Lapp SKINTOP Series Blue Polyamide Cable Gland, M12 Thread, 3mm Min, 5.5mm Max, IP68

Lapp IP68 Metric Skintop K-M EExe II ATEX Blue Cable Glands

From Lapp, this tough polyamide cable gland is ATEX approved for complete protection. The Skintop K-M EExe II is constructed to be used for electrical equipment in areas with risk of explosion, and require class ’e’ security.

With a simple screw-on design, this Skintop cable gland is quick fitting to reduce assembly time, and can be used for cable management in panels, junction boxes and equipment housing. The cable gland provides a high degree of strain relief, which can protect the cable connection from wear and tear, and also has a variable clamping range.

As well as boasting a high level of environmental resistance and mechanical resistance, this cable gland also offers permanent vibration protection, which makes it suitable for use with or alongside heavy machinery.

When equipment protection in demanding environments is required, the Skintop K-M EExe II is ideal.

Features and Benefits

• Explosion Proof
• Equipment group II / Category 2G+1D
• IP68, 10 Bar
• Optimum Strain Relief
• Cold Impact Resistance
• Vibration Protection
• Variable Clamping Range

Applications

They are ATEX approved for use with intrinsically safe circuits (class "i") as well as in housings and devices that require class "e" safety. This means they are ideal for use in environments where explosion might be a risk, such as:

• Offshore and Marine Industries
• Chemical and Petrochemical Industries
• Mining

Due to their toughness and envirometnal resistance, they are also useful in more common application such as;

• Building Automation
• Automotive
• Automation and Process Control
• Industrial applications

Environment

This Skintop cable gland is protected to IP68, which means they have excellent protection against dust and particle ingress, and waterproof even up to shallow submersion. This means they can operate in harsh indoor environments and are also suitable for many open air applications.

Approvals

IBExU08ATEX 1063 X Ex II 1D Ex tD A20 IP 6x ExII 2G Ex e II

Standards

DIN / EN 50014 and DIN / EN 50019