With stricter standards being enforced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, it is important that food and beverage manufacturers take all of the steps possible to avoid product contamination, which in turn could help protect against costly product recalls. Panduit’s metal detectable cable ties allow identification by metal detectors or x-ray inspection equipment to help meet food, beverage, and pharmaceutical safety standards, to help reduce product contamination, loss, and recall. They are composed of a metal impregnated material that it easily detected and are a distinct blue color that can be quickly visually identified.

Panduit’s detectable cable ties are available in nylon material for general-purpose use or in polypropylene material for harsh environments. The nylon material is ideal for use in maintenance and repair applications, control panels and overhead cable runs. The polypropylene material provides chemical resistance for use in processing and packing areas where harsh chemicals are used to clean the equipment.

The detectable ties have a one-piece construction and a curved tip that makes them easy to pick up from flat surfaces and speeds up threading time. They can be installed using Panduit’s GTS and GTSL ergonomic cable tie hand tools that capture cut-off tips of the ties during installation to help prevent product contamination. Panduit cable tie installation tools provide consistent results and speed installation to reduce installed cost.