Hybrid terminals speed installation onboard

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Apr 5, 2005

German electrical contractor STN Elmenhorst has used Weidmuller's IDC2 ZF hybrid terminals when carrying out work on a container ship's bridge desk.

The technology required for managing the vast tonnage of modern day ships is concentrated on the bridge.

Communications, controls, diagnostics and defence mechanism signals are all received and displayed here making it the ship's operational epicentre.

German electrical contractor STN Elmenhorst used Weidmuller's IDC2 ZF hybrid terminals when carrying out work on a container ship's bridge desk to ensure a secure, space-saving and time-efficient installation.

Weidmuller's IDC2 terminals quick connection technology saves time and cost intensive work stages, as it's no longer necessary to strip insulation from the wire or crimp ferrules: the wire is simply inserted into the terminal point.

The clamping slider is depressed with a screwdriver and the wire insulation is completely cut through to ensure a reliable and large area contact is made.

Weidmuller 's IDC terminal also offers enhanced superiority compared with tuning fork and tubular contacts and is more suited to difficult access environments such as a bridge desk.

Hybrid terminals also offer great advantage at the interface between the switchgear cabinet wiring and the system wiring.

The carrier of these terminals is equipped with IDC connections as well as either a tension clamp or clamping yoke screw connection.

This gives the user the option of using the extremely fast IDC connection for switchgear cabinet wiring and the familiar tension clamp or clamping yoke connection for field or system side wiring.

Offering easy to use connection technology and visual controls to guarantee secure connections, Weidmuller's IDC terminals enabled STN Elmenhorst to install the internal wiring quickly and efficiently.

The terminals vibration-proof properties were also important, ensuring that the connection would remain secure despite the ship's movement.

Dr Arno Kickbusch, Manager of Design Department of STN Elmenhorst comments: "Weidmuller's IDC2 ZF terminal's connection technology made our job much quicker and more simple, both important factors when working in such small spaces".

"Fit for purpose properties such as the vibration proof feature also give us additional peace of mind that our electrical installation was secure and reliable".