Cable and Cable Glands

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Cable and Cable Glands

• Basic Introduction

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What are Cable Glands?
Cable and Cable Glands

• Cable glands are fittings used to terminate
  electrical cable and cords that are installed
  into enclosures, motors, pumps, generators,

Cable Glands
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Why Cable Glands?
Cable and Cable Glands

• Cable glands are the universal replacement for a
  condulet. They are used in every country in the
  world and will continue to be used more and more,
  even in the USA. Why?
• Cable glands offer superior corrosion resistance
  (up to IP68) over iron and aluminum condulets.
  Most outlast even PVC coated condulets.
• Smaller in size, installation versatility.
• Many glands offer cost and labor savings,
  especially with the price of conduit where it is
  today. Most OEM customers are already using
  cable and glands. Other customers such as
  automotive, pulp and paper, and pharmaceuticals
  are gravitating toward cable and glands.
  Chemical plants and refineries are also using
  glands for process and instrumentation areas.
• The IEC standard wiring method is with cable and
  glands worldwide. IEC Electrical Sales are
  much larger globally than NEC.

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Important Topics

• What are the types of cables that our customers
  use on a regular basis?
• Which of our cable glands work with these cables?
• Which cable glands are on the shelf in Roanoke,
  VA?

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IEC Cables
Cable and Cable Glands

• Types
• SWA Steel Wire Armour
• GSWA Galvanized Steel Wire Armour
• Applications
• Onshore Instrumentation
• Low Voltage Control
• Offer
• Our TAB1 Series glands for brass/NP brass
  applications
• TAS1 Series glands for stainless steel
  applications

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IEC Cables
Cable and Cable Glands

• Types
• SWB Steel Wire Braid
• GSWB Galvanized Steel Wire Braid
• Applications
• Offshore Instrumentation
• Offshore Telecommunications
• Ships / Offshore Platforms
• International Drilling
• Product Offer
• TAB1 Series glands for brass/NP brass
  applications
• TAS1 Series glands for stainless steel
  applications

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IEC Cables
Cable and Cable Glands

• Type
• STA Steel Tape Armour
• Applications
• Offshore Instrumentation
• Offshore Telecommunications
• Ships / Offshore Platforms
• International Drilling
• Product Offering
• TAB1 Series glands for brass/NP brass
  applications
• TAS1 Series glands for stainless steel
  applications

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Cable and Cable Glands
IEC Cables

• Type
• Marine Shipboard Cable Braided
• Applications
• Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs)
• Ships / Offshore Fixed/Floating Production
• Facilities
• USA Drilling
• Product Offering
• TU1SC Series glands for brass/NP brass
• TU1SCS for stainless steel applications

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Cable and Cable Glands
IEC Cables

• Type
• Marine Shipboard Cable Armored
• Applications
• Instrumentation and communication
  onboard ships and offshore
• Product Offering
• TAB1 Series glands for brass/NP brass
• TAS1 Series glands for stainless steel
  applications

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Cable and Cable Glands
IEC Cables

• Type
• TECK Cable widely used in Canada
• Applications
• Power and control for mines, pulp and paper,
  petrochemical, residential, and commercial
  construction.
• Product Offering
• TMCX Series Terminator glands in brass
• NP in brass or stainless steel materials

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Cable and Cable Glands
Cables

• Type
• MC (Metal Clad) Cables and TC (Tray Cables)
• Applications
• Power, control, and instrumentation for all
  industries.
• Product Offer
• TMC/TMCX Terminator Series glands in brass
• NP brass or aluminum materials

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Cable and Cable Glands
Cable and Cable Gland Breakdown

• Series Cable Type
• TAB1 / TAS1 SWA / GSWB / STA / Marine Shipboard
• NP Brass TAB1 common sizes IN STOCK in
  Roanoke, VA
• TAB3 / TAS3 SWA / GSWB / STA / Marine Shipboard
• TACFB / TACFS SWA / GSWB / STA / Marine
  Shipboard
• Some sizes TACFB barrier gland IN STOCK
  in Roanoke, VA
• TU1SC / TU3SC Unarmored / Braided / Marine
  Shipboard
• TU1SC common sizes IN STOCK in Roanoke,
  VA
• TUCFB / TUCFS Unarmored
• TMC / TMCX Metal Clad / Armored Clad / Tray
  Cable
• Common TMCX sizes IN STOCK in Roanoke, VA
• ST TECK Cable
• TW1DC / TW3DC / TW9DC SWA
• Some sizes of TW1DC / TW9DC IN STOCK in
  Roanoke, VA
• TB1DC / TB3DC GSWB
• CAPRI ADE 4F SWA / GSWB / STA
• TCCFB / TCCFS Braided / Marine Shipboard

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Cable and Cable Glands
Does Cooper Crouse-Hinds Offer Plastic Cable
Glands for Portable Cords?

• Yes, we do offer a complete line in a number of
  different sizes, configurations, and colors.
• See the CEAG and CAPRI cable gland catalogs for
  more details, or visit
• CAPRI Products
• CEAG Products

Trumpet Gland
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Cable and Cable Glands
What Questions Do I Need to Ask the Customer in
Order to Sell Our Cable Glands?

• What type of cable are you using?
• SWA, GSWB, MC?
• What is the outer diameter (od) of the cable?
• Remember that most of our cable glands are made
  in Europe, and therefore are measured in
  millimeters (mm).
• It is critical to correctly mate the cable gland
  with appropriately sized cable.
• We recommend that the cable od falls in the
  middle (midpoint) of the published cable range
  for that particular gland.

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Cable and Cable Glands
What Questions Do I Need to Ask the Customer in
Order to Sell Our Cable Glands?

• What material cable gland do you require for this
  project?
• Brass, nickel-plated (NP) brass, stainless steel,
  GRP (glass reinforced polyester)?
• What is your hazardous area rating?
• Class 1, Division 2, Zone 1?
• What certifications do you need?
• CSA, ATEX, both?
• What NEMA/IP ratings do you need?
• NEMA 4X, IP66?
• What type of thread do you need on the male end
  of the gland?
• NPT, Metric, PG threads?

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Frequently Asked Questions

• 1. What doesnt the cable fit the gland?
• Many cable manufacturers tolerance does not
  actually match what their cut-sheets state. The
  solution is to make sure that the cable falls as
  close to the midpoint cable range that our gland
  will accept. That way, even if the cable is out
  of tolerance, it can be properly terminated in
  our glands.
• 2. Why are we not price competitive with Hawke
  or CMP?
• The majority of examples and applications we have
  seen are not comparing apples to apples. For
  example, our TMCX is not the correct cross
  reference to the Hawke 501/453/UNV (universal
  cable gland). In fact, our TAB1 Series is at a
  fraction of the cost of the TMCX cable gland.
  The reality is that we are very competitive with
  Hawke and CMP, and will continue to grow our
  business.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• 3. How do we differentiate ourselves from the
  competition?
• Combining CAPRI, CEAG, CCH, and Peppers cable
  glands together, we offer the broadest line of
  cable glands in the industry.
• We have listened to our end-users and customers
  by providing an accessory kit simply add K1 to
  the part number and you will receive 5 parts in a
  bag vs. 5 separate parts to order with Hawke and
  CMP proving cost, labor, and transactional cost
  savings to our customers.
• Many of our stocked cable glands in Roanoke, VA
  include the accessory kit K1.
• 4. I have heard that CMP has a triple rated cable
  gland?
• CCH and Hawke have taken an honest approach to
  the marketplace and offer both CSA and ATEX dual
  listings on a single fitting. CMP claims to have
  UL / CSA / ATEX triple ratings, however, after
  further review of the certificates published on
  their own Web site, their UL listing is only for
  NEMA 4X NO hazardous area UL listings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

• 5. Does CCH offer all thread types?
• Yes we do. In selecting cable glands, we
  manufacture NPT, Metric, and PG threaded cable
  glands. We also have a full line of adapters
  from NPT to metric, metric to NPT, PG to metric,
  and so on.
• 6. What does NP (nickel-plated) brass do for the
  customer?
• It provides a higher level of corrosion
  resistance than brass cable glands. From a
  pricing standpoint, it falls in the middle of
  brass and stainless steel glands, so many
  customers will go this route. Nickel-plated
  brass may be confused with stainless steel from
  the aesthetic standpoint, so be careful with this.

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Cable and Cable Glands
Where To Look For More Information?

• Brass Cable Gland Brochure 4666
• Chapter 6 of the Ex-Digest
• Catalog 406 Principles of Explosion Protection
  (IEC Code Digest)
• Global Products CD - CD4878