Compiled by Ryan Cliche
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Stripping tool
Seatek's Roto-Spin CT-250 is a lightweight hand tool that features a swiveling blade to ring and straight cut cable jackets from 0.16 to 0.60 inches in diameter. A rotating cam is used to set blade penetration. An adjustable stop with scales in inches and millimeters lets you strip cables to a consistent length. After cutting the jacket, the jacket can be peeled off with little effort since it is ring cut and slit lengthwise automatically. The blade rotates by itself with a friction-free ball bearing.
SEATEK CO.
www.seatekco.com
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Cable management system
Available in 6-, 9-, 12-, 18-, 24-, 30-, and 36-inch widths, Cooper B-Line's aluminum cable runway system offers "Redi-Rail" I-beam-shaped rungs with a strength-to-weight ratio designed for supporting hefty cable bundles. Attached with a rung fastener, rungs are pullout tested to more than 3,000 pounds and vibration tested, according to company claims. Rungs may be removed to accommodate high-density cable bundle drops. Also, the system features a line of cable runway accessories for mounting, bending, supporting, and splicing a runway system.
COOPER B-LINE
www.cooperbline.com
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Module
Designed to meet all proposed Category 6 industry specifications of Commercial Building Telecommunications Cabling (EIA/TIA 568) B.2-1 draft 7 standard, Panduit Network Connectivity Group's Mini-Com TX-6 T3 module also meets Federal Communications Commission (FCC) part 68 Subpart F contacts plated with 50 micro-inches of gold. It minimizes near-end crosstalk, which pushes the power-sum attenuation to crosstalk ratio (PS ACR) to 300 MHz, according to company claims. This module may be terminated without the use of a punchdown tool. The average termination time of installing this module is 65 seconds, according to company claims.
PANDUIT NETWORK CONNECTIVITY GROUP
www.panduit.com/ncg
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Firestopping device
Unique Fire Stop Products' Cap Penetrator is designed for penetrating a petition wall's top plate in five seconds, according to company claims. This device incorporates a 6-inch-long EMT sleeve that has one end sharpened so as to make its own hole in the metal top plate (wooden caps must be drilled). A large round flat washer is welded on to the sleeve a few inches from the top. Also, a plastic bushing is provided for added protection. No caulk or putty is required.
UNIQUE FIRE STOP PRODUCTS INC.
www.uniquefirestop.com
