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SPARKS
ELECTRICAL NEWS
OCTOBER 2016
CONTRACTORS’
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SMC ENCLOSURES
WITH INSIDE DOOR FOR ADDED SAFETY
Save time with durable
cable
and component
identification
B
rady offers fast label printers that need only
a few seconds to print the identification label
you need. Built to resist dust, moisture and
the occasional bump, these reliable printers help to
quickly identify any cable or component with durable
identification labels, available in a wide range of label
types, sizes and colours.
Wide range of labels
In the hands of a professional, the right tools always
get the job done faster and with greater result. That is
why every Brady printer has a wide variety of labels
to handle every situation. To fit a lot of information on
a tiny label, insert blank flag labels in the printer. To
protect a vital barcode on a cable label from abrasion,
dirt or moisture, use a self-laminating label or cable
sleeve material. Consider different colours to quickly
identify every cable in a cable bundle. All of these
identification solutions are available in the right sizes,
and in easy to insert printer consumables.
Extreme durability
Cable and component labels should stick, stay at-
tached and remain legible. Few things seem more
agonising than watching the last label fall to the floor
when opening an electrical cabinet during a business
emergency. Brady invests heavily to continuously de-
velop labels, inks and adhesives that really stick and
remain legible, even in demanding environments.
Brady has captured the 10-time winners and wasters
in cable and component identification.
for your copy!
Enquiries: +27 11 704 3295
THE
Allbro range of SMC enclosures – now avail-
able from Mimic Components – offers exceptional
quality and value and has many advantages over
traditional steel enclosures says Edwin Wakefield,
marketing director at Mimic Components
“Although slightlymore expensive than steel, these
enclosures are more economical than stainless steel,
which they can, in many cases, effectively replace.
The ratings are generally quite high with an IP66
rating for indoor and outdoor applications, and this
includes the windowed enclosures.”
He says the availability of an inside door and
windowed front door extends the usefulness of
these electrical boxes, which can be locked as an
added safety feature, and the state of the equip-
ment inside can be viewed in order to decide on
any appropriate action that needs to be taken.
“The enclosures are available with a circuit breaker
cover sheet or a hinged lockable inner door, which
is ideal for many applications where equipment
needs to be insulated. In coastal conditions they
offer an ideal alternative to stainless due to the
low rust factor,” says Wakefield, adding that EPDM
(ethylene propylene diene monomer) is used for
door seals.
“This rubber is not ‘memory foam’ and because
there is no memory effect, the lid seal is effective
because EPDM gives a better, longer lasting seal
than in most other enclosures.”
The Allbro modular system with clip-in DIN
rails and SMC chassis plates are available on re-
quest. Wakefield adds that Allbro enclosures are
environmentally friendly – “a green alternative”
– and contain no heavy metal, asbestos, or halo-
gen. “The glass fibre used for reinforcing is greater
than 14 micron and is not hazardous to health.
In outdoor conditions the temperature inside the
enclosure does not vary as much as with steel en-
closures.
He says the weight loading differs with the vari-
ous box sizes, that the larger boxes are available in
portrait or landscape and a good range of sizes are
available from: (w) 235/250 x (h) 310/350 x (d)
200 to (w) 906/1 000 x (h) 706/800 x (d) 320.
Apart from the box enclosures, Mimic Com-
ponents also offers a full range of other Allbro
products and accessories such as resin insulators,
relay systems, standard small distribution
Enquiries: +27 83 300 5959