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Whether you need a specific bus bar rating, standard configuration or a customized design, our many years of experience, high standards of quality and technical expertise makes us the number one choice for switchgear insulation and insulated bus bar boots.
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Specialists in Quality Switchgear Connection Boots and Bus Bar Connection Boots
With over a half a century of experience, the InsulBoot®® design and manufacturing team is expert in designing, formulating, molding and manufacturing the best possible bus bar boots and switchgear boots, InsulBoot®®, at the lowest possible cost. Our on-site electrical testing facility (up to 38KVAC) ensures production and quality control.
We also supply coated bus bars and complete systems, including bus bar sleeves and bus bar covers. If you're considering a substation retrofit, we can save you from dismantling. We're a trusted supplier of ABB, General Electric, Siemens and other OEM metal-clad switchgear manufacturers. We also supply Insulboots® to the bus-duct Industry.
Here's what our specialists will do for you!
- Price quotes in 24 hours or less
- Design assistance and CAD drawings
- Thousands of standard designs to choose from
- Fast production – nonstandard designs usually within 48 hours
- Quality inspection procedures and documentation
- In-house tool and die shop
- In-house formulation lab
- Proven, Proprietary PVC material
- Colors most popular are Red, Black, Gray and other colors are available
- Mechanical and electrical testing
We'll even come to your plant and analyze your InsulBoot®® requirement for your bus bar or switchgear system, design a solution, and then manufacture and install it. We do it all. We're the specialists in bus bar and switchgear covers!
Contact us for more information about our products.
InsulBoot®
2345 Milford Square Pike
Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone: 215.766.2020
Fax: 215.766.2222
Email us at : This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
USA: www.insulboot.com
Europe: www.plasticmouldings.com
Mexico: www.insulboot.com.mx
We invite you to use, free of charge, our design service for bus boots – switchgear – wildlife outage protectors – electrical insulating covers of all types.
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , fax (215-766-2222) or mail (2345 Milford Square Pike, Quakertown, PA 18951) your bus layout as a drawing or sketch and we will send back a complete solution with detailed drawing ready for you to supply your part number and title.
We provide electrical insulation design and technical solutions to your problems – with over 30 years experience and CAD software (Solidworks plus translators for all major CAD systems).
Questions?
From design through installation call our engineering staff at 800-262-2111.
Ready to order?
For a listing of our standard boot categories, see our Product Catalog. Then simply print out the Fast Fax page with your custom specs and requirements indicated and fax it to us at 215-766-2222.
You're in control with one reliable source for plastic dip molded parts
Hot dip coatings, protective devices, finishing caps, grips, electrical insulators & connectors, boots & bellows, wireforms, clamps & clips, custom medical accessories, specialty & consumer items, and much more...
Typical Applications
Bellows, Covers, Boots, Grips and caps, Sleeves, Coated parts.
Have complete control with one partner...Plastic Dip Molding, Inc.
Give us a minute and keep an open mind. We’d like to present our plastic dip molding process, a cost effective way to produce PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) components. We’ll show you things you cannot do with plastic injection molding.
Slash tooling and molding cost by 90%
It's the number one reason our customers prefer plastic dip molding. We produce an aluminum mold to conform to the internal dimensions, usually within 48 hours. This is possible because we operate our own tool-making facilities, including an extensive Pattern Shop. Call for an estimate and see for yourself.
Produce in low quantities (10 not 10,000) inexpensively
Low cost tooling also means prototypes and short runs are so inexpensive that it creates opportunities for products that injection molding simply cannot produce cost effectively.
Dip Molding is the most economical method for producing Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) components. A metal tool, shaped to the internal dimensions of the required molding is heated and immersed in PVC. After withdrawal, the tool, together with the deposited PVC, is reheated. Finally, the cured molding is cooled and stripped from the tool.
Cost effective from prototype to mass production
Our facilities are organized to permit manufacture of prototypes, intermediate quantities and mass production. Our automatic high-speed plant enables us to supply dip moldings at very competitive prices.
Rigid quality standards ensure that our moldings meet the customer's specifications including quality check of the plastic material process and conditions, and inspection of the finished moldings.
Our Dip Molded parts have either high gloss or matte surface finish and are free from flash.
On-site formulation for PVC enhancements including Class IV, mil-specs, durability, electrical & chemical resistance, temperature range, UL, FDA, flexibility, hardness, anti-static and more. Variety of thickness from .005" to 1/2". Custom colors a specialty. High gloss, matte and soft textured finishes.
Colors: Plastic dip parts are available in a wide range of attractive translucent or opaque colors, and a special color matching service is offered.
- Manufacturing
- Battery terminal and electrical insulation covers
- Printing & Decorating Capabilities
Produce complex shapes & sizes cost-effectively
We currently produce moldings ranging from sizes as small as 0.12" end caps up to covers measuring 4' x 4' x 4'.
And since we don't have an injection entry point or mold parting line you get a blemish-free surface. Wall thickness is governed by the thermal capacity of the tool and by the immersion time. Thicknesses between 0.02" and 0.31" are possible. The normal tolerance of ±0.01 is acceptable for most applications, but for certain requirements can be reduced.
Raw Material Formulation
Our laboratory can produce the right material to meet your chemical, physical and environmental specifications. Over 30 characteristics can be enhanced including durability, electrical and chemical resistance, temperature range, UL, FDA, flexibility, hardness and more. Properties can be improved by modifying the basic grades.
Material PropertiesThe properties of a dip molding depend on the grade of material selected and the component design. The best characteristics cannot necessarily be incorporated in any one grade, but tests covering the range of grades show the following results:
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| Durometer Hardness: | Shore A, 35-96 ±2 | ||||
| Tensile Strength: | 1500 PSI to 2800 PSI ±200 PSI | ||||
| Tear Strength: | 120 PPI to 500 PPI ±30 PPI | ||||
| Low Temperature: | Flex temperature to -65¡F (-54¡C) | ||||
| High Temperature: | Continuous operation to 240¡F (116¡C) | ||||
| Ultimate Elongation: | 300% to 400% ±40% | ||||
| Dielectric Strength: | 300 volts/mil to 650 volts/mil ±50 volts/mil | ||||
| Burning Characteristics: | Many grades meet the Federal Motor Vehicle SafetyStandard #302, The Bureau of Mines, ASTM-E162 and other specification requirements. | ||||
PVC dip moldings have high resistance to a wide range of chemical reagents, attack by sunlight, color migration and resistance to oils, greases and gasoline. |
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We invite you to use, free of charge, our design service for covers of all types.
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , fax (215-766-2222) or mail (P.O. Box 450, Plumsteadville, PA 18949) your layout as a drawing or sketch and we will send back a complete solution with detailed drawing ready for you to supply your part number and title.
We provide design and technical solutions to your problems – with over 30 years experience and latest CAD (SolidWorks plus translators for all major CAD systems).
Questions?
From design through installation call our engineering staff at 800-262-2111. Please visit www.plasticdipmoldings.com for more information.
- 90 Degree End Connection
- Bolt Cap
- Cable Termination Boot
- Corner Connection
- Cross Connection Boot
- Custom Products
- Ground Bus Sleeve
- Ground Stud Cover
- Left End Connection Boot
- Lightning Arrestors Connection
- Right End Connection Boot
- Stand Off Connection
- Standard Bus Bar Sleeve
- Stub End Boot
- Stud to Riser Connection
- Tee Connection Boot
- Thru with Riser Connection
- Thru/Expansion Joint Boot Connection
- Typical 38kV Application
- Vacuum Breaker Boot
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Become UL Recognized By using Arbosol 11375, InsulBoot® can solve your At InsulBoot® we are always looking for ways to enhance our components as part of our commitment to continually invest in and improve our quality and customer service. InsulBoot® is proud to announce our most recent UL recognitions. We have cemented our place as world leaders in the bus bar insulation industry by having our Arbosol 11375 material recognized for its use in the production of PVC boots for use in 5KV, 15KV, 28KV and 38KV rated systems. While other companies only have UL certification on a range of parts or catalogue numbers, we have worked hard to provide the best solution for our customers and we can now apply the UL certification to ALL boots manufactured by InsulBoot® using Arbosol 11375. Whether we currently manufacture your existing parts or if you have a new design, your boots can now be UL recognized through our program. Even if you are not an existing customer and have existing tooling, we can manufacture UL recognized PVC boots for you. |
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