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Will PVC in electrical products ever be considered ‘non-compliant’?
According to Wikipedia, polyvinyl chloride - commonly abbreviated as PVC - is the third-most widely produced plastic in the world, after polyethylene and polypropylene. It is widely used in construction because it’s cheap, durable and easy to assemble. The annual global production of PVC is expected to exceed 40 million tonnes by 2016. In spite of its ubiquity, there is mounting pressure to ban it.
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Conduit developments in hazardous areas
New developments in metallic and nonmetallic conduits provide cost-effective alternatives for installing electrical and communications cabling in hazardous areas.
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Threadless metal junction boxes
The Presslock threadless metal junction boxes are designed for use with standard galvanised metal conduit, without having to thread the conduit.
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Cable and pneumatic grommets
The Pipetite cable and pneumatic grommets are designed to seal air-line penetrations through sheet steel, such as in machine sides, solenoid panels and wall plates, while allowing for significant movement of the tube. They are suitable for use with pneumatic tube or electrical wires.
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Liquid-tight tubing and fittings
The Heyco range of Flex III liquid-tight tubing and fittings has been expanded with the release of 3/8- and 1-inch sizes.
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Pit covers
ACO is the first approved registered supplier of pit covers to Queensland Main Roads. Types 1, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 60 cable pits comply with Queensland Main Roads specifications MRS 11.78 Fabrication of Structural Steelwork; MRS 11.91 Ducts and Pits; and are manufactured to Main Roads standard drawings.
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Small bore conduits
The Ramflex Micro Conduit is designed to meet the needs of industries that require small bore conduits to protect electric cable and optical fibre applications such as robotics, clean rooms, IT networks and control systems as well as in harsh or vandal-prone environments.
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Cable pulling reel
The FT120/6.7 medium-duty cable pulling reel is suitable for installing lightweight electrical or data cables into conduits or ducts such as for street lighting, campus installations, telecoms cable and industrial conduits up to 120 m long.
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Heatshrink tubing
The range of Stockcap heatshrink products has been expanded with the addition of low-voltage (LV) medium-wall (MW) heatshrink tubes.
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Enviro-friendly conduits
Evcco enviro-friendly conduits are designed for surface and underground uses such as electrical cabling and within air sampling systems for protection against smoke and toxicity.
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US housing repossessions increase copper theft
According to a recent report in The Boston Globe, the combination of increased copper prices and record housing foreclosures in the US state of Massachusetts has resulted in an ‘epidemic’ of house thefts.
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Concerns over soft wiring
The Electrical Trade Union has expressed concern over the way soft wiring is being performed by workers not holding electrician’s licenses.
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