Earth Rods and Lightning Arresters

The earth rods a small device used to protect all other devices from lightning or similar static currents. It is placing into the ground by connecting to the main electricity source. It has to be placed at least 2 feet distance from the source or building. It can be used as a remover of excess current or current leakage.

Earth Rods

Normally we are using lightning arresters to protect our whole devices and building from the sudden excess electricity. By placing the lightning arrester above the building or top of the building, It must be connected with the ground. T do the ground connection it has to be combined with an earthing rod.

In a lightning arrester system, a lightning rod is a single component of the system. To provide a protective function, the lightning rod needs to be connected with the earth. The common thing in all lightning rods is that they are all made of conductive materials that may be copper and aluminum.

Lightning Arrester

Earthing rods can be extended by design. It can be used with copper couplers to inter-connect many rods to acquire the required driving depth – the rod couplers provide permanent electrical conductivity and the longer copper earth rods access lower resistivity soils at lower depths.

Vertically driven earth rods are the most effective electrode for use in typically small area substations or when low soil resistivity ground conditions, For high soil resistivity ground conditions, where the rod can penetrate lies beneath a layer.

Lighting arresters are commonly using for all types of buildings. If it is not properly connected to the ground there is no use with it. If the earth rods are not placed, the excess voltage will return back to the source. If it is excess to the device, there is a chance for the failure of it and sometimes exposure can happen.

Earthing Rods

Earthing rods and their fitting accessories are used to provide the interface to ground in all soil conditions in order to achieve satisfactory earthing systems in overhead and underground electricity distribution and transmission networks – providing high fault current capacity on low, medium, and high voltage substations, towers, and power distribution applications.

Earthing Rod

Convenient to install where the subsoil condition is free from rock and boulders the earthing rod or group of copper rods can be surrounded or backfilled using a low resistance material such as Bentonite. Depending on the corrosive condition and electrical conductivity of the ground condition the earth rod can be specified to achieve safe, reliable, and long term earthing protection.

The mechanical strength of the earthing rod must withstand the abrasion and stress endured while installing with an electric or pneumatic driving rod hammer; the head of the earth rod should not “mushroom” or spread when driven. To protect all our valuable equipment from lightning or from another static current, earthing rods are playing an important role.

Like all other electrical devices and components, earthing rods are available all over the world. It is a small common element used to protect our valuable equipment easily. Electrical suppliers are the best contacting point for earthing rods. As we can't approach manufactures directly for a small quantity of these tiny elements. For residential, schools, organizations, industries, everywhere earthing rods are essential.

Electrical Suppliers

However, there is a lot of manufactures for it because of the high demand for earthing rods in all the type of industries. Manufactures distributing it to the authorized electrical suppliers. They can supply it to all the local points even if it is a small quantity. Earthing rods are placing in the ground around 2 feet distance from the source or building for safety. The excess current will pass through it to the ground to protect equipment.

As a commercial place, all the things are available in the United Arab Emirates. There is a lot of electrical suppliers individually or as industries. We can approach them for all our needs based on the quality or brand, we can choose the item.

Band IT Band Fast

Band-IT Band FAST

BAND-IT is one of the best manufacturers of fastening solutions. It is a UK based company. They are providing the best quality clamps and fasteners to all the types of industries. They are offering solutions to the specific and complicated issues of industries. They are keeping their standard and quality on each item they manufactured.

Band-IT fasteners are using widely all over the world. From subsea level applications to aerospace level applications, Band-IT is using commonly. They have all the specific level certifications to use in all areas. Band-IT products undergone by major level quality analysis and they are qualified.

According to the quality, there are no other products to beat Band-IT. Band-IT fasteners or any other products are the best choices for industrial people. When it comes to the costs, we can feel high-price, however, if we can't compromise on the quality, Band-IT is the best option.

Band-IT offered solutions to Aker H-6e. They were used cable cleats to hold their large cables properly. However, it was not much suitable for their applications. They were approached to Band-IT for the best solution. Band-IT offered BAND-FAST clamps and is a superior choice for many reasons. The lower profile of finished cable runs saves space, and the PPA coating reduces the risk of damaging cables as they are pulled.

The captive sealing clip is quickly and precisely locked into place when fastening by using Band-IT C075 installation tool, In this way, approximately 50% of labor can be reduced, while comparing to installing cleats. But when we are considering the price, clamps are less expensive than cable cleats. That difference really adds up when you consider that there are more than 40,000 fixing points on the Aker H-6e.

The main specifications of Band-IT fastener (BAND-FAST) used on the Aker H-6e Rig. It is made up of 316 Stainless Steel and it is 5/8" wide. PPA 571 Coating: halogen-free, low smoke & fume DNV and GL Type approved materials.

Band IT band fast

Band-IT Band Fast

Band-IT is one of the favorite options of industrial people. It is a UK based company providing high-quality clamping solutions to the entire industries. Their products are keeping the quality and standard all the time.

For each application or for each company is required for different types of solutions. Band-IT manufactured different types of clamping solutions for different purposes. Each one is having its own characteristics. But their skilled engineering team is always maintaining their standards for each and every product.

Norway based company Aker solutions approached Band-IT for a solution to their requirements. Band-IT offered Band-fast® clamping solutions for Aker solutions to reduces cable management material and labor costs by 50%. Aker Solutions is one of the major subsea oil designing company in Norway.

The Aker solution's h-6e drilling rig is one of the largest and most sophisticated semisubmersibles ever commissioned. They are one of the major companies in this field not only in Norway but also globally. Band-IT takes the challenge to offer better solutions for Aker. It’s no surprise that every detail was carefully considered to develop the required product.

Band-IT considered many features including how to protect the miles of cables running through the rig. Generally, they have used cable cleats for this application. However, Aker Solutions demanded a less expensive, easier to install and more a lightweight option for cable management also would minimize the risk of short circuits.

BAND-IT recommended PPA-coated BAND-FAST clamps. satisfaction from the client is an important factor to grow any business. By considering cost, quality, and standards they have to keep the promise to every client. One of the qualities of the Band-IT is customer happiness and today they reached globally because of it. Anyone can provide an alternative product for each item, but by keeping the quality only a few people can offer it.

Speed Hump and Wheel Stopper

Speed Hump and Wheel Stopper

Speed humps are speed breakers. It is used to reduce the speed of vehicles. It can be placed permanently as well as temporarily. In order to improve safety conditions some traffic calming devices are being used. These devices use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic.

Speed Hump one of the families of these traffic calming devices. Generally, they are traffic thresholds. It is a global device. Around the globe, everywhere, vertical deflection devices are using to control the speed of vehicles as a safety concern. Mostly it is used to enforce the speed limit under 40 Km per hour or lower.

Not only to reduce the speed of the vehicles, but also speed humps are used to protect the cables passing through the traffic areas. As we know lots of cables are running through the underground, sometimes beneath our roads. But if we need to run a cable through the road after finished road works, the better option is not digging, it is cable protector. It will act as a speed hump.

Wheel Stopper

Wheel Stopper is also one of the members of the above family. It is also used for safety purposes. Wheel stoppers are also known as wheel blockers or wheel chock. But the main difference between a speed hump and wheel stopper is, speed humps are used for running vehicles, while wheel stoppers are used for the parked vehicles only.

Once we parked our vehicle in a slop area, we are required for a wheel stopper to make sure the vehicle will not move without our interruption. Because it is part of safety. Once the vehicle is moved without driver it will make high-level injuries.

Wheel stoppers are used for aircraft also. Once it is parked to avoid unnecessary movements, wheel stoppers are used to block the wheels. If we are loading or unloading a truck, we can understand the importance of wheel stoppers.

Rope Access and Rope

Rope Access and Rope

The rope access system is started in the early 1980s, The technique is originally developed by Cavers. And it is adopted as a rope access system as we know it today. Cavers rope system is using only one rope. But in rope access system we added one more additional rope for working at height.

In the rope access system, this secondary rope is added as safety equipment. One rope is used to hang and hold the person who is using the rope access method, while the other rope is used to protect the person. If something happened unexpectedly, this second rope can secure the person.

Unexpected falls and injuries were common while working at the height. It makes more difficulties to get persons for this job. Even for the employer also, it was difficult. But the rope access system made it is an easy and safe job. Employees were get attracted to this system because the risk of the job becomes less.

Specially designed rope access equipment is used for rope access technique to perform each job very well without any damages and losses. For example, ropes are available as static rope, semi-static rope, and dynamic rope. Each job characteristics are different. Before choosing it, we have to consider our application.

If it is a static rope, there will be no changes in the length or width of the rope after each work. And, by hanging weights, it will not expand, therefore the chances to break the rope are high. If it is a dynamic rope, it is highly elastic. It can expand its length more by hanging the weight.

Therefore we are using semi-static rope for rope access system normally. Because it has a medium level expansion capability. While hanging the weight, it will expand and after removing the weight it will contrast. Therefore semi-static ropes are the most suitable rope for rope access systems. 

Ferrule Printer and Tubes

Ferrule Printer and Tubes

As we know there are different brands of cable marking ferrule tube or ferrule printers are available in the market. We have to make a study before choosing one for our use. Consider a few essential features of the various tube printers available in the market to make a comparison. Because it will help you to choose the exact one for your application.

All ferrule printers are used to print on the cable or wires as an identification method, however, we have to check the quality of it. Before taking any decision on which the printer is most suitable for you, consider all your requirements.

I hope you know that by using ferrule printers we are not directly printing on the cables or wires. We are using ferrule tubes to print on it. Cable and wires are inserting into the ferrule tube and transferring the tube through the printer to print above the tube.

Our decision should be based on our requirements only to make a proper result. When thinking about ferrule printers, there are two distinct categories: lower-end models and higher-end models. One way to think about this is like deciding whether to purchase a Mac-book Air or Mac-book Pro.

If you simply wish to possess a machine that is able to perform the basic computer functions, go for Mac-book Air. If you are interested to make use of more advanced and computer-intensive software such as photo editing software or code on the computer, you would be well-advised to take up the Mac-book Pro. Similarly, in ferrule printers, there are different products.

Each ferrule printers or ferrule tubes are having their own features and pros and cons. However, for the industrial uses, the most selling ferrule printer are the brands of CANON and LETATWIN. ferrule tubes are available in different colors, sizes, lengths... etc to suit your cables and wires.