Cooper Industries plc : Cooper B-Line Offers Tool-Free Installation with Kwik-Clip Mounting System

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Cooper B-Line Offers Tool-Free Installation with Kwik-Clip™ Mounting System

Kwik-Clips Offer One Piece Design for Reduced Installation Time, Increased Savings

HIGHLAND, IL January 24, 2012 - Cooper B-Line, a global provider of innovative, labor-saving support systems and enclosure solutions for engineered facility subsystem applications, now offers installers a simple solution for hanging pipes with its new Kwik-Clip™ mounting system. Featuring a one piece design, the Kwik-Clip system greatly reduces overall installation time to save installers both time and money. This easy-to-use product is available in a wide range of sizes to fit both rod and channel mounting clips for tubing O.D. ranges of 3/8" to 2 1/8".
"Like many of the products designed by Cooper B-Line, our Kwik-Clips help make product installations quick and easy," said Daniel Castillo, President of Cooper B-Line. "Our innovative Kwik-Clips do this by featuring a simple yet effective, snap-on design. Other benefits include flame and plenum rating, a wide range of working temperatures and non-metallic design. They are an ideal product to help our customers save time ultimately helping increase their bottom line."
Featuring a non-metallic design, Kwik-Clips from Cooper B-Line eliminate all metal-to-metal contact preventing galvanic corrosion. They meet UL2043 requirements for plenum rating and UL94 HB flame rating. Both rod and channel mount clips feature an innovative one piece design for tool-free installation allowing the installer to easily snap the product into a channel or onto 3/8" all threaded rod. For added convenience, Kwik-Clip BPIC and BPSC clips can be used with insulations to maintain an unbroken barrier seal to eliminate sweating.
Kwik-Clip solutions from Cooper B-Line are available for tubing O.D. ranges of 3/8" to 2 1/8" and offer a
working temperature range of -40°F to 275°F.
For more information on Kwik-Clip or to learn more about all of the solutions offered by Cooper B-Line, visit www.cooperbline.com.

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About Cooper B-Line

Cooper B-Line, a subsidiary of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), is a global provider of innovative, labor-saving support systems and enclosure solutions for engineered facility subsystem applications. Cooper B-Line's products are used in a variety of settings for the commercial, industrial, utility and OEM markets. For more information, visit www.cooperbline.com.

About Cooper Industries

Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE) is a global electrical products manufacturer with 2011 revenues of
$5.4 billion. Founded in 1833 Cooper's sustained success is attributable to a constant focus on innovation and evolving business practices, while maintaining the highest ethical standards and
meeting customer needs. The Company has seven operating divisions with leading market positions
and world-class products and brands, including Bussmann electrical and electronic fuses; Crouse- Hinds and CEAG explosion-proof electrical equipment; Halo and Metalux lighting fixtures; and Kyle
and McGraw-Edison power systems products. With this broad range of products, Cooper is uniquely
positioned for several long-term growth trends including the global infrastructure build-out, the need to improve the reliability and productivity of the electric grid, the demand for higher energy-efficient products and the need for improved electrical safety. In 2011 fifty-nine percent of total sales were to customers in the industrial and utility end-markets and forty percent of total sales were to customers outside the United States. Cooper has manufacturing facilities in 24 countries as of 2011. For more information, visit the website at www.cooperindustries.com.
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