BW Industries - Mimic Bus Labeling

Mimic bus consists of a series of electrical symbols and designations used on the exterior of large switchgear panels that mimic the wiring scheme within the panel. We manufacture two types of mimic bus depending upon your application.

Those types of bus include;

Polycarbonate/Lexan Mimic Bus
BW Industries manufactures the majority or our mimic bus in a more modern form utilizing 10 mil polycarbonate which can be reverse printed with customized colors, sizes and symbols to suit all applications. The printed bus is then backed with 3M 467 or 468 Hi Performance adhesive to allow for easy installation. One of the major advantages in producing bus in this method is a considerable labor savings for the installation process mainly due to the elimination of the need to drill the panel. Once printed, the bus can also be trimmed with a scissors or an X-acto knife to allow seamless assembly of the mimic bus. Pictured are some examples of what the mimic bus looks like once installed on switchgear.

Plastic Mimic Bus
We can also manufacture the mimic bus by a more traditional means from 1/16” or 1/8” plastic. This type of mimic bus is generally used to match existing switchgear. In the past, mimic bus was cut from thicker plastic stock and screwed on to the panel. In some cases, when switchgear is updated, it is necessary to match the mimic bus that is already installed.

Click the link below to download a pdf file that contains some of the symbols and sizes that have been ordered by other customers. We have the ability to customize the bus for any application, but the pdf file will aid in visualizing some of the possibilities that exist for the Polycarbonate/Lexan Mimic bus.

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Mimic Bus					Mimic bus consists of a series of electrical symbols and designations used on the exterior of large switchgear panels that mimic the wiring scheme within the panel. We manufacture two types of mimic bus depending upon your application. Those types of bus include; Polycarbonate/Lexan Mimic Bus BW Industries manufactures the majority or our mimic bus in a more modern form utilizing 10 mil polycarbonate which can be reverse printed with customized colors, sizes and symbols to suit all applications. The printed bus is then backed with 3M 467 or 468 Hi Performance adhesive to allow for easy installation. One of the major advantages in producing bus in this method is a considerable labor savings for the installation process mainly due to the elimination of the need to drill the panel. Once printed, the bus can also be trimmed with a scissors or an X-acto knife to allow seamless assembly of the mimic bus. Pictured are some examples of what the mimic bus looks like once installed on switchgear. Plastic Mimic Bus We can also manufacture the mimic bus by a more traditional means from 1/16” or 1/8” plastic. This type of mimic bus is generally used to match existing switchgear. In the past, mimic bus was cut from thicker plastic stock and screwed on to the panel. In some cases, when switchgear is updated, it is necessary to match the mimic bus that is already installed. Click the link below to download a pdf file that contains some of the symbols and sizes that have been ordered by other customers. We have the ability to customize the bus for any application, but the pdf file will aid in visualizing some of the possibilities that exist for the Polycarbonate/Lexan Mimic bus. Download PDF Don’t have Acrobat?