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Cabling, Conduit, Accessories and Signal Conditioning
News Release from: Hawke International UK | Subject: Hazardous area cable glands
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 20 June 2006
Cable glands are approved for marine
applications
Hawke International has achieved type approval from the American Bureau of Shipping for its complete range of hazardous area cable glands for use in marine applications.
Hawke International, the hazardous area electrical connection specialist, has achieved type approval from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its complete range of hazardous area cable glands for use in marine applications This approval covers electrical equipment for use in areas where the presence of gas or dust creates a potential for explosions and it is in addition to existing certification from international authorities including Baseefa, GOST, UL, CEPEL and CSA
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 21 Nov 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Cable glands gain DNV approval
Hazardous area connection specialist, Hawke International has achieved type approvals for its complete range of hazardous area cable glands from Det Norske Veritas (DNV).
It will provide users with additional reassurance when selecting Hawke International's cable glands for use in ABS listed offshore oil and gas installations and FPSO vessels.
Hawke's Managing Director, James Phillips commented: "Our cable glands are safety critical products used in extreme environments to protect equipment from ingress by moisture and to prevent the ignition of potentially explosive gas and dust".
"The ABS approval is a valuable further endorsement of our capability to protect life and capital assets".
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