1. Reducing Labor Cost
with IDC
Terminal Blocks
Automation Systems
Interconnect
Insulation Displacement
Terminal Blocks can
reduce your wire time,
saving you labor cost
See How it Works
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3. A: The wire anvil
guides and forces the
insulated wire into
the slot of a metal
contact. This action
displaces the
insulation at the
contact points and
the spring properties
of the contact grip
the conductor of the
wire.
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4. Save Time & Money:
• No
• No
• No
• No
wire preparation
insulation stripping
screwing
ferrules required
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ASI IDC
Terminal
Blocks
Features
and
Benefits
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5. Improved Reliability:
• Eliminates User Errors
• Gas-Tight, Corrosion and
Vibration Resistant
Connections
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Terminal
Blocks
Features
and
Benefits
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6. What are the
User Benefits
From IDC
Terminal Blocks?
•Productivity gains of up to 90%
•No conductor damage during stripping
•No screws left loose
•No high resistance crimping
•High quality terminations, reduced
commissioning time
•Low contact resistance, long term
reliability and no routine maintenance
•Faster, fewer components/less inventory
•Flexibility and productivity gains
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7. Time Comparison: Terminating 100 wires (multi-stranded 16 AWG)
Time
100%
58 min
Test:
Termination of 100
multi-stranded 16
AWG wires,
including cutting,
stripping and
crimping ferrules (for
ferrule version only)
but excluding
labeling and forming
of wires.
The screws were
already backed off in
the screw terminals.
Time comparison in %
35 min
60%
10 min
6.6 min
11%
Screw Terminals
(w/ferrules)
ASI
Screw
Terminals IDC Terminals
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8. Labor
Savings
IDC Terminal Blocks compared to
screw terminals without ferrules.
81%
In the wiring process
alone, The ASI IDC
Block can save up to
81% or more of labor
Screw
Terminals
(+ lugs)
ASI
IDC Terminal
Blocks
= actual time
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= labor savings
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9. ASI
IDC
Terminal
Blocks
IDC to IDC Terminal Block -Part# NC100
• 20 – 16 AWG Wire Range
• 15A, 600V UL Rating
• Mounts on Standard DIN Rail
• Center Bridging Possible
• Accepts Standard Labels
• No Tools Required
• Re-termination Possible
IDC to Screw Clamp Terminal Block
-Part# NC200
• 20 – 16 AWG Wire Range, IDC
• 24 – 10 AWG Wire Range, Screw Clamp
• 15A, 600V UL Rating
• Mounts on Standard DIN Rail
• Center Bridging Possible
• Accepts Standard Labels
• No Tools Required
• Re-termination Possible
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10. Applications
Industrial Process
Control
Supervisory
Control
Data Acquisition
Programmable
Controllers
(PLC)
Motor Control
System
Integration
Instrumentation
& Signalling
Railway and
Traffic Signals
Data Display
Field
Marshalling
Security
Fire Control
Process
Monitoring
SCADA
PA Systems
Environmental
Control
Air Conditioning
Building
Management
Energy
Management
HVAC
LV Power
Monitoring and
Control
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Need
More Info?
Contact
ASI @
877-650-5160 or
sales@asi-ez.com
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