POWER SUPPLY FOR SHELVING SYSTEMS
Retail shelving requires reliable power without limiting flexibility in the sales area. A structured plug-in shelf cabling enables short adjustment times and safe operation – even with frequent remodels.
Typical requirements
In the shelving area
- Supplying devices directly within the retail shelf
- Local protection of individual shelf sections
- High flexibility during shelf remodels and assortment changes
- Clear structure of power distribution in the sales area
- Minimizing downtime during ongoing operations
Figure: Example of a plug-in shelf cabling with decentralized protection, flexible cable routing, and integrated overvoltage protection.
SYSTEM STRUCTURE AT A GLANCE
The power supply for the retail shelves is provided via a decentralized subdistribution unit, the gesis® WIV. From there, the energy is modularly distributed to individual shelves or shelf levels. The cabling is pluggable using pre-assembled gesis® CLASSIC installation cables and distribution blocks.
IN EVERY SHELVING AREA
- Plug-in subdistribution for local protection
- Modular branching for individual shelves or shelf levels
- Add-on Class 3 surge protection
- Flexible expansion or adaptation without re-cabling
TYPICAL APPLICATION AREAS
- Supermarkets & hypermarkets
- DIY and specialty stores
- Shop-in-shop concepts
- Pop-up stores
BENEFITS AT A GLANCE
✅ Decentralized protection of individual shelf sections
For high operational reliability and limited fault impact
✅ High flexibility in power distribution
Through modular, pluggable system components
✅ Clear structures for greater safety
Thanks to clear power distribution directly in the shelving area
✅ Fast adaptation, simple retrofitting and expansion
Without intervention in the existing installation
✅ Expandable Class 3 overvoltage protection
Reliably protects connected devices during ongoing operation
✅ Extended inspection intervals – from 2 to 4 years
Through a permanently installed, standards-compliant electrical infrastructure
THE RIGHT COMPONENTS FOR SHELF CABLING
Industrially pre-assembled gesis® system components
PLUGGABLE SUBDISTRIBUTION
Pluggable subdistribution units gesis® WIV for wall or shelf mounting with integrated protective devices.
They enable decentralized protection directly in the sales area.
PLUGGABLE DISTRIBUTION BLOCKS
Distribution blocks for the flexible distribution of phase conductors to individual shelves or shelf levels – pluggable with no additional installation effort.
PLUGGABLE SURGE PROTECTION
Pluggable surge protection for safeguarding connected devices. Easy to integrate and ideal for sensitive equipment in retail shelving.
Part of a holistic
retail system architecture
This application is part of Wieland’s pluggable shop installation.
All solutions—from power distribution to shelf and media supply to lighting—are based on a common, modular system architecture for retail spaces.
