New Color-coded Connectors Painted with Lead-free Thermosetting Paint

Press Release Summary:

  • Allows simple circuit identification from inside panels and boxes
  • Fittings’ tri-drive set screws are paint-free, promoting fast and reliable connections
  • Available in 1/2-inch, through 4-inch as well as idea for industrial, commercial and residential applications

Original Press Release:

Bridgeport Fittings’ Color-Coded EMT Steel Connectors and Couplings Make Circuit Installation Easier and Quicker Than Ever

Stratford, Conn. (December 9, 2020) -- Bridgeport's new, patented, color-coded connectors allow easy circuit identification from inside panels and boxes. With the Bridgeport solution, less material handling is required, compared to bundles of color-coded EMT. Also, the fittings’ Tri-drive set screws are paint-free, promoting fast and reliable connections.

Bridgeport’s easy circuit identification feature offers a color to meet every need, including, for example, Red for Fire Alarms, Blue for Datacomm, Green for Healthcare, as well as White, Orange, and Yellow. In addition, the fittings are painted with durable, lead-free thermosetting paint.

Click here to view examples of Bridgeport’s problem-solving, color-coded fittings.

The new Bridgeport connectors are cULus Listed, per UL 514B, for equipment bonding and grounding and for use with aluminum EMT. Meanwhile the Bridgeport solution has just been made available in 1/2-inch, through 4-inch, trade sizes.

Bridgeport Fittings is a leading manufacturer of quality fittings to the industrial, commercial and residential channels of the electrical industry. Bridgeport’s completely stocked selection of quality electrical fittings and innovative product solutions are available from major electrical distributorships across the U.S. and Canada.

For information about Bridgeport’s solutions that help contractors become more productive on the job site or in the shop, contact: Bridgeport Fittings, Inc., 705 Lordship Blvd., Stratford, CT 06615; Tel: (203) 377-5944; Fax: (203) 381-3488; or visit Bridgeport’s website at http://www.bptfittings.com.

Media Contact:
Harry McBrien, Marketing Communications, 860.597.0950; hmcbrien@comcast.net

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