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Upon observing the cable bundles over his head, a data center manager in Phoenix found something distressing. The standard nylon white zip ties installed only 18 months ago began breaking under slight pressure and had turned yellow and brittle. Since these zip ties were not UV resistant, he replaced them with black UV-stabilized nylon zip […]

An installer at a solar farm in Phoenix was doing his usual inspection of the panels. While the cables appeared to be in order, the zip ties that held it to the mounting system were deteriorating. Upon touching one of the ties, it showed how brittle it had become. These ties were simply made of […]

When one of the procurement managers for an electrical wholesale chain asks for the price quote of 100,000 cable ties that are made of black UV stabilised material and are 300mm in length, the price to be charged per piece is not simply one figure. The figure is not the same for all as it […]

In commercial mounting situations, the installer has to fasten dozens of DC cables to the racking which is made of aluminum, and is silver in color. Both the racking and panels are silver in color. An installer can use a black zip tie, but using a silver colored tie will make it blend in with […]

When an electrician finds himself in the aisle of a supply shop and catches himself in the middle of a wall of cable ties, he can see the colours and different brands but mostly thinks about the numbers: 4’’ inch, 8’’ inch, 14’’ inch; 18 lbs., 50 lbs., 120 lbs.; The size of a cable […]

In the datacenter, after putting the fiber patch cable into forty others together with the ties each secured every twelve inches, the network technician needs to remove the cable ties. The other professional that is affected is the maintenance electrician who is in the control system and wants to fix a damaged capacitor and needs […]