These glands are liquid tight, easy to assemble and offer good strain relief with wide clamping range. The lamellar construction of glands provide an excellent grip on the cable. Cable glands with reduced clamping range are also available on request. Cable glands are made of various plastics, and steel, brass or aluminum for industrial usage. Glands intended to resist dripping water or water pressure will include synthetic rubber or other types of elastomer seals.
Cable glands are made by combining a central enclosure or body through which cabling can pass with several attachments. These are typically a lock (or check) nut, washers, seal, attachment claw or cone, and a sealing (or compression) nut. Two principal types of glands exist: exocrine and endocrine. The key difference between the two types is that, whereas exocrine glands secrete substances into a ductal system to an epithelial surface, endocrine glands secrete products directly into the bloodstream [1].
Most glands are formed during development by proliferation of epithelial cells so that they project into the underlying connective tissue. Some glands retain their continuity with the surface via a duct and are known as EXOCRINE GLANDS. There are four Cable Glands classified as single compression, double compression, flexible hose, PVC.
