Cable Accessories
Cable Bands Plastic
Cable Bands Plastic is a group of 35 IMPA-coded items (codes 794845–794897) under Cable Accessories in the Electrical Equipment section (IMPA 79). They are priced per piece (19) and per packet (16). The names most often specify plastic (20 of 35) and nylon (12 of 35). The list runs through 10 metric sizes from 100 mm to 920 mm.
Buying guide
Cable ties are self-locking straps: the toothed tail passes through a pawl in the head and can only be pulled tighter. The group lists plastic ties from 100 mm to 920 mm long, UV-resistant nylon ties from 100 mm to 350 mm, and stainless steel cable bands of 200, 300 and 450 mm. The plastic and nylon ties come loose by the piece or in packets of 100.[2]
The electrical officer and the engineers use them to bundle and secure cables on trays and supports, to tidy panels and to make temporary fixings during repairs. They are bought in bulk as a routine consumable.
How to specify it
Give the length, the material (plastic, UV-resistant nylon or stainless steel) and whether you want loose pieces or packets of 100. The length decides the largest bundle a tie can close round. For runs on open deck, order the UV-resistant type. Nylon ties made for outdoor use carry carbon black to protect the polymer from ultraviolet light.[2]
Order stainless bands where the fixing must survive a fire, or where the run is in a high fire-risk area or escape route (see the rules below). Plastic ties alone are not enough there. Stainless ties are also made for flameproof applications.[1][2]
Rules and certificates
IEC 60092-352, clause 3.19: cables are fixed with clips, saddles or straps of a material that, if ignited, does not spread flame along the cables, and holds them tight without damaging the covering. Non-metallic clips or straps may be used. But where cables fixed with them are not lying on top of horizontal trays or supports, metal clips or saddles must be added at regular intervals of no more than 1 m, so the cables are not released in a fire.[1]
The same clause requires the clips or straps that support cables in high fire-risk areas and safety escape routes to be metallic. The supports themselves must be robust and of corrosion-resistant material, or treated against corrosion before erection.[1]
Questions buyers ask
- Can plastic cable ties be used to fix cables on a ship?
- Yes, under IEC 60092-352. But where the cables are not resting on top of a horizontal tray, metal clips or saddles must be added at least every metre so the cables cannot fall in a fire. In high fire-risk areas and escape routes the fixings must be metal.
- Which cable ties should be used on open deck?
- UV-resistant ones. Ordinary nylon degrades in sunlight; ties for outdoor use contain carbon black for UV protection. The catalogue lists UV-resistant nylon ties from 100 to 350 mm.
Sources
Published by Sherif Awad, founder of GeoMarineHub — in ship supply since 1990, a family business since 1981 (45 years). Last checked .
At a glance
Part of Electrical Equipment (IMPA section 79): Lamps, cable, switches, fuses, batteries, connectors, marine lighting fittings and meters.
It is one of 19 groups under Cable Accessories; the others include Alligator Clips, Antenna Cable Insulators, Antenna Connectors, Banana Pin Plugs, Cable Clips and 13 more.
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- Items
- 35
- IMPA codes
- 794845–794897
- Priced
- per piece · per packet
- Materials
- plastic · nylon
- Sizes
- 100 mm – 920 mm
Items
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