Mita (UK) Ltd has launched a new non-metallic, 4-way shuttle box which is being added to their range of latest-technology data cabling products. The new all-insulated shuttle box completely eliminates the need for earthing, offering significant savings for contractors and installers on both installation time and the additional cost of cabling.
Manufactured from uPVC, Mita’s new shuttle box enables up to four separate data-outlets to be located to an individual desk, workstation or bench and is designed to accept standard LJ6 37mm x 22m Cat5e or Cat6 modules from all leading manufacturers. The boxes are available in three standard variants. These comprise a standard shuttle box only, or a shuttle box complete with either 3 metres or 5 metres of flexible conduit, 25mm gland and anchor-point.
The design allows up to four data outlets to be securely attached to the front of the housing and the hinged back plate avoids any possibility of strain being placed on the data cabling, either during installation or in normal use. Internal guidance pillars also ensure that the cabling is not snagging during installation and an internal facility allows secure clamping of data cables.
In addition to being suitable for direct desk or workstation mounting, the new 4-way shuttle can also be housed in a bespoke raised access floor box designed by Mita to provide the greater required depth and extra capacity. As part of a conventional structured data-cabling network, multiple shuttle boxes will normally be fed from an underfloor system via a consolidation box. This allows interconnection between permanently installed horizontal cables to be interconnected, enabling an installation to be changed without re-terminating or re-testing.
