Many people turn to the versatile and easy-to-apply cable management products we know as cable ties . While they are extraordinarily helpful, the unfortunate caveat is most of them on the market are only designed for one-time use. Once they are cut, you cannot reapply them. This is where reusable or releasable cable ties step in. What are some of the pros, and cons to using removable cable ties ?
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There's a reason they're called reusable, which is one of the benefits. If waste pains you, a reusable cable tie may be for you, because they can continually be reused throughout their lifetime. This type of product may cost you more upfront, but in the long run, you could pay less if you find you must frequently cut and toss cable ties. The waste from discarding them could additionally be something you'd like to avert, especially in a world that's becoming less throwaway with some items. You may consider these ties one small step in being kinder to our planet and resources. The Millepede' Mille-Ties' have a looped design with a 'no crush' technology. This makes them easy to cut and fit them to your exact specifications. Any leftover piece is still useful and you can create another cable tie with it.
They are typically more flexible than standard cable ties. You'll find an array of cable tie construction styles among adjustable cable tie varieties. At CableOrganizer®, one of them includes the HellermannTyton® SOFTIX Cable Ties. While durable and tear resistant, their elasticity makes them suitable for sensitive cabling projects, like those involving fiber optics. GripLockTies' are also adjustable but with a rubber lining to secure cables with the right fit and amount of cushion.
They install quickly and easily. As we mentioned above, there are different cable tie constructions that facilitate both application and removal, whether that is the beading, hook and loop, or other varieties. HellermannTyton® makes one of them in the SpeedyTie', a lashing tie that sets up fast for temporary applications. It can be released just as instantaneously with one hand. Beaded cable ties have a locking key head that keeps wires snug without overtightening ' with tie removal just as effortlessly.
This cable tie variety is gentler to cables. One-time-use cable ties frequently put the squeeze on the cables and wires they are bundling, with overtightening and the potential to cut into cable jackets two side effects. A hook and loop cable tie like the VELCRO® ONE-WRAP® is one way to remedy that issue. It wraps easily and gently around a wire bundle, adhering neatly to itself ' and is easy to undo.
They're not just for bunding wires. Though the same may be said about traditional cable ties, you can use removable cable ties for many organizational projects around your home or workplace. Whether you're cleaning up the cable clutter around your computer area, tidying wires around your garage, or bundling your garden hose, releasable cable ties are useful for many tasks.
Cable ties are, normally, a product that you use only once: a typical one way product. For example, you bundle a number of cables with a cable tie (also called a zip tie) and when you want to seperate the bundle, you cut the cable tie and throw it away. There is, however, a environmentally friendly alternative: releasable cable ties. But how do releasable cable ties work? Are they just as strong as cable ties for universal use? Read it here!
Types of releasable cable ties
Releasable cable ties are available in two types, or: with two types of closing mechanisms. The type of closure depends on the width of the cable tie. Releasable cable ties with a width of 3,6 mm or 4,8 mm have a closing mechanism, with which the cable tie can be released, located on top of the head of the cable tie. Releasable cable ties with a width of 7,6 mm can be released using the closing mechanism below the head of the cable tie. See figure 1 for both closing mechanisms.
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Releasable cable ties are, for the biggest part, used in the same way as cable ties for universal use, with one big difference: after applying the cable tie, you do not cut off the end of the cable tie that 'sticks out'. If you were to do so, you cannot use the releasable cable tie for other applications later on.
Do you want to release the cable tie? Then you the closing mechanism on top of the head of the cable tie (when using a releasable cable tie with a width up to 4,8 mm) or push the closing mechanism (when using a releasable cable tie with a width of up to 7,6 mm). You can then easily pull the end of the cable tie through the head of the cable tie.
Releasable cable ties versus cable ties for universal use ' the advantages and the disadvantages
Releasable cable ties offer a good, environmentally friendly alternative for cable ties for universal use, which can only be used once. Why would we then not always use releasable cable ties? There are a number of reasons.
It is important to mention that releasable cable ties have a tensile strength comparable to that of cable ties for universal use. They are both made of the same material (polyamide 6.6) and the locking barb (the plastic part of the head of the cable tie that 'locks' the cable tie) is strong enough to endure a tensile strength of up to 22,2 kilograms. Releasable cable ties are therefore not inferior to regular cable ties. Only regular cable ties with a width of 7,6 mm or larger have a higher tensile strength than releasable cable ties, with a maximal tensile strength of 114 kilograms.
Then where is the difference, you might ask. There are two main differences that are important: the difference in price, and the way in which cable ties are normally used. Releasable cable ties are more expensive than regular cable ties. For a packing unit of 100 releasable cable ties, in the color 'natural' and with a width of 3,6 mm and a length of 140 mm, you pay around ' 2,61 excl. VAT. For a packing unit of 100 regular cable ties with the same specifications, you pay around ' 1,42 excl. VAT.
The other reason why regular cable ties are often preferred over releasable cable ties, is the way in which cable ties are used. For a lot of applications, re-using a cable tie is not needed. When a cable tie is, for example, used in a car or an airplane, the cable tie will never be cut or released. In the rare case where the cable tie is replaced, it is incidental: the use of regular cable ties is then still more cost friendly.
Nevertheless, there are still plenty of applications where releasable cable ties are a lot more suited than regular cable ties: one can think of offices, mounting banners or bundling cables in environments where the bundle is likely to be changed later on.
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