Panduit GEE189F-C0 Slotted Grommet Edging
The Panduit GEE189F-C0 delivers 100 feet of slotted polyethylene grommet edging engineered to eliminate cable jacket damage at panel penetrations. Designed for 0.144" to 0.189" thick panels, this flexible edge protection fits irregular knockouts and round holes where conventional solid edging fails to seat properly. Commercial integrators installing structured cabling, security systems, or datacenter infrastructure rely on this material to meet code requirements for cable protection while preventing the chafing, abrasion, and long-term jacket failures that occur when copper, fiber, or coax passes through unprotected metal edges.
Key Features
- 100-foot reel supplies multiple rack builds or enclosure installations from a single spool
- Slotted design snaps onto irregular, oval, or round panel holes without removal of pre-terminated cables
- Polyethylene construction remains flexible across temperature extremes and resists cracking under vibration
- Fits panel walls 0.144" to 0.189" thick — covers standard 14-gauge to 10-gauge steel enclosures
- UL 94 HB flammability rating meets plenum-adjacent and equipment-room fire-safety codes
- RoHS compliant for projects requiring material-disclosure documentation
Slotted grommet edging solves a problem solid edging cannot: installation after cables are dressed. The longitudinal slot allows you to press the material onto the panel edge without threading connectors or pulling cable ends through a closed grommet. This matters in retrofit jobs, expansion panels, or any scenario where you're adding protection to an already-populated knockout. The polyethylene durometer is soft enough to seat firmly against the metal edge but stiff enough to maintain its shape under cable bundle pressure. Installers working with Cat6A, shielded twisted pair, or fiber trunk cables appreciate that the rounded inner profile distributes load — no sharp plastic corners to bite into jacket material during cable movement or thermal expansion.
Panduit specs this edging for 0.144" to 0.189" panel thickness, which corresponds to 14-gauge through 10-gauge cold-rolled steel — the standard wall stock in server racks, electrical enclosures, and security equipment housings. Outside that range, the slot either won't retain grip (too thin) or won't compress enough to seal out dust and maintain cable support (too thick). The 100-foot reel format is optimized for jobs involving multiple two-post racks, wall-mount enclosures, or dense floor-standing cabinets where you're protecting dozens of entry points. Compared to pre-cut grommet strips, the continuous reel eliminates waste and lets you cut exact lengths for each knockout diameter.
UL 94 HB flammability rating qualifies this edging for use in equipment rooms and telecom spaces where materials adjacent to cable pathways must meet horizontal burn standards. RoHS compliance documentation is included, satisfying procurement requirements for federal, healthcare, and multinational corporate projects that audit supply chains for restricted substances. Panduit manufactures this edging in the same production environment as their terminal lugs and wire management systems, ensuring lot-to-lot consistency in durometer, dimensional tolerance, and material composition — critical when you're specifying a single-source solution for a multi-building campus or standardized enclosure design.
