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An electrical octopus, the solution to make electrical installation easier
The electrical octopus, for a ready-to-install installation
An electrical octopus wiring is a pre-wired electrical installation, which has the advantage of being ready to install in a single-family home or flat. It distributes power to all sockets, lighting and switches. Its design is the responsibility of an anchor builder and is entrusted to a design office, which draws up the plan according to the configuration of the building and its particular features. Once the design has been drawn up, the electrical octopus is manufactured in a workshop where the wires and cables are threaded and assembled in sheaths. It is then delivered to the construction site, where it will take up its final position.
The advantages of the octopus wiring
The production of an octopus wiring enables the creation of a customised bundle of wires, adapted to the specific needs of the application. It can help to better organise the wires and connections in an electrical installation, making maintenance and troubleshooting easier later on. In addition, an electric octopus wiring saves time by assembling several wires in a single operation, rather than handling each wire individually.
A manoeuvre that can cause inconvenience
To install an electrical octopus wiring, the wires and cables have to be run in a sheath. This stage is particularly tedious: the sheath can be narrow compared to the size of the wires, and it can be difficult to get them through. If the sheath is very long, keeping the wires and cables in place while moving them through the sheath can become a real headache. This can lead to tangles and knots and make the process even more difficult. It’s important to take your time to avoid damaging the wires.
The pre-spinning machine, a considerable time-saver for octopus wiring
The pre-spinning machine to automate threading
The pre-wiring machine is an automated system that allows electrical wires to be threaded into a sheath without the need for human intervention. It has several advantages: it prepares the wires in advance, which saves time when producing octopuses wiring. By rapidly preparing a large number of threads, the pre-spinning machine increases the production capacity of the octopus wiring : its speed of execution can be 5 x faster than manual spinning. What’s more, they are designed to prepare wires with great precision, reducing wiring errors and improving the quality of the electrical octopus wiring. The pre-screening machine is easy to install and use: it takes just 1 hour to set up, with no need to fix it to the floor. Its intuitive interface takes just 30 minutes to learn. The use of a pre-spinning machine also reduces labour costs by cutting the time and effort needed to prepare the yarns, while sparing operators the risk of musculoskeletal disorders.
Autonomous pre-spinning thanks to optimised workshop layout
By complementing a pre-spinning machine with reels, whether for wires or sheaths, the production of electric octopuses wiring tends more towards autonomy of the threading process. A wire reel saves time by avoiding tangles. A hose reel will also optimise the process by preventing accidental reeling, for example.