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One of the precarious factors in clinching about which junction box or an electrical enclosure must be angled for the security of cabling system & electrical equipment is its IP (Ingress Protection) ratings. The IP class seal must be strong enough to combat any kind of the environmental reaction and hostilities experienced at the time of cable gland installation, equipment entry and connection. For this, it is quite beneficiary to actually know about the Ingress Protection. This article gives a quick know how on the basics of how IP ratings are achieved? Above all, it also highlights the vital role of enclosures that proves to be a critical factor in the selection stage. Have a read in this article that drives you to the mains of maintaining an Ingress Protection class seal till the completion of cable gland installation, equipment entry and connection.
Before coming to the conclusion of the cable gland selection that proves best for any cable protection project, understanding how various IP (Ingress Protection) ratings can be tracked and how to increase the enclosure’s integrity is in the mainstream.
The IP ratings are referred to as the degree of security against foreign bodies and moisture. This universal rating system is put forward by the EN 60529 that uses the letters IP for Ingress Protection followed by two digits of which the first digit reveals the degree of safety from foreign bodies and the second one reveals the degree of security from moisture. In case the third digit is used to derive the degree of safety from mechanical damage. Highest number assures a high degree of protection level.
While on the other hand, the enclosure’s effectiveness that can take a control on optimum purchase cost, product durability and time taken for installation can be known by simply understanding the features and technicalities of the cable connector. The gaps in the cable gland and its lid is the most common issue as the moisture and external debris can enter the enclosure easily. This accounts for a strong cable sealing that stops any kind of water droplets or microscopic dust particles to enter from the enclosures. For complete safety around the lids, high quality enclosures will often derive best cable sealing arrangements. Let’s take a drive to Techniques, Process, Method, Manufacturing Fundas and more insights into maintaining an Ingress Protection Class seal throughout Cable gland Installation, Equipment Entry and Connection.
Enclosures becoming a name of the game for secured sealing arrangement in cable glands
The cable connectors having higher IP ratings have a reliable enclosure which requires a typical tooling system to fix the lids properly. This task is conducted by a skilled team of experts that have extensive years of experience and deep technical know how of cable glands. Years of research and development has made it possible to derive secured sealing with high Ingess Protection.
The cable gland is complimented with the injection molding technique that forms the seal as an individual construction that in turn is integrated with the enclosures.
Another popular method that makes it possible to deliver high Ingress Protection ratings is stuffing the enclosures with the silicone gel after other cable gland accessories are installed well in the cabling system. This technique helps in protection of cables from external environment and explosion or electric circuits. The silicone gel stuffed enclosures have their own merits and demerits with applications in specific kinds of cable protection projects. This makes it pretty easy to achieve the high IP ratings without usage of other expensive tooling for cable gland installation. This can prove to be cost effective and time saving as the time required for installation is also less in turn improving the productivity for many more installations in addition to maintaining quality and fetching high turnaround for the customers. These kind of cable gland application with the stuffed silicone gel on the enclosures is an ideal solution for the projects where enclosures are installed only once and avoids frequent opening of enclosure for maintenance such as underground cable glands, underwater cable gland and cable glands used in mines & quarries.
Enclosures are even installed with having the knock out areas around the walls that can be isolated using proper tooling. This technique is used when the IP rating is to be kept stable along with pre cutting the holes. In some cases it might be hard to install or too easy to install. These kind of installation need experienced technicians and experts that can maintain the equilibrium between the installation time and high durability of the cable gland.
BICC components Limited (BICC) offers high end customization in cable connector manufacturing services with having a dynamic fabrication unit that can set the operations as per the given size, volume, location and number of every entry point. The cable gland is delivered with rich in features with direct installation and low risk of unnecessary opening of the entry points in the cabling system.
BICC Components Limited (BICC) is specialized in manufacturing and distribution of cable glands, cable cleats, cable fittings, copper terminals, cable lugs and other cable accessories that possess correct sealing arrangements. Our team of skilled craftsman provides best consultation for any kind of cable gland project with maintaining high IP ratings and quality with quick turnarounds that have a low risk of rework cost due to its high durability. To know more about our product range, visit https://www.bicccomponents.uk.com/products/ . Well to inbox us your queries Or to get a quote Or connect with us over a phone call, feel perfectly free to contact us at https://www.bicccomponents.uk.com/contact/.
