LAPP SKINTOP HYGIENIC NPT cable gland

The SKINTOP HYGIENIC NPT cable gland is certified to NSF/ANSI 169 for ‘food zone non-contact’. This makes it suitable for areas in food production where especially tough hygiene rules apply. The cable gland can be used for filling systems in dairies or breweries, as well as in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.

Most self-sealing pipe threads produced to food production standards such as the American NPT standard usually have a gap at the intermediate connection, while part of the outer thread remains visible. This feature runs counter to the principles of hygienic design, which calls for surfaces to be as smooth as possible, without edges, corners and gaps.

By not having a gap when sealed, the cable gland therefore meets the latest directives of EHEDG, the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group. It is resistant to cleaning agents in line with the requirements of ECOLAB. It also meets the standards of the American National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) and is UL certified.

The SKINTOP is available in all standard diameters with the corresponding counter nuts. An EMC version that conducts away unwanted emissions, the SKINTOP HYGIENIC SC NPT, is also available. LAPP also offers the SKINTOP INOX NPT, a more compact variant with NPT thread that is suitable for plants in which the cable gland is only used in the spray zone or non-product zone. This variant is also available with EMC protection as the SKINTOP HYGIENIC SC NPT.