Thomas & Betts Program Promotes Food & Beverage Safety Solutions

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Feb. 13, 2012 – A promotional program from Thomas & Betts, which runs through Dec. 31, 2012, has been designed to reinforce the role Ty-Rap^® products play in improving food safety. The 2012 Food & Beverage Safety Assurance Solutions Promotion features Ty-Rap^® Detectable Cable Ties, Ty-Rap^® Cable Tie Installation Tool and Ty-Rap Tote^® Cable Tie Dispenser. The features of each of the three products in the promotion ensure the safety of food and beverage processing by reducing or even eliminating the risk of contamination.

“We are using this promotion to convey to food and beverage processors that these products can help reduce the likelihood of recalls,” said Rob DeWeez, market development manager for Thomas & Betts. “These products comprise a safety solution of which many decision makers in the food and beverage processing industry may not be aware.”

The promotion rewards food and beverage processing customers with a free Ty-Rap Tote^® Cable Tie Dispenser for the purchase of five bags of Ty-Rap^® Detectable Cable Ties through an authorized Thomas & Betts distributor, a free Ty-Rap^® Cable Tie Installation Tool for the purchase of 15 bags, or both for the purchase of 20 bags.

Ty-Rap^® Detectable Cable Ties are designed to be detected easily by metal detectors, X-ray equipment and vision detection systems. They are made of high-performance polymers that give the cable ties buoyancy for visual detection in liquid processing applications, and contain additives that allow for detection by metal detectors and X-ray equipment. Their bright blue color makes them clearly perceptible for easy visual detection, especially in food processing applications.

The Ty-Rap^® Cable Tie Installation Tool trims cable ties flush, leaving no sharp edges behind to scratch or cut people or wires, and holds trimmed-off tails captive, eliminating the risk of the tails falling into and contaminating food and beverage products. Ty-Rap Tote^® Cable Tie Dispensers are designed to clip onto a belt or tool pouch so that cable ties are within reach, which reduces the risk of cables ties being dropped and contaminating food and beverage products.

For more information about Thomas & Betts’ Ty-Rap^® Cable Fastening Systems, click here or call (800) 816-7809.