General Cable Launches Gepco® Brand Line of HydroBloc™ Water-Resistant Cables

DES PLAINES, ILLINOIS, APRIL 4, 2013 â€"General Cableis pleased to start its new line of Gepco® Brand name HydroBlocâ„¢ Water-Resistant Cables. UL rated and in compliance intova discounts with the TIA-455-82-B H2o Penetration Examination, the new line of HydroBloc cables is excellent for indoor/out of doors apps and for use in wet areas within conduit. HydroBloc cables feature an advanced h2o-blocked development, a sunlight- and moisture-resistant jacket and a ripcord for ease of stripping for audio/handle versions.

The sophisticated drinking water-block building of HydroBloc cables starts with a two-ply water-blocking tape for exceptional defense. In contrast to 1-ply tape in which drinking water-blocking polymer is attached to a single aspect of a fiber filament tape, the two-ply tape has the drinking water-blocking polymer sandwiched among two fiber filament tapes, which enables for elevated volume of the polymer. In addition, HydroBloc cables (with the exception of coax variations) use water-swellable fillers for extra defense. This advanced construction outcomes in better swell heights to much better fill any voids and avoid water from migrating down the cable and disrupting any electrical traits need to there be a lower or slit in the jacket.

The HydroBloc line will come in a variety of cable sorts, in both shielded and unshielded variations, to include an array of programs such as information or power management, multi-pair audio, standard function audio, speaker, communications, power-restricted circuits (fire alarm and tray cable), lower-voltage industrial approach manage, CATV and HDTV.

“HydroBloc cables offer an outstanding remedy for indoor/out of doors purposes,” said Joe Zajac, Sales and Apps Engineer for Gepco® Brand name Items. “The two-ply drinking water-blocking tape and water-swellable fillers offers outstanding water safety in all environments.”

General Cable (NYSE:BGC), a Fortune five hundred Firm, is a international leader in the development, design, manufacture, advertising and marketing and distribution of copper, aluminum and fiber optic wire and cable merchandise for the energy, industrial, and communications markets. In August 2009, Gepco International was acquired by General Cable. For a lot more details about Basic Cable products, make sure you make contact with your nearby revenue representative or check out our Web internet site at www.gepco.com or www.generalcable.com.

Gepco® has been an industry-top brand name of studio, stage and broadcast AV cables and cable assemblies for thirty a long time. As a comprehensive answers-based provider, Gepco also delivers value-extra support and distribution of connectors, cable management merchandise, patch panels, and wire and cable components.