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Mines welcome new cable clamps and wedges
ACCESSORIES TECHNICAL DATA
MINES WELCOME NEW CLAMPS AND WEDGES
A new system of clamps and wedges developed and produced by leading electrical equipment suppliers ACTOM Electrical Products for securing electricity cables deployed in underground mines is proving highly successful.
“All the mines that have adopted the new system since we introduced it into the market confirm that it is a big advance over the system it replaced, which comprised cast-iron cable clamps and wedges,” commented Russel Ramsden, Product Manager, Cables & Accessories, at ACTOM Electrical Products.
The new system – branded Relco, the same brand name as the reputable range of electrical products supplied by the company to many industries, including mining – consists of moulded PVC compound wedges and galvanised mild steel clamps.
“The main advantages of the new wedges and clamps is that they are more lightweight, more robust and easier to install than the cast-iron ones. In addition, the wedges are fire-retardant,” Ramsden explained.
ACTOM Electrical Products is one of South Africa’s major suppliers of electrical equipment and the country’s predominant suppliers of cable clamps and wedges.
Ramsden said an important feature of the clamps and wedges produced and supplied by the company is that they are always customised to fit the customer’s requirements in order to ensure that they are efficiently and safely secured.
He added: “Despite the fact that we introduced the new system into the market, lower quality copycat versions of our PVC wedges are already being produced and offered. To ensure that users don’t expose themselves to risking safety and reliability due to possibly inadequately secured cable in their mines through use of untested products, we stress the need to purchase proven Relco wedges, rather than any unbranded copycat versions.”
ACTOM Electrical Products designs and produces clamps and wedges for all sizes of cable from MV shaft cable to LV control and communications cables.
Other cable accessories supplied by the company include cable termination kits, glands & shrouds, joint kits, cable support systems and overhead line equipment.
For further information contact ACTOM Electrical Products:
Tel +27 (0) 11 878-3050
Email aep.enquiries@actom.co.za
Press release compiled by Julian Kraft, J Kraft Public Relations:
PO Box 2826 Wilropark 1731
Tel (011) 472-6686
Fax 086-613-9657
Email mwkraftj@mweb.co.za
Date: May 3, 2011
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