CA14007E Reliaguard Catalog

DESIGN FEATURES OF GUARDS

WHY ARE DESIGN FEATURES OF GUARDS SO IMPORTANT?

THE 3 MAIN DESIGN OBJECTIVES OF COVER-UP GUARDS ARE: 1. Effective materials and coverage to mitigate contact risk between energized phases or phase to ground, taking into consideration animal reach or wingspan.

2. Easy application , taking into consideration linemen glove wear, methods and tools. 3. Robust Retention Features, so guards stay where they are installed and do not dislodge.

To address these 3 important design elements, Reliaguard has worked with it’s lineman and designers to collaborate on guard designs that are highly effective.

Reliaguard’s design team is composed of professional CAD technicians, mechanical engineers, and industrial designers who develop guards specifically for electrical equipment applications.

Their expertise is supported by a team of linemen who collectively have 100 years of field experience working with electrical equipment on the powerline and in substations. This expertise is further supported by a collaborative customer approach to problem-solving in mitigating against animal and bird-caused outages since 2001.

Reliaguard will work with customers to design guards specific to their needs. Examples include a frog guard and a theft prevention guard that were designed through the collaboration of Reliaguard and its customers to solve unique challenges.

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