Grommets are one of the important accessories used in various industries. If you have never heard of this term, let us explain what they really are. Grommets are protective tools that are placed in the holes through which the wires pass. Their main purpose is to protect the wire from external influences, such as mechanical force, water, dust, and other adverse agents.
Electronic and electrical industries are the main industries that benefit from these protective tools, but their application is so widespread that almost everyone has used it for some purpose at least once in their life. You have surely used some mini groomers to protect the wires during the home decoration process. They are often used to place curtains in bathtubs, but they also have other applications within home use, such as installing lighting. Grommets can also be found in sports and automobile industries. As we said: they are a widespread material because their application is universal and can come in handy during different processes.
Grommets are made of different materials, depending on the purpose for which they are intended, and they also vary in size. Their size is determined based on the internal dimensions of the hole in which they are placed. On the market you can find a mini grommet whose diameter is only 1.5 or 3.2 millimeters, and there are also those whose size reaches up to 5 centimeters. Depending on what they are used for, both mini grommets and those bigger ones can be helpful and serve their purpose.
When it comes to material, rubber ones have found the greatest application. There are two main reasons why you would like to use rubber to fill the hole and protect the wire. The first is that holes are sometimes made in materials such as metal, which are very rough, so they can permanently damage the wires during time as a result of a mechanical force. On the other hand, the rubber perfectly suppresses vibrations and that is another way it prevents damage to the cable threads.
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