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B-Type NEMA 5-15 Industrial Socket for North American Standard Electrical Installations

The B-Type Socket is a NEMA 5-15 compliant industrial power outlet designed for the North American B-type plug standard used in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, and other regions that follow the NEMA electrical standard for single-phase 120 V AC power supply. Providing a correctly specified B-type socket for industrial panel, enclosure, and machine-mounted installation in facilities operating to the NEMA standard, this socket ensures that North American electrical equipment and tools with NEMA 5-15 plugs can be connected safely and in compliance with applicable electrical installation standards.

The B-type (NEMA 5-15) socket is the standard power outlet for 120 V, 15 A single-phase circuits in North America — the most widely installed power outlet standard in the United States and Canada, and a common requirement for industrial facilities in these markets and for international installations where North American-sourced equipment is deployed. The socket accepts the familiar two parallel flat blade plus round earth pin configuration of the NEMA 5-15 plug, providing a polarised, earthed connection that correctly identifies live and neutral conductors for equipment that requires correct polarity connection.

Industrial B-type sockets are specified for machine power supply points in North American manufacturing facilities, for equipment commissioning and maintenance outlets in facilities with NEMA standard infrastructure, and for international industrial installations where North American equipment is integrated into production lines alongside locally standardised equipment. The socket provides the earthed, polarised 120 V connection that NEMA Class I equipment requires for safe, compliant operation.

The industrial B-type socket is rated for the 120 V, 15 A NEMA 5-15 standard with contact and housing construction appropriate for the connection cycles and industrial environment of panel and enclosure installation. Screw terminal wiring connection and panel-mount format support integration into standard industrial electrical panel assemblies alongside other socket standards and control components.

Key Features

• NEMA 5-15 B-type compliant for North American 120 V electrical installations
• Polarised earthed connection for correct live/neutral identification in NEMA equipment
• Rated 120 V, 15 A for standard North American single-phase outlet applications
• Panel-mount format for industrial enclosure and machine power panel integration
• Correct specification for US, Canadian, and NEMA-standard international installations