In an effort to increase the range of products that it supplies to the market, local provider of quality global electrical, automation, mechanical and consumable products Elquip Solutions has announced an addition from global principal Flexicon, which focuses on hazardous environments.

Elquip Solutions Internal Sales Manager Marius Scheepers says that the arrival of these products will add significant value to the market. “The new products are suitable for EXD, EXE and EXTA applications. The stainless steel fittings have the highest ingress rating of up to IP69k, making them ideal for the most demanding and arduous installations. They can be used with any ten of the eleven liquid tight conduit from our existing Flexicon range, to provide cable protection solutions in Zone1, Zone 2, Zone 21 and Zone 22 hazardous areas,” Scheepers explains. The new stainless steel flameproof barrier glands are available to fit conduit diameters from 20mm to 63mm, and come with either metric or NPT thread options.

“Our EXD barrier glands can be used with any of our liquid tight conduit systems to provide the customer with a far wider choice of hazardous area solutions than was previously available. Using flexible conduit provides superior protection for multiple cables and can reduce the need for expensive specialist cables,” Scheepers points out, adding that it can also help to reduce the installation time as multiple cables can be terminated with one barrier gland, depending on the selected size. Additional protection such as EMC shielding, high-impact or crush-resistance, corrosion and oil-resistance are also performance benefits, dependent on the conduit selected. As the South African distributor of Flexicon’s products, Elquip Solutions can supply a diverse range of Flexicon’s extensive flexible conduit systems quickly; and is readily at hand for technical advice and help, whether on site or remotely.
“We are always looking to expand our range of products and the solutions which we make available to our extensive industrial customer base. This is an exciting product which will suit the rigorous demands of hazardous environments locally,” concludes Scheepers.