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General
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Barbed
tape concertina wire 'BTC' has been developed to replace
standard barbed wire in its role to deter, obstruct and
protect. The more effective BTC wire consists of a steel
strip reinforced with high tensile wire and having hook-
0r spear-like barbs at close intervals. Heavy duty clips
form a concertina configuration with diameters from 450mm
dia to 980mm dia. The coils can be attached to existing
barrier fences or used independently as a barrier line.
The system is used widely by the military, police, commerce
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Special
Features of Barbed Tape
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- The
barb rips and the hook grabs, unlike the prick of standard
barbed wire.
- There
are 3 - 4 times more points per meter than barbed wire.
- The
coil wire is hardened steel of 780kg breaking strain
and thus cannot be cut with standard tools. This spring
steel also ensures that the coil holds its shape.
- The
BTC lends itself to installation along an existing border
fence/wall where at low cost the security of that barrier
can be greatly improved.
- BTC
provides for a wide variety of installation configurations,
any of which may be selected to meet the degree of security
required, according to the need of that particular site.
- The
wire provides a light barrier and is thus easy to ship,
transport and deploy.
- BTC
follows ground contours and can be rapidly installed
without posts or straining wire, ie pyramid formation.
- Tests
revealed that certain military track armoured vehicles
were stopped by BTC when the hardened steel entangled
the tracks
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Importance
of the heavy clip:
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The
weak link in some brands of barbed tape is the clip which
binds the wire into its tubular/concertina shape. A weak
clip will part, providing an easy access point for the
intruder.
The
Razorwire barbed tape incorporates a unique heavy duty
steel clip 10mm wide and 2.5mm thick with dovetail joint.
This cannot be parted by hand or with standard tools.
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