Cable Lugs & Glands
Importers in Clark

Match the lug material to the cable conductor material: copper lugs for copper cable, aluminium lugs for aluminium cable. A mismatched bimetallic connection creates a galvanic corrosion risk at the joint over time. Where copper cable must terminate onto an aluminium busbar or vice versa, use a bimetallic (copper-aluminium) transition lug designed specifically for that junction, not a standard single-material lug.

Pricing scales with conductor size range, 1.5 to 1000 sq.mm, and material. Copper lugs cost more than aluminium for the same size, and larger cross-sections cost more per piece. Brass glands price by size (20 to 75 mm) and rating, standard versus weatherproof or flameproof. Get itemized pricing against your exact cable schedule rather than a blanket per-piece estimate.

Single compression glands seal the outer cable sheath only, adequate for unarmoured cable in benign environments. Double compression glands additionally clamp the armour wires on SWA cable for a mechanically secure and properly earthed termination, required for armoured cable and any outdoor or industrial installation where cable retention and continuity matter.

Indian switchgear OEMs specify IS 8309 (compression-type cable lugs up to 400 mm²) and IS 12943 (heavy-duty lugs for HV cable). The international benchmark is IEC 61238-1 (compression and mechanical connectors to 30 kV), tested to Type B minimum. MTCs must show: copper composition ≥99.9 % for copper lugs, or aluminium alloy per IS 617 / ASTM B941 for aluminium lugs, dimensional verification per the applicable IS, and the heat/batch number tied to the shipment. For OEMs exporting to Germany, France or the UK, DIN 46235 compliance is additionally requested. We declare IS 8309/12943 and IEC 61238-1 Type B on the same MTC, with NABL lab reference.