Ningbo) has been honored as “Key High-tech Enterprise of National Torch Program”, “Standardization Technical Committee Organization of National Low-voltage Switchgear and Controlgear Assembly”, “Zhejiang Enterprise Technology Center”, “Academician Workstation”, etc.

Cooper has implemented standardized enterprise management system and passed ISO9001: 2016 quality management system certification, ISO14001: 2015 environmental management system certification and ISO45001: 2018 occupational health and safety management system certification.

The company has strictly abided by the admission rules of products in power industry and its products have passed 33 national mandatory certifications.

Qualifications

The company has been honored as “National High-tech Enterprise”, “Advanced Enterprise with Harmonious Labor Relation in Zhejiang Province”, “The First Demonstration Enterprise of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Ningbo City”, “Excellent Employer in Ningbo City”, “Occupational Health Demonstration Enterprise in Cixi City”, “Top 100 Official Tax Payers in Cixi City”, “Hangzhou Bay New Area Independent Innovation Award”, “Tax Per Acre Award” and “Talent Introduction Award”, etc. The company has passed ISO9001 quality management system certification, ISO14001 environmental management certification system, OHSAS18001 occupational health and safety (OHS) management system certification, and was rated as “2014 Management System Certification Demonstration Enterprise of Zhejiang Province”.The company has set up a special EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) department and an EHS committee, so as to ensure safe production on the basis of saving resources and energy and that all indicators have reached the national environmental standards.

2021 Quality System Certificate
2021 Environmental System Certificate
2021 Environmental System Certificate
Eaton(headquarters) - Environmental System Certificate