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We focus on Product Categories: Duct Seals | Cable Cleats | Cable Glands | Electrical Safety | Arc Flash Protection | Cable Jointing Tools | Cable Pulling | Earthing | Feeder Pillars | Cable Joints LV | Joints & Terminations MV HV
We provide guidance and technical support for the installation of LV, MV & HV Cable Joints, Terminations, Substation & Electrical Equipment from our Key Suppliers including:
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With Photo Blog contributions from our social network of utility professionals, linesmen and cable jointers working on MV HV EHV cables and overhead lines typically at 11kV, 33kV, 66kV and up to 132kV.
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Published 30 Sep 2020
Technical Note Contribution by Uxio Ramos Director Técnico de Ventas / Technical Sales Director In the photograph below the medium voltage cable end has been stripped and prepared prior to termination – the cable end is showing the different layers and also the graphite coating on the XLPE...
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Published 22 Sep 2020
Subsea Power Cables North Sea Link Interconnector Project This is the first Blog in a series by Nexans explaining how their subsea solutions are helping to meet global demand. The North Sea Link Interconnector project is a huge and ambitious project that involves cooperation, innovation, engineering, and lots of...
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Published 22 Sep 2020
Stress Control Methods Choosing Cable Terminations to Reduce Electrical Stress The following information has been republished with kind permission of 3M Electrical. Traditional Geometric Stress Cone This method reduces the electrical stress at the shield discontinuity by extending the shield and gradually increasing the thickness of insulation under the...
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Published 22 Sep 2020
ALUminium Cables Ship Connect System Republished with the kind permission of Hermod Iverson at Amokabel Norway AS A new alternative to copper electrical cables is offering shipowners more flexibility and a potential weight reduction of 55% per ampere. In the race towards more environmentally friendly shipping solutions, reducing a...
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Published 22 Sep 2020
“If you are encountering issues with circulating currents or standing voltages on extended circuit lengths of single core MV cables up to 33kV there is now a solution from Nexans to help control these unwanted and potentially dangerous issues by installing GTSIS.W screen break joints – these cable joints...
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