In the electricity field a job is done right when it’s done safely. Having at hand ergonomic tools you can always count on makes the difference and always increases efficiency.
Thorne & Derrick are leading suppliers of cable lugs and crimping tools from Klauke for Low, Medium & High Voltage Cables – this includes a range of battery operated crimping tools.
Crimping wire ferrules can be a demanding task, and there are some situations where a single crimping operation doesn’t get the job done. The new K507 WF from Klauke makes this frustration a thing of the past.
The crimping tool features excellent pull-out values and can handle everything from stranded or straight conductors to thick or thin real cross-sections. The K507 WF works with wide interchangeable crimping dies, so a single crimp is enough to securely press most wire ferrules. The crimping profile suits all common conductors, and dies can be quickly replaced to enable work to be carried out easily.
Another practical advantage for daily work is that the K507 WF enables you to easily pre-clamp workpieces, which makes work even easier. Simply insert the sleeve beforehand into the tool – this way you don’t need any “third hand”. Weighing in at only 657 grams, the tool is very lightweight and suitable even for the most confined spaces.
The new K507 WF also lets you easily handle all standard conductors from 0.5 to 50 mm². The crimping dies can be securely stowed inside the tool handle, so while working you always have everything you need at hand.
Contact Thorne & Derrick to order or request further information.
| Klauke Tool Part Number | Klauke Tool Description |
| AE5071 | Crimping dies for cable end-sleeves, 0.5 – 10 mm² |
| AE5072 | Crimping dies for cable end-sleeves, 10 – 25 mm² |
| AE5073 | Crimping dies for cable end-sleeves, 35 – 50 mm² |
| K507WF | Crimping tool with interchangeable dies for wire end sleeves |
| ZAE5072 | Crimping dies for twin cable end-sleeves 2 x 6 – 2 x 16 mm² |
Do you have a Klauke Micro in your toolbox? Good news! You can use the K507 crimping dies for your Klauke Micro as well!
See the full video below, demonstrating the Klauke 508 WF Crimping Tool.
Thorne & Derrick distribute Cable Lugs & Cable Connectors to terminate, splice and joint LV MV HV cables – this includes copper, aluminium and bi-metallic connectors and a complete range of crimping tools for specific use on all Low, Medium & High Voltage cable types.
➡ Associated Brands & Products | Klauke | Cembre | Pfisterer Sicon | Cable Crimping & Cable Cutting Tools
Thermal Printer Kit
The Fox-in-a-Box® solution can handle all your labelling requirements. Silver Fox are the leading UK manufacturer of cable labels.
Thorne & Derrick are Main Distributors for Silver Fox and are well placed to support the needs of professional engineers in all the different energy sectors and across the globe. Although, detailed support this is not strictly needed with Silver Fox as it is easy to install and operate – the easiest on the market.
Fox-in-a-Box® solution is the answer to your labelling requirements. The thermal printer kit has been designed with engineers in mind and provides a solution that is easy to set up and run, allowing you to create the labelling you need wherever you are.
Print the full range of Silver Fox thermal labels from Fox-Flo® to Legend™ Premium Heatshrink Rolls within a few clicks.
The Fox-in-a-Box® solution lets you quickly and easily produce different quantities of each label, helping you to save time. It also lets you seamlessly and smoothly switch between any of our thermal label types without the need to make any adjustments, such as the printer driver for example.
Satellite technology lets locked jobs be emailed anywhere in the world, allowing recipients to view and print jobs without being able to change them, giving you control.
Silver Fox offers 3 levels of Fox-in-a-Box® thermal printer kit solutions:
One Software, One Printer, One Ribbon – the complete thermal labelling kit all from one box with the same printer and ribbon being shared at all levels. This intuitive platform protects your investment and ensures the Silver Fox solution is easy and straightforward to use while at the same time offering a seamless upgrade from one level to another for any additional functionality that you may require.
Your investment is further protected as our software automatically updates over the web, giving you the latest functionality.
The same software that drives Fox-in-a-Box® also includes our laser templates.
These templates cover our full range of laser labels. Print laser labels with any standard office laser printer.
The Fox-in-A-Box® can be used for producing cable labels for large infrastructure projects right down to installing data or telecoms cables, this is the ideal solution for you.
Whether you need some Legend™ Non-shrink tubing to apply to control cabinets/junction boxes or some Prolab® Raised Profile Labels for adding to sockets with circuit ID numbers or equipment, our Fox-in-a-Box® has got you covered.
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Thorne & Derrick International are specialist distributors of LV, MV & HV Cable Installation, Jointing, Duct Sealing, Substation & Electrical Equipment – servicing UK and global businesses involved in cable installations, cable jointing, substation, overhead line and electrical construction at LV, 11kV, 33kV and EHV.
3M QECC | Medium Voltage 20 Year Warranties for Joints & Terminations
Advanced Power Services are very excited to announce that the first extended 3M Medium Voltage 20 Year Warranties are released into the United Kingdom within the UK Rail Infrastructure as part of the drive for modernisation and efficiencies.
Advanced Power Services is the first company in the UK to be awarded the Qualified Electrical Construction Contractor Accreditation (QECC) from 3M.
BAM Nuttall appointed Advanced Power Services for the Jointing & Commissioning elements of twelve 33kV feeder replacements within Sussex and Kent. The partnership introduced the first 20-year Medium Voltage product warranties into the rail infrastructure that Advanced Power Services had been working on with 3M for the last couple of years.
This is a program that runs within the United States but hasn’t hit the UK or Europe until now. The warranties are issued directly by 3M to the client Network Rail.
As part of the modernisation, between the two companies we are both collaborating on driving this forward by having the opportunity to deliver this work and introducing new technology into the infrastructure being more efficient and working smarter.
As part of the 3M QECC programme, contractors receive in-depth 3M product and technology training, including theoretical training on 11kV, 22kV, 33kV and 52kV joints, terminations and Separable Connectors.
Advanced Power Services installation personnel go through various technical and theoretical training programs as well as practical observation in order to become an authorised QECC Installer.
This has led us to be the first company authorised to provide the warranties in the UK and to introduce this into the rail infrastructure.
Since 1985, Thorne & Derrick have been Approved Distributors for 3M Electrical Products (LV HV) and whilst the competitive supply of product from stock on short lead times is essential to the distributor it is equally vital that 3M product reputation is preserved through the correct installation of products in accordance with 3M recommendations.
Commissioning Using Very Low Frequency Withstand Testing
The Story
When commissioning feeders in the past we were using DC direct current testing this testing was causing problems on cable assets that were becoming life expired. Advanced Power Services and the Sussex Regional Asset manager took on some trial testing on the network using VLF and Partial Discharge testing.
This was implemented on the Tunbridge lines where cables that were introduced on the network in the early 90s were becoming life expired and were showing signs of treeing in the insulation and prone to insulation failures.
Following technology being introduced, new feeders being replaced on the network are using VLF Testing as part of the form B commissioning practices.
Advanced Power Services and BAM Nuttall are the first to commission feeders using this method on the network and this has been very successful to date.
Recycling, Cost Saving & Efficiency
As part of the two company’s relationship and Advanced Power Services fault response partnership with Maintenance in Sussex the three departments including the RAM team are recovering assets on the renewals and recycling this equipment back into the network saving network rail thousands of pounds.
The type of equipment being recycled are fluid filled oil tanks which are double skinned and can’t be purchased new anymore.
LOPI panels and Oil Stop Joints that will be refurbished tested and re-commissioned as part of a maintenance program saving maintenance departments large funds in repair works. Although Sussex is leading this, the equipment will be available to all areas of the network as part of the drive for efficiencies and cost saving measures.
Testing
On occasions poor quality cable supplied to the network could escape detection through the current testing procedures.
Now with new technology being introduced onto the network as part of the modernisation drive this is identifying exactly what condition the cable is in before it’s commissioned into service and passed across to the maintainer as an asset. Saving thousands of pounds in cable repair costs and replacement before life expiry.
Advanced Power Services was established as a specialist electrical contractor in July 2010. Our ambition was to create a team of committed cable jointing and testing professionals that fully understands their clients’ needs and are dedicated to delivering exceptional service, safely and within budget.
Advanced Power Services offer Cable Jointing, Terminations, Commissioning and Fault Rectification Services for EHV, 132kV ,275kV, 400kV, HV 66kV and MV, 11kV, 22kV, 25kV, 33kV, 52kV throughout the UK and overseas.
Our Jointing and Testing Teams are experienced in working within the Railway Networks, Infrastructure Networks, Renewable Energy, Private Networks, Datacentres and Shipping Industries.
For further details please contact Business Development Manager, Heather Andrews at [email protected] or 07754 855938.
3M Electrical | Scotchlok | ColdShrink | Scotchcast Resin | Scotch Electrical Tapes
Thorne & Derrick supply an extensive range of 400V-66kV Rail Cable Accessories & Electrical Equipment to contractors undertaking Low Voltage Power Distribution, HV Electrification & Substations, DC Traction & Networks, OLE and Track Feeder Cable Renewals – a complete range of Network Rail PADS approved medium voltage cable terminations, joints, cable repair and connection products up to 66kV.
Heat shrink, cold shrink, push-on and slip-over cable accessories enable the jointing, terminating and connection of medium/high voltage power cables to oil, air or gas insulated switchgear, transformers, motors and overhead lines.
MV HV High Voltage Cable Joints | Cable Terminations | Cable Connectors | Distributed from Stock | UK & Export Sales
UL Solutions | Advance Power Grid Safety
UL Solutions, a global leader in applied safety science, announced its Medium Voltage Cable Field Testing Program today to help wire and cable manufacturers meet global market requirements and advance cable system safety.
The new service from UL Solutions helps empower cable manufacturers and utility providers to avoid costly cable system failures. The Medium Voltage Cable Field Testing Program helps cable manufacturers and owners proactively address potential issues by evaluating the performance of cable systems and identifying installation or service aging defects.
The program includes condition assessments and commissioning tests, such as withstand and monitored withstand tests, partial discharge diagnosis, dielectric loss measurement and neutral corrosion evaluation.
Medium voltage cable system failures can significantly impact utility providers and the businesses they serve, from loss of revenue and production during an unplanned outage to additional damage caused by the failure. A variety of factors — including cables, connectors, joints and terminations — can compromise the quality of the cable system, potentially shortening the anticipated life and degrading reliability.
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“UL Solutions’ capabilities and expertise in the energy and utilities sector help customers develop cables and cable accessories with a focus on safety, quality and performance,” said Paul Ngai, vice president and general manager of the Engineered Materials group at UL Solutions. “Our new testing program for medium voltage cables empowers customers to develop innovative cable systems and enhance power grids that are essential in our daily lives.”
The program is the latest offering in UL Solutions’ more than 30 years of experience in medium voltage cable systems, including cable and cable accessory design and manufacturing, new material research and development, cable system aging and failure mechanisms, and testing and diagnostic technologies.
UL Solutions energy and utilities experts participate in developing testing standards while serving as leaders on international technical committees dedicated to medium voltage cable systems.
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 100 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth.
The UL Certification Marks serve as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflect an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
Thorne & Derrick are leading suppliers of cable lugs and associated crimping tools from Klauke for Low, Medium & High Voltage Cables – this includes battery operated crimping tools with hexagonal crimping dies.
Hexagonal crimping is one of the more traditional crimping profiles. It is most frequently used in practice, as it is suitable for both copper and aluminium conductors. With this crimping profile, the single strands are deformed over a large horizontal area.
Hexagonal crimping is typically used for copper compression cable lugs according to DIN 46235 and aluminium compression cable lugs according to DIN 46329. This crimping profile can also be used to crimp solid cables with full tension.
Hexagonal crimps can be found in panel building industries as a manufacturer specific crimp and also as a DIN standard lug crimp for example in utilities (aluminium and copper conductors including 11kV and 33kV power cables).
The major benefit of hexagonal crimping relates to the central application of force, which is applied in equal measure from all sides and has an effect over a large contact surface. The individual stranded wires of the conductors are deformed as a whole in equal measure without being damaged.
The result is good mechanical stability and a secure connection.
Due to the consistent crimping involved, hexagonal cable crimping is also suitable for the medium and high-voltage range.
In addition to standardised hexagonal crimping, manufacturer-dependent hexagonal crimping is also allowed in the copper sector for conductor classes according to DIN 60228, Class 2. This crimping has been specifically developed for tubular cable lugs. As a result, it is essential you always revert to a manufacturer-specific system.
Distributed from Stock | Approved Supplier | UK & Export Sales
Freedom of Choice: Wide or Narrow Cable Crimping
Wide and narrow crimping is available depending on the tool selected. This will primarily depend on the cross-section and power of the tool in question. It is possible, for example, to use narrow crimping to crimp a 300 mm² tubular cable lug with a six-tonne battery-powered hydraulic tool. However, this will require several crimpings, something that will of course involve additional time. Therefore, you must take care that you make the right selection when purchasing a tool and ensure it is matched to the range of applications.
Klauke Compression cable lugs according to DIN, Copper
Klauke Compression cable lugs according to DIN, Aluminium
Thorne & Derrick distribute Cable Lugs & Cable Connectors to terminate, splice and joint LV MV HV cables – this includes copper, aluminium and bi-metallic connectors and a complete range of crimping tools for specific use on all Low, Medium & High Voltage cable types.
➡ Associated Brands & Products | Klauke | Cembre | Pfisterer Sicon | Cable Crimping & Cable Cutting Tools
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