A cable gland (cable fitting) is a cable entry system that attaches to and secures a cable to electrical equipment allowing the cable or wire to enter an enclosure while sealing out dust, dirt and liquids and providing strain relief. Cable glands are used as a sealing and termination device to ensure that the characteristics of the enclosure which the cable enters can be maintained adequately.

Cable glands are used in conjunction with cable and wiring throughout electrical instrumentation and automation systems industries and are used on all types of electrical power, control, instrumentation, data and telecommunications cables.

Cable glands allow you to mount a cable into a pre-drilled hole. Commonly used within construction and by electrical engineers, cable glands are simple and easy to use.

There are various types of applications which would benefit from, or require a cable gland. Consistently used by electrical engineers who need to run cables and wires through to an area which will need to be enclosed or sealed. There are white and black versions available for applications that need to keep to a specific design. As an example, some of the uses of cable glands would be:

Machinery with delicate internals
Telecommunications
Flow meters
Underwater power generators