B348 | Insulated Cable Gland For all types of Steel & Aluminium Wire Armoured Cables

Insulated Industrial Cable Gland

• High quality durable materials
• Robust, heavy duty insulated design
• Metal-to-metal armour clamping
• Permanently crimped, low impedance earth termination
• Secure against self-loosening
• Direct & remote installation
• Enables zoning of earthed neutral systems
• Eliminates circulating currents
• Third party short circuit tested
• Controlled outer ‘load retention’ seal
• Unique OSTG prevents overtightening
• -60°C to +130°C
• EMC tested

Note: Earth Tags can only be fitted to the B348 & A348 ZEN Cable Gland types.

The Symmetrical Fault Current (kA) rating for 1 second applicable to the Cast Integral Earth Lug featured in the B324 and A324 products are as follows:
• 26.0 kA for Cable Gland sizes up to 40
• 43.0 kA for Cable Gland sizes 50S and above

Please refer to the CMP CW CIEL product page for dimensional details of the Cast Integral Earth Lug feature included in the B324 and A324 designs.
Aluminium version available for AWA cables. When ordering please substitute letter B in B348 with letter A.

For under / oversized armour wires click here

Type B348
Design Specification BS 6121:Part 1:1989, IEC 62444, EN 62444, GDCD 190
Mechanical Classifications* Impact = Level 8, Retention = Class D
Enclosure Protection IK10 to IEC 62262 (20 joules) Brass & Stainless Steel only
Electrical Classifications* Category B (B348)
GOST R Certificate POCC.GB.HA46.H00140
Ingress Protection Rating ** IP66
Cable Gland Material Brass, Nickel Plated Brass, Aluminium, Stainless Steel
Seal Material CMP Thermoset Rubber
Cable Type Single Wire Armour (SWA), Aluminium Wire Armour (AWA)
Armour Clamping Three Part Armour Lock With AnyWay Universal Clamping Ring
Sealing Technique Unique CMP ‘LRS’ Outer Seal (Load Retention Seal)
Sealing Area(s) Cable Outer Sheath
Optional Accessories Locknuts, Earth Tags, Serrated Washers, Entry Thread Seals, Shrouds,Ingress Discs
Optional Installation Tools Spanners, Armour Former Tool

Note : * Mechanical & Electrical Classifications applied as per IEC 62444 & EN 62444
** Refer to Maintaining a Seal for further information on Ingress Protection Ratings

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Product Selection Table

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Cable Gland SizeClearance Hole Diameter "C"Cable Bedding Diameter "A"Overall Cable Diameter "B"Armour RangeAcross Flats "D"Across Corners "D"Protrusion Length "F"Ordering Reference (Brass Metric)Shroud (B348)Cable Gland Weight (Ozs)
MaxMinMaxMinMaxWithout CIEL Lug (B348)
20S0.810.460.370.630.030.050.941.042.3120SB3481RAPVC045.64
200.810.550.490.820.030.051.21.322.3620B3481RAPVC067.76
25S1.010.780.550.870.050.061.481.632.7225SB3481RAPVC0911.99
251.010.780.721.030.050.061.481.632.7225B3481RAPVC0911.99
321.281.030.931.330.060.081.811.992.6632B3481RAPVC1115.52
401.601.261.101.590.060.082.172.382.8840B3481RAPVC1525.04
50S2.001.51.391.840.080.102.362.602.8450SB3481RAPVC1828.92
502.001.731.592.090.080.102.763.042.9250B3481RAPVC2137.39
63S2.511.961.802.340.080.102.953.253.3963SB3481RAPVC2353.26
632.512.202.152.590.080.103.153.463.3963B3481RAPVC2553.97
75S2.982.442.322.830.080.103.543.903.8075SB3481RAPVC2874.08
752.982.672.633.090.100.123.944.333.7575B3481RAPVC3092.42
903.572.943.003.560.120.164.484.984.2490B3481RAPVC32131.92
Dimensions displayed in inches unless otherwise stated
Cable Gland SizeClearance Hole Diameter "C"Cable Bedding Diameter "A"Overall Cable Diameter "B"Armour RangeAcross Flats "D"Across Corners "D"Protrusion Length "F"Ordering Reference (Brass Metric)Shroud (B348)Cable Gland Weight (Kgs)
MaxMinMaxMinMaxWithout CIEL Lug (B348)
20S20.611.69.515.90.81.2524.026.458.620SB3481RAPVC040.16
2020.613.912.520.90.81.2530.533.659.920B3481RAPVC060.22
25S25.619.914.022.01.251.637.541.369.125SB3481RAPVC090.34
2525.619.918.226.21.251.637.541.369.125B3481RAPVC090.34
3232.626.223.733.91.62.046.050.667.632B3481RAPVC110.44
4040.632.127.940.41.62.055.060.573.140B3481RAPVC150.71
50S50.738.135.246.72.02.560.066.072.150SB3481RAPVC180.82
5050.744.040.4532.02.570.177.174.250B3481RAPVC211.06
63S63.749.945.659.42.02.575.082.586.263SB3481RAPVC231.51
6363.755.954.665.82.02.580.088.086.163B3481RAPVC251.53
75S75.761.959.072.02.02.590.099.096.575SB3481RAPVC282.10
7575.767.966.778.42.53.0100.0110.095.375B3481RAPVC302.62
9090.874.976.290.33.154.0114.0126.5107.690B3481RAPVC323.74
Dimensions displayed in millimeters unless otherwise stated

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Additional Information

BS 6121-1:1989 vs IEC 62444 / EN 62444

Whilst new standards such as IEC 62444 and EN 62444 have more recently been introduced, which CMP Products fully complies with, BS 6121-1:1989 still remains a very important benchmark for users and manufacturers around the world, due mainly to the fact that it is a more onerous construction standard than others published. This will therefore be especially relevant where a national cable gland standard isn’t available. The tables below show the maximum cable entry bore size and tolerances permitted through the range of BS 6121-1:1989 cable gland sizes.

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Safety Standards

It is important that workers are able to operate and act in a safe manner, free from harm, and without risk to or from the environment in which they work, or the tools and machinery that they may operate. In the United Kingdom, the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 lays down the general duties of employers, ‘so far as is reasonably practicable’ to protect the health, safety and welfare at work of employees.

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ZEN Insulated Cable Glands

ZEN is available with an insulating arrangement to ensure that no contact is made between the earth circuit carried through the cable armour and the electrical enclosure which the cable enters. This isolation of the cable armour at one end of the cable is sometimes referred to as single point earthing. The ZEN range from CMP however allows more than a single point of earthing and delivering optimum safety.

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