Press Release
Review of the Light + Building Trade Fair 15 - 20.04.2012
Saving electricians time and money
“In no time at all” was the motto of the top attraction on Jacob’s trade fair stand: the patented PERFECT Fix cable gland for the electrical industry, and house and building automation.
(Kernen, 23.05.2012) What’s so special about the PERFECT Fix cable gland? It can now be fitted from just one side. A lock nut inside the housing is no longer required. So now installation and removal is child’s play. To install, the fastening nut is inserted in the through-hole and tightened on the left-hand thread. The polyamide cap nut can then be tightened using any standard tool.
Photo: Welcome to the future of screwed cable glands. The PERFECT Fix cable gland was the star of the show for visitors from the electrical industry, house and building automation.
The best way to see what’s new about the PERFECT Fix cable gland is to hold it in your hand. And this is precisely what hundreds of craftsmen and planners from the electrical industry did, who could experience the PERFECT Fix live for the first time. Its easy installation, particularly in places where the through-hole is in tricky to reach, could not fail to impress all trade visitors at first sight. They were also pleased to note that with the PERFECT Fix, there is no thread pro- jecting into the interior of the cabinet.
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Photo: Installing the PERFECT Fix. Insert and engage...... close...... push through cable... and finished! An additional safety precaution would be to carefully tighten with the key.
Light + Building Trade Fair a complete success Alexander Tech, Global Sales Director at Jacob, is extremely satisfied with how things went at the Fair. “Our trade fair visitors know very well which innovations bring them added value. And with the PERFECT Fix cable gland, this calcula- tion is extremely simple: less time on installation means more cost efficiency. This impressed our German and international visitors, who included electrical wholesalers, electricians, craftsmen, planning engineers and representatives from industry.” We have already set our sights on Light + Building 2014.
Photo: With the PERFECT Fix cable gland, the calculation is extremely simple: less time on installation means more cost efficiency Alexander Tech, Global Sales Director at Jacob, is extremely satisfied with how things went at the Fair.
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90 years of Jacob GmbH
A Swabian success story: "We have more in common" ("Uns verbindet mehr").
The company’s success story does not have its roots in a garage, but in a backyard in the west of Stuttgart. Here, in 1922, company founder Wilhelm Jacob manufactured turned brass parts for the electrical industry. The young company grew rapidly. Via sites in Fellbach and Waiblingen, the company arrived at its current base in Kernen-Rommelshausen (about 9 miles east of Stuttgart). Today, Jacob employs around 200 members of staff. Jacob products are available in 70 countries around the world. An international sales and service network guarantees optimal customer care on site.
Using state-of-the-art manufacturing technology, Jacob develops and produces cable glands and cable gland systems from a wide array of materials. Our second area of expertise is level meas- urement technology, such as floating switches, readers and level measuring devices. Our customer base includes companies from the mechanical and automotive engineering sectors, the electrical industry, equipment and control cabinet construction, electrical wholesalers and manufacturers in the fields of electrical engineering and house and building automation. In addition to its standard product lines, Jacob also offers customized solutions. The company's product portfolio includes components for potentially explosive atmospheres, VDE-approved cable glands for use in Europe and UL-approved versions for the US market.
As well as its production “Made in Germany”, Jacob now also produces in China. This is solely to respond to demand in the local markets, however.
The core values at the heart of the company are communication with existing and potential custom- ers, suppliers, partners and colleagues. That is why Jacob’s motto is: "We have more in common" ("Uns verbindet mehr")
Contact: Jacob GmbH Simone Sellinger Gottlieb-Daimler-Strasse 11 71394 Kernen Tel.: +49 (0)7151-4011-517 Fax: +49 (0)7151-4011-49 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.jacob-gmbh.de