Hygiene is an absolute priority in the food industry. These tough requirements also apply to electrical components. It is particularly important for components to be resistant to aggressive acidic and alkaline industrial cleaning agents. These difficult conditions mean that it’s not always easy to find the correct product.

Lapp has a comprehensive range of standard and specialised products which meet the requirements of the food and packaging industries. Our tested and proven range of products contain a solution for all applications.

Lapp Group manufacture a full range of products suitable to combat the common causes of cable failure in the Food and Beverage Industry, for example –

Infestation with microbes

The degradation of organic substances is caused by microbes and bacteria. Despite sufficient cleanliness, this natural process can not be completely avoided. This typically occurs in agriculture, slaughterhouses, waste disposals etc. Provided that sufficient temperature and humidity are available, cable sheaths can also become a nutrient medium for microbes and bacteria. The decomposition of the insulation material will be the consequence.

Hydrolysis

In the food industries, steam jet cleaners are used for cleaning to meet the hygienic requirements. If, however, cables come into contact with steam or hot water, the hydrolysis phenomenon will appear. This means that substances are flushed out of the sheaths, initiating degradation reactions. The insulating material will become brittle, the speed at which this process progresses depends on the temperature prevailing in the cable.

Both Robust and Polyurethane cables from Lapp are Microbe-Proof and Hydrolysis resistant, so will withstand the rigorous cleaning requirements in hygiene critical areas.

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The world renowned cable gland is now approved to IP69K in accordance to DIN 40 050. The new approval covers our SKINTOP ST-M and SKINTOP MS-M range of glands. The IP69K rating enables the use of SKINTOP® even under the harshest cleaning procedures with high pressure cleaners and hot water. The glands are exposed to 80°C water vapour and 100 bars pressure from various directions at a distance of 10cm.

The SKINTOP® ST-M range of glands are manufactured from Glass Reinforced Nylon, and available in 3 colours - Silver Grey, Light Grey and Black. They are available in a range of thread sizes from 12mm to 63mm and can accommodate cable with outer diameters from 1mm to 45mm.

The SKINTOP® MS-M range of glands are Nickel Plated Brass for use in areas where there is a high mechanical demand and a need for chemical resistance. With two new sizes launched at the Hanover Fair, they are now available in a range of thread sizes from 12mm to 110mm and can accommodate cable with outer diameters from 1mm to 98mm.