Heat Shrink Wrap Around Sleeve with Steel Channel (INSULSLEEVE GWS)

About Heat Shrink Wrap Around Sleeve with Steel Channel (INSULSLEEVE GWS)

A slip-on tube can only go on over a free cable end. INSULSLEEVE, Gala code GWS, gets round that: it is a flat cross-linked polyolefin sheet with a hot-melt adhesive inner face and two raised edges. It is wrapped around the cable, pipe or joint where it lies, the edges are locked together by sliding a stainless-steel channel over them, and the sleeve is then heat-shrunk into place. The cable does not have to be cut, disconnected or taken out of service.

On heating the sleeve recovers tightly and the adhesive melts and bonds to the substrate, forming a sealed, protective jacket. A temperature-indicating paint on the sleeve changes colour when shrinking is complete, giving the installer a simple visual check.

Main uses are repairing damaged cable sheaths, protecting cable joints, and corrosion protection and sealing of oil, water and gas pipes and fittings.

Installation: roughen and clean the jacket, remove the release film from the adhesive, wrap the sleeve, fit the steel channel over the raised edges, then shrink with a propane torch from the centre outwards and check the indicator spots. Seven sizes cover cable or pipe diameters from about 10 mm to 200 mm, in lengths up to 1500 mm, with a 2.7 mm recovered wall.

Manufactured by Gala in India. Datasheet and size selection on request.

Specifications

• Brand: Gala
• Product type: Heat shrink wrap-around sleeve with stainless-steel channel closure
• Material: Cross-linked polyolefin backing with hot-melt adhesive inner layer
• Colour: Black
• Size range: 7 sizes, GWS-55/8 to GWS-240/50, for diameters about 10 to 200 mm
• Wall type / thickness: 2.7 mm after recovery (+/-10%)
• Adhesive / sealant: Hot-melt adhesive inner layer
• Application: Cable sheath repair, cable joint protection, pipe corrosion protection and sealing
• Installation: Wrapped round the substrate, closed with a stainless-steel channel, shrunk with a propane torch from the centre outwards
• Country of origin: India
• Closure: Stainless-steel channel slid over the sleeve's raised edges
• Installation check: Temperature-indicating paint changes colour when shrinking is complete
• Maximum length: 1500 mm

Sizes

• GWS-55/8 | 55 / 8 | range 10-42
• GWS-76/18 | 76 / 18 | range 22-62
• GWS-105/28 | 105 / 28 | range 35-85
• GWS-140/35 | 140 / 35 | range 45-105
• GWS-160/55 | 160 / 55 | range 58-130
• GWS-190/46 | 190 / 46 | range 60-150
• GWS-240/50 | 240 / 50 | range 70-200

Applications: Power utilities and cable maintenance teams, cable manufacturers, oil and gas pipelines, water pipelines, industrial plants