Special protection for vital bus service data24 March 2010

Transport for London's (TfL) latest bus workshop has been fitted with 2km of flexible conduit from Flexicon, to protect the cabling for an oil management system installed at the site.

The workshop has 22 service pits, a maintenance capacity for 350 buses at one time, and is claimed to be the largest in Europe.

The oil management system comes from Oilpro UK, and it manages fluid dispensing from bulk tanks to each dispensing point in a service pit. The system delivers specified quantities of oil or fluid to dispensing points while keeping accurate records of all transactions. It also acts as a loss control system.

Data cabling runs from each dispensing bay to a central control system. These cables are essential fro the smooth running and protection of the system, but also need to be aesthetically pleasing for health and safety reasons.

Oilpro UK specified Flexicon's FPAS system, which is highly flexible and has a high impact strength. FPAS is also resistant to abrasion and to solvents and oils. Used with FPA fittings and cable glands, the flexible conduit system has an IP66 rating. It is also a low fire hazard product.

"Our system was specified to reduce oil and lubricant waste, both from a cost perspective but also for environmental reasons," comments Bruce Coetze, managing director of Oilpro UK. "Data is at the heart of the management system so the cable protection is vital – we have to ensure that downtime in this busy workshop is minimised.

"We had to meet an extremely tight deadline, so that the depot could open and become operational. We needed a non-metallic flexible conduit system that is easy and fast to install. It also has to offer high levels of protection to the cabling from a number of hazards. Flexicon's FPAS system met these needs."

Author
John Challen

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