Delivering value through system solutions
        
        
          based on engineering innovation.
        
        
          Our Value Commitment
        
        
          Pulp and paper processors must meet demanding
        
        
          production and delivery schedules while working to
        
        
          improve manufacturing processes and plant flexibility.
        
        
          Key business drivers are increasing personnel
        
        
          and environmental safety, operational efficiencies,
        
        
          profitability and sustainability. Thomas & Betts is
        
        
          committed to helping you meet the unique challenges
        
        
          encountered in pulp and paper processing with
        
        
          electrical solutions, services and systems that
        
        
          deliver value. These include:
        
        
          T&B Engineered solutions
        
        
          — Our products are
        
        
          designed to perform dependably under conditions
        
        
          such as constant moisture and liquid ingress,
        
        
          harsh chemicals, extreme temperatures, ultraviolet
        
        
          exposure, hazardous areas, high vibration and
        
        
          continuous operation.
        
        
          Tested reliability
        
        
          — Our products are rigorously tested
        
        
          for use in harsh environments, with proven results in
        
        
          thousands of installations.
        
        
          Expert support
        
        
          — Thomas & Betts trained sales
        
        
          representatives and technical services experts are
        
        
          available at every stage of a project, from planning
        
        
          and site preparation through construction and MRO.
        
        
          Training and certification
        
        
          — Thomas & Betts conducts
        
        
          training programs on specific products and systems
        
        
          and works closely with accredited electrical industry
        
        
          associations. Contact us for details.
        
        
          Product availability
        
        
          — Our industry-
        
        
          leading distributor network assures
        
        
          you of reliable and on-time delivery.
        
        
          This global electrical product support
        
        
          system ensures that our solutions are
        
        
          available when and where you need them.
        
        
          Product Platforms
        
        
          For over a century, Thomas & Betts has provided pulp
        
        
          and paper companies with electrical system solutions
        
        
          to help protect their employees and assets, while
        
        
          increasing operational efficiency and revenues.
        
        
          Wire and Cable Management
        
        
          — T&B invented the
        
        
          Ty-Rap
        
        
          ®
        
        
          cable tie in 1958 and continues to lead the
        
        
          world in innovative wire and cable management. OEMs,
        
        
          panel builders, contractors and maintenance personnel
        
        
          depend on T&B electrical boxes, cable ties, weather-
        
        
          proof enclosures, cable tray and modular metal framing
        
        
          to do the job right and help reduce installation time
        
        
          and costs.
        
        
          Cable Protection Systems
        
        
          — T&B Cable Protection
        
        
          Systems provide unsurpassed protection for wire
        
        
          and cables in the most demanding applications. They
        
        
          encompass industry-leading flexible conduit systems,
        
        
          PVC-coated conduit and fittings recognized as the
        
        
          standard in oil and gas applications and explosion-
        
        
          proof conduit systems meeting worldwide standards
        
        
          for hazardous locations.
        
        
          Power Connection and Control
        
        
          — For reliable
        
        
          connection and intelligent control of electrical power,
        
        
          T&B mechanical and compression connectors,
        
        
          grounding products, medium-voltage cable accessories,
        
        
          high-voltage fuses, vacuum interrupters, reclosers and
        
        
          capacitor switches are specified worldwide in the
        
        
          industrial, construction and utility markets.
        
        
          Safety Technology
        
        
          — Protecting lives and property
        
        
          requires state-of-the-art technology. T&B is a worldwide
        
        
          leader in emergency lighting and supporting central
        
        
          battery systems, lighting for hazardous locations and
        
        
          surge protection. T&B Safety Technology extends
        
        
          the life of your electrical system and protects your
        
        
          employees and assets.
        
        
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