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The Best Crimping Tools For Professionals

Crimping is the practice of joining two pieces of metal together mechanically by applying force to one or both pieces of metal. Primarily, it is used to attach connectors onto electrical cables – a job that usually requires a special crimping tool. Using pliers or the wrong type of crimping tool can create air pockets in between your wire and connector, which can collect moisture and cause fires.

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The Best Reusable Cable Ties

They’re fast and easy to use, they’re economical and you don’t need any specialised or potentially harmful tools to operate them. A new generation of releasable cable ties means that less plastic waste will go to landfill.

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Rubber Bungs And Stoppers Guide

Also known as rubber bungs, rubber stoppers are used to seal bottles, tubes and many other containers. They plug containers from the outside without displacing the volume inside.

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Silicone Tubing Features And Applications

Silicone tubing is a tough elastomer. Flexible but strong, the tubing is a vital material across a broad range of industries.

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What Is Neoprene And Why Is It Used So Widely?

Neoprene is the first successful synthetic rubber. Created and commercialised by the American chemical conglomerate DuPont, Neoprene is used widely in industrial, electronic and household applications.

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Heat Shrink Tubing Specification Guide

Heat shrink tubing is used for a wide range of domestic, commercial and industrial applications. The tubing is affordable and easy to install. It also offers better protection and durability compared with similar solutions like electrical tape.

Cable Insulation Guide
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Cable Insulation Guide

Cable insulation is tricky when you consider just how many options there are for insulating and protecting wires and cables. The most important questions relate to what material is most suitable for a specific purpose. 

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Heat Shrink Label Printers For Cable Management

Label printers are important for identifying and organising cables. In environments where lots and lots of cables build up over time, it is crucial that different site engineers can find the right connection when they need to.

Hot Knife Cutters: For More Than Just Butter
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Hot Knife Cutters: For More Than Just Butter

Hot knife-cutting equipment is fantastic for a whole range of purposes. And although the old idiom holds that hot knives are great for cutting through butter, we can assure you that our range does much more than that.

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(Not So) Frequently Asked Questions About Heat Shrink Tubing

At Hilltop Products, we sell a wide variety of heat shrink tubing products and every day hundreds of people are banging the door down to ask us questions about heat shrink tubing.