Electrical Sleeving & Tubing

What Are The Primary Benefits of Electrical Sleeving and Tubing? 

In order to understand the benefits of sleeving and tubing, you must first understand cable management. Cable management is defined as "the management of electrical or optical cable in a cabinet or an installation" (Wikipedia). Cable management, although very helpful, isn't essential for every cabling project.

For example, if you have hundreds of wires all going to similar areas, then it may be beneficial to colour code each cable and sleeve them together for improved organization. This would in-turn create four noticeable benefits immediately:

1. Increased Safety
   With cables laying everywhere and connecting to outlets potentially still activated, the possibility of tripping, getting electrocuted, or other kinds of workplace injuries, increases immensely. 
2. Cut Down on Wasted Time & Frustration
   With different colour jackets, more bundled cables (with sleeving or cable ties), and easy-to-track connectors, maintenance becomes not only quicker but much less stressful.
3. Additional Strength & Shelf Life
   Adding electrical tubing or sleeving to an application enables the wire to withstand much harsher environments, overall extending that product's shelf life immensely. This is very important for applications involving manufacturing and extreme heat, because of how harsh the surrounding environments are. 

4. Keep Your Work Environment Cleaner & Organized
   Similar to cutting down on wasted time, using different sleeving and tubing helps with organization/identification and keeping your workplace presentable.

What is Electrical Sleeving?

 
The direct definition of an electrical sleeve is "A braided, knitted, woven or extruded tube used to slip over bare or weakly insulated conductors in an electric assembly" (Webster). Similar to all other products that Sycor supplies, our sleeving products come in a variety of constructions, each of which provides different temperature ratings, different fabrications, and unique materials.

Types of Sleeving and Their Temperature Ratings

Different Sleeving Grades (Voltages)

Each of these sleeving products also has additional grades that represent a voltage that certain materials can withstand. We won't list them all for each product, as some products can have up to 6 different grades. The sleeving category has 6 Grades available:

2. 7000 Volts
   B.4000 Volts
   C.  2500 Volts
   C2.1500 Volts
   C3. No Dielectric Guarantee

Popular Sleeving Classes (Temperature Ranges)

Class B: -20°C to 130°C
Class C: -70°C to 240°C
Class F: -40°C to 155°C
Class H: -70°C to 200°C

When selecting a sleeving product, it's important to keep these different grades in mind, because if you, for example, choose a sleeving product that only has grade C, but your application has a 7000-volt requirement, then that sleeving will degrade much faster and potentially become a hazard.

The sleeving category is unlike any other kind of product that our team distributes. When deciding what construction to choose, it's always a good idea to get a second opinion as applications are becoming increasingly more complex.

What is Electrical Tubing?

Electrical tubing, similar to its sleeving counterpart, is an extremely useful cable management product. Coming in a wide range of constructions, non-shrinkable tubing is very straightforward to use. While Sycor's tubing and sleeving solutions can be used in almost any application, they're typically used for electrical insulation, harness jacketing, and general protective covering. Our team's line of wire management products can help you keep your application together and protected.

Non-Shrink Tubing Materials & Their Temperature Ratings

Sleeving and tubing products are very versatile and reliable. If your application requires additional protection and greater organization, or if your work environment is too messy, non-shrinkable tubing or sleeving is the perfect solution for your application. Request a quote today!

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