Hawke International is recognised as a world leader in the development and manufacture of cable glands for hazardous areas.
However its product portfolio includes a complete range of Exe GRP enclosures, Exe stainless steel enclosures, Ex connectors and transformer breathers.
Hawke cable glands address the need for fixed wire, reliable permanent connections. They provide secure cable anchorage, protection from the ingress of water and long life seals that preserve seal together with hazardous area protection complying with various international standards.
“The 501/453 Universal cable gland is the most widely specified cable gland in the world,” says a company spokesman. “This robust, corrosion-resistant gland is easy to install and inspect, allowing instant confirmation of seal integrity.”
Deluge protection seals are included to cope with extreme weather and wash down, providing protection to DTS01.
Rated performance of the Hawke International Universal cable gland has been certified from -60 deg C to 80 deg C, comfortably exceeding the requirements for almost any environment.
“The Ex-series connectors ensure safety and promote productivity during construction and operation. In OEM applications, hundreds of man hours can be saved and plant can be brought into service more quickly by the elimination of hard wired conventional terminations to service modules,” he says. “During operations, short-duration electrical connections can be made safely with minimal process disruption.”
InstrumEx, ControlEx and PowerEx are a complete suite of connectors for instrumentation, control and power applications. These connectors give the same high level of safety assurance provided by Hawke cable glands and also give greater flexibility and, in some circumstances, remove the requirement for a hot work permit prior to connection/disconnection, he says.
Connector pin and sockets include gold-plated, multi-lam contacts for long life and reliability.
The Hawke range of termination products are further expanded with the range of hazardous area enclosures. There are three models in the EZE enclosure range, permitting the termination of up to 60 cables depending on cable and gland/connector size. All models are based on an IP66 rated clamshell enclosure in electro-polished surface.
Hawke’s PL6 and PL7 series GRP junction boxes meet the need for compact and robust enclosures for use in situations that are chemically or mechanically aggressive. These enclosures will withstand an impact force of 20 Nm and have resistance to a wide spectrum of corrosive chemicals, the spokesman adds.
