Marechal Plugs & Sockets For Mines & Quarries

Published 12 Jan 2017

Plugs Sockets Connectors Decontactors | Distributed in UK by Thorne & Derrick

Electrical Power Supply To Generators, Loaders, Saws, Conveyors, Electrical Enclosures In Mines and Quarries

By Chris Dodds : estimated reading time 4 minutes

Marechal plugs and sockets meet the demanding requirements inherent to underground and surface mine and quarry operations – robust enough to withstand exposure to harsh and hazardous area conditions including dust, mud and humidity.

Marechal plugs and sockets provide safe and reliable power connections at every step of the electrical control and distribution process.

Marechal Plugs & Sockets For Mines & Quarries

mining Applications

Power supply mining generators, motor signal and control, electrical enclosures and junction boxes
Extraction saws, cutters, shearers, loaders and conveyors
Processing crushers, grinders, sieves, screens and pumps

Marechal plugs and sockets for rock mining, alluvial mining, underground and open pit mining.

Power plugs for mining

sAFE & hAZARDOUS AREAS

Watertight & Robust Decontactors

Marechal plugs and sockets are constructed with robust materials with a proven butt contact technology ensuring that connections are sturdy and durable allowing control signals to be transmitted without the risk of corrosion.

Marechal’s plugs are resistant to spikes of up to 8-10 times rated current for continued operation during motor start-ups and have a built-in load-breaking capacity.

Additionally, plugs and sockets are watertight, certified to IP66/IP67 and with a shock resistance rating of IK08/IK10.

Flexibility Electrical Safety

Marechal plugs have an integrated power switch allowing users to quickly and safely connect and disconnect electric motors on load, shortening maintenance and repair time and minimising downtime, facilitating both preventive and corrective maintenance, reducing costs.

Compliant with the latest regulations including IEC EN 60947-3 for switches, IEC EN 60309-1 and the EU Low Voltage Directive.

ATEX Certification For Hazardous Areas

Marechal manufacture plugs and sockets for explosive atmospheres in accordance with ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU and used in Zones 1 and Zones 2 (gas) and Zone 21 and Zone 22 (dust), including the DXN ATEX plug and sockets.

T&D, The Hazardous Area Specialists.

References

Les Ardoisières d’Angers, France

Marechal Plugs & Sockets for Les Ardoisières d’Angers

Powering mobile machines (mix between diesel and electricity), maintenance workshops in slate quarries.

Salins du midi, France

Marechal Plugs & Sockets for Salins

Power supply to the main and secondary conveyors in salt production factories.

Quarries of Hainaut, Belgium

Power supply to cutters, saws, pumping machines, loaders, excavators and tractors for the extraction of building limestone.

Tunnels of Violay and Perthus, France and Spain

Providing power connections to drilling machines, electrical loaders (rock excavating), plastering machines and robots, working platforms (lighting installation), slipform pavers.

Managem Group, Morocco

Marechal Plugs & Sockets for Managem

Excavating machines and mining silver and other metals.

Botha Elec, South Africa

Power connections for underground transport in diamond mines.

Wade Walker, South Africa

Power supply to gold mining plant equipment including pumps, motors, electrical connections.

Marechal DSN Plugs – Compact & Watertight Decontactor

Industrial plugs & socket-outlets

safe watertight connectors up to IP66/IP67

DSN plugs and sockets – Compact & Watertight Decontactor 20 A / 32 A / 63 A
DS plugs and sockets for industry from 30 A to 250 A
PN Compact Plugs and Sockets up to 30 A
STAR DELTA Motor Connectors from 16 A to 150 A
DB Disconnectable Motor Switches up to 125 A – 45 kW
PF High Current Plugs and Sockets up to 600 A / 8 AUX.
MULTICONTACTS connectors from 5 to 37 contacts – 16 A to 25 A
PNC compact connector 16 A
DXN ATEX plugs and sockets – Compact & Watertight Decontactor from 20 A to 63 A

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