What’s the most important thing to bear in
mind when designing systems for hygienic manufacturing environments? Smooth,
stainless steel surfaces might be one answer. But more fundamentally, hygiene
requires attention to detail.
Take cable glands, for example.
Standard models, while suitable for most industrial settings, typically
have exposed threads, tiny openings and protruding surface features that make
them less than ideal from a hygiene standpoint.
Recently, our engineers have turned their attention to these
easy-to-overlook cable gland details. The result is a new hygienic cable
connector called SKINTOP® INOX.
Made from food-grade 316L stainless steel, SKINTOP® INOX features enclosed, sealed
threads. And its exterior surfaces have no gaps or protruding features that can
trap particulate or microbes. Even the number of tooling flats, which blend
seamlessly with the surrounding housing surfaces, have been reduced to just
two. SKINTOP® INOX cable glands finally feature integral food-grade silicone
o-rings for IP 68 protection at 5 bar.
Aside from their outward appearance and internal seals, the new
hygienic glands meet the same high performance and ease-of-use standards as our
other SKINTOP® products. These include:
* Operating
temperature range of -30° to 100° C.
* Wide
clamping range of 7 to 13 mm with M20 x 1.5 threads.
* Compliance with
ISO 14159 standards for machinery hygiene.
The first SKINTOP® INOX models, which were introduced last month,
are intended for use in splash zones and not for direct contact with food or
pharmaceuticals. Models for use in washdown and direct contact applications
will be introduced soon.
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