The clamp consists of a stainless steel body (A2/SS304) with an integral handle. The body contains two neodymium magnets and connecting wires. Both magnets strongly attract surfaces containing iron, which allows the two spring-loaded tungsten carbide teeth to sink into them, ensure contact and a good, low-resistance connection.
When to use a magnetic clamp?
- Fixing spring grounding clamps to a flat or curved surface is not normally possible, e.g. to the drum body. In such situations, magnetic clamps become indispensable to overcome this obstacle.
- The neodymium magnets used are the strongest type of permanent magnet available for industrial purposes. Each magnet can withstand a load of 25 kg, but this is slightly reduced when placed in the clamp due to the air gap and the thickness of the metal body of 1 mm. The clamping force also depends on the thickness and type of metal to which the clamp is attached for grounding.
- The VESX50-IP will be the best choice in situations where there is no obvious point of connection to a system component or it is too large for the jaw opening of a standard clamp.
Advantages of using tungsten carbide
- Tungsten carbide is one of the hardest materials used in industry today. Used in conjunction with very powerful neodymium magnets, has the ability to continuously pierce the clamp through coatings, rust or product deposits that an ordinary alligator or welding clamp would have problems with. Sharp tungsten carbide teeth are a key feature of Newson Gale’s heavy-duty clamps.
Key benefits
- Reliable contact – a connection of sharp, spring-loaded tungsten carbide tips with the strength of two neodymium magnets ensures that coatings with which systems requiring grounding are coated, residual product deposits or corrosion will not prevent the clamps from making a low-resistance contact (≤10 Ohm) to the equipment being grounded.
- Ergonomics – 2-pole magnetic clamps have an integrated handle, making them easy to grab, put on and take off when operators need to make repetitive grounding connections on a daily basis.
- A clamp for years – additional value is provided by the corrosion-resistant and robust mechanism.