http://www.kopex-ex.co.uk/ Kopex-Ex Kopex-Ex, SPE Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, 6-8 September, 2011 Now part of the Thomas & Betts Group, Kopex-Ex will exhibit on Stand 3E 179 at SPE Offshore Europe 2011. Kopex-Ex electrical conduit systems and complementary products for hazardous areas will be on show. Globally specified for offshore and onshore oil & gas applications, the Kopex-Ex ranges of electrical conduit systems, glands and accessories, including thread converters and stopping plugs, have global approvals including ATEX, IECEx, UL and CSA. They are also approved as pieces of equipment in their own right for Exe and Exd applications. Kopex-Ex stopping plugs, tripled certified to ATEX, IECEx and UL, are suitable for Exe and Exd applications. They can be installed into other equipment without the need for those products to be re-tested. Brass, nickel-plated brass, stainless steel and nylon versions are available. Users have a comprehensive choice of metric NPT and PG thread types, in standard, dome head, hexagonal head, standard and tamper proof versions. In Thomas & Betts, Kopex-Ex has joined a company with over 100 years' experience and leadership in electrical products technology in many markets including offshore/onshore oil & gas, commercial and industrial construction, industrial plant maintenance, repair and operation, electrical utility distribution, communications and the OEM sector. The company offers one of the broadest product ranges in the electrical industry, supplying over 70 percent of the items used in a typical electrical application. Globally, more than 6000 electrical, industrial, specialty and retail distributors stock and sell Thomas & Betts products. The company’s brands are renowned for their quality and trusted by electricians, installers, engineers and consumers alike. For more information visit Stand 3E 179 at the show, visit our website www.kopex-ex.com or contact the Marketing Department, Kopex International, Station Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1HT, Fax: +44 (0) 1675 464276, Email: marketing@kopex.co.uk. http://www.kopex-ex.co.uk/article.asp?id=340 08/01/2011 Thomas & Betts/Kopex International (CMG), OTC Houston, 2-5 May 2011, Stand 479/8417 Kopex-Ex, a part of the Thomas & Betts group of companies, is highlighting its hazardous area cable management products at the OTC 2011 exhibition. The company is the world leader in electrical conduit manufacturer for hazardous area applications including the offshore and onshore applications in the oil and gas industry. Through its ranges, Kopex-Ex supplies metallic and non-metallic electrical conduit systems, glands, stopping plugs, thread converters as well as accessories. Kopex-Ex has a range that is truly global with approvals including ATEX, UL, IECEx, CSA and others. Products are approved for use in Exe, Exd, Extd for ATEX and IECEx applications, and Class I Div 1, Class II Div 1 for countries and applications where UL and CSA standards are required. The company has established its reputation in the field by working with clients and consultants on numerous highly successful hazardous area projects including the construction of offshore installations and petro-chemical refineries. Kopex also provides comprehensive technical support for its products from its UK with further back up from the comprehensive www.kopex-ex.com. Kopex has been manufacturing and supplying highly engineered solutions for the protection of electrical cables since 1947. The company is a recognised authority in all aspects of conduit system specification, design and manufacture. Rigorous quality standards and a dedicated R&D programme ensure not only the highest specification and reliability, but also the most cost effective solutions. For more information visit www.kopex-ex.com or request a copy of the Kopex-Ex catalogue from the company's Marketing Department, Kopex International, Station Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1HT, Fax: +44 (0) 1675 464276, Email: marketing@kopex.co.uk. http://www.kopex-ex.co.uk/article.asp?id=339 03/14/2011 New Kopex-Ex conduit glands for use within Group I (Mining) hazardous area applications have now been introduced. The new conduit glands are also designed to comply with international standards including ATEX, IECEx and CSA. This compliance allows the product to be used globally in many different industries. The Group I conduit gland offers an increased temperature range from - 60°C to + 130° C. This rating means it can also be used for a wider range of applications which may occur in both underground mining and other hazardous areas including gas turbines and the power generation industry. The new gland is available as standard in brass, nickel plated brass and stainless steel. Thread types M20 to M63 and NPT ½” to NPT 2” are all designed to be used with Kopex-Ex’s extensive range of liquid tight conduits available with sizes from 16mm to 63mm. For more information visit www.kopex-ex.com or request a copy of the new Kopex-Ex catalogue from the company's Marketing Department, Kopex International, Station Road, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1HT, Fax: +44 (0) 1675 464276, Email: marketing@kopex.co.uk. http://www.kopex-ex.co.uk/article.asp?id=338 02/11/2011 Kopex-Ex has expanded its distributor network in the Far East with the signing up of three new distributors EG Power Co Ltd - Korea Ancom Electrical (Malaysai) SDN BHD - Malaysia Hoang Kim Technology Trading Service Co Ltd - Vietnan "Kopex-Ex is pleased to be working with these companies" said Nathan Cook the Area Sales Manager who also added "that they understand their domestic market and the requirements for products used in hazardous areas which is essential to a good relationship between us". These distributors will be joining globel distributor network for the Kopex-Ex product range to find other distributors in your area goto our distributor page Worldwide Distributors http://www.kopex-ex.co.uk/article.asp?id=336 11/10/2010 Kopex International, with its extensive ranges of specialist electrical conduit systems, is renowned for its experience with and supply of ATEX approved products for use within hazardous areas. There are many industries that are affected by ATEX legislation from offshore oil and gas, to the chemical, petrochemical and process industries, building and construction, transportation, marine and defence, food processing and production, water treatment, power generation and many others. Within these areas, there are literally millions of situations where cables that carry power and data have to be used - and their use must comply with the ATEX directives. The use of a conduit system is an option to protect these cables; new product developments from conduit manufacturers have opened the door to a much wider choice of solutions. Kopex International have been at the forefront of these developments in metallic and non-metallic conduit for many years and can now offer conduit solutions approved to ATEX, IECEx , CSA and UL(NEC) standards making it unique in the industry. Kopex is also the only conduit manufacturer that can offer conduit systems that can be used in Exe, and Exd application as well as in Group II (Hazardous areas) and new to Kopex Group I mining areas. For further information on how conduit can be used to protect cables in hazardous areas or to register for a CPD training course contact us at www.kopex-ex.com or telephone 01675468213. http://www.kopex-ex.co.uk/article.asp?id=332 09/14/2010 TransTech Solutions, based in Meadowdale, Johannesburg is the new distributor for Kopex-Ex hazardous area electrical conduit systems in South Africa and is the New Kopex-Ex distributor. The full address is: Transtech Solutions Unit 2A Route 24 Herman Street Meadowdale South Africa Tel: 0027 11 974 9671 Fax: 0027 11 974 9653 Email: riaan@ttsafrica.com Web Site: www.ttsafrica.com TransTechnical Solutions is already established as a major supplier of a range of market leading electrical products to South Africa’s industrial markets including the manufacturing industry, mining, rail and other hazardous areas. The company has long standing relationships with many other leading international OEMs of low, medium and high voltage electrical equipment for monitoring, power transmission and electrical distribution applications. Distribution agreements are already in place with Harnessflex, Adaptaflex and Elkay, sister companies of Kopex within the Cable Management Group of Coleshill in the United Kingdom. http://www.kopex-ex.co.uk/article.asp?id=333 04/15/2009 Following a major capital investment in new CNC machining facilities at its HQ in Coleshill, Kopex International is now able to manufacture a new range of stopping plugs as part of its electrical conduit systems for hazardous area applications. The new stopping plug range has the Kopex “X” factor meaning they are able to be installed into other equipment without the need for those products to be re-tested. The products are also dual certified to ATEX and IECEx approvals. Available in brass, steel and stainless steel, the stopping plugs are available in M16-M63 and 3/8 to 2 ½” inch NPT thread sizes. Hexagonal head, standard and tamper proof versions are available. The stopping plugs form just part of the Kopex–Ex range of hazardous area products and full details can be seen at www.kopex-ex.com http://www.kopex-ex.co.uk/article.asp?id=334 03/18/2009