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Cerrowire’s SLiPWire
®
THHN
cable has been used in the
construction of a new Kubota
Industrial Equipment (KIE)
plant in Jefferson, Georgia.
The cable selection was a joint
decision by Kubota Industrial
Equipment, contractor
Cedartown Electric, the
electrical distributor Gexpro,
and distributor Electrical
Products Inc (EPI).
The cable’s true sequential
footage indicates accurate
footage length, and so
controls costs by avoiding the
need to carry excess cable
inventory. True sequential
footage uses a footage mark
to document remaining
wire, beginning with zero at
the bottom of the reel and
ending with the finished length
at the top. The accurate
footage mark allows for quick
identification of the re-order
point, guaranteeing the full
purchased wire length and
reducing random, end-of-reel
lengths.
SLiPWire is a thermoplastic high
heat-resistant nylon-coated
(THHN) cable, jacketed with
a self-lubricating polymer to
provide a low co-efficient
of friction. SLiPWire is said
to reduce the time, labor
and cost of installation by
eliminating the materials and
labor needed for lubricating
the wire. Using pre-lubricated
wire also significantly reduces
the possibility of injury from
slipping on spilled lubricant.
Kubota gets the
measure of cable