Cable glands: Small part, big difference

摘要

Matt Ogden (Cable Gland Product Specialist at Hawke International, the manufacturer of glands for harsh and hazardous environments) discusses the critical role that cable glands play when it comes to protecting machinery and the business benefits that a thorough gland strategy can deliver. Cable glands are too often thought of as being commodity products, their importance undervalued by those who dismiss them as merely being bits of brass and rubber. However, if decision-makers get their cable gland strategy wrong, the expensive equipment that glands are tasked with protecting (which can be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds) could fail, and the wider business would take a serious hit. So, how do they get it right and what benefits will be delivered as a result?