The world‘s first battery hydraulic crimping and cutting tools, with Tri-Insulation Barrier technology, provides users with 1,000V protection against electrical shocks.

Training, supervision, testing and PPE are all standards, but what the KLAUKE Orange implements is another layer of electrical safety into the process.

The Klauke EKM 60/22 has a large crimping range for cable lugs and connectors up to 300sqmm – suitable for crimping tubular cable lugs and connectors.

Features Include:

• Closed head with bolt interlock, rotatable.
• LED for work area illumination
• interchangeable crimping dies, narrow cable crimping
• Quality assurance via visual and audible signals in case of error
• Effortless working due to balanced centre of gravity

The Klauke EKM 60 is a battery powered cable crimping tool that has a large crimping range for cable lugs and connectors up to 240sqmm – suitable for crimping tubular cable lugs and connectors.

The orange housing of the battery powered cable crimping tool makes it easily differentiated from standard crimping tools and the built-in display allows user to view all tool data instantly.

Other features Include:

• Closed head with bolt interlock, rotatable.
• innovative 2-stage telescopic cylinder

The Klauke ES 20 ISM VDE is a battery powered cutting tool that has a maximum cutting diameter range of 20mm.

The Klauke ES 20 ISM VDE can be used in confined spaces with a slim cutting head and is extremely robust and lightweight in design.

Features Include:

• Simple and safe: one-button operating concept for controlling all tool functions
• LED for work area illumination

The Klauke ES 32 ISM VDE is a battery powered cutting tool that has a maximum cutting diameter of 32mm – suitable for cutting multi-stranded copper and aluminium cables.

The Klauke ES32 has a slim cutting head ideal for work in confined spaces.

Features Include:

• Open head, rotatable
• Simple and safe: one-button operating concept for controlling all tool functions
• Simple and safe: aretraction when operation is complete
• Manual retract stop (MRS) for efficient operations

The Klauke ES 25 ISM VDE is a battery powered cutting tool that has a maximum cutting diameter of 25mm.

The Klauke ES 25 with high-performance cutting characteristics for highly-flexible conductors and wire cables is extremely robust and lightweight in design

Other features include:

• Open head, rotatable
• LED for work area illumination
• Always ready-to-use due to battery charge and service display
• Effortless working due to balanced centre of gravity

The Klauke ESM 35 ISM VDE is a battery powered cutting tool that has a maximum cutting diameter of 35mm – suitable for cutting copper and aluminium cables (also fine-stranded) with a high cutting force.

Features Include:

• Open head, rotatable
• Simple and safe: one-button operating concept for controlling all tool functions
• Effortless working due to balanced centre of gravity
• LED for work area illumination
• 2-stage hydraulic system with fast feed and power stroke
• Simple and safe: automatic retraction when operation is complete
• Manual retract stop (MRS) for efficient operations

The Klauke ESM 50 ISM VDE is a battery powered cutting tool that has a maximum cutting diameter of 50mm.

The orange housing of the battery powered cable cutting tool makes it easily differentiated from standard tools and the built-in display allows user to view all tool data instantly.

Features Include:

• Simple and safe: one-button operating concept for controlling all tool functions
• Open head, rotatable
• LED for work area illumination
• Manual retract stop (MRS) for efficient operations
• Always ready-to-use thanks to battery charge and service display

Visit our online Jointers Blog of site installation photos contributed by some of the leading UK and international cable jointers:

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11kV Joint - Man v Nature In Muddy Hole

11kV Cable  Jointing & Spiking In Substations

Euromold Connectors & Ormazabal MV GIS RMU

33kV Terminations & ABB SafePlus Switchgear

66kV Glovers Gas Joint

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132kV Ericsson Transition Joint – 3 Core Cable Joint XLPE To Oil Filled Cable

Thorne & Derrick supply 3M Electrical, Prysmian, Filoform and SPS low voltage cable joints suitable for connecting and jointing single and multi-core/pair power, control and instrumentation cables up to 600/1000V (3.3kV) in industrial and hazardous area locations.

Specialist applications include fire resistant, low smoke zero halogen, hydrocarbon resistant and utility cable joints utilising Cold Shrink or Scotchcast resins.

Heat shrink, cold shrink, push-on and slip-over cable accessories enable the jointing, terminating and connection of 11kV-33kV and 66kV-132kV cables to oil, air or gas insulated switchgear, transformers, motors and overhead lines distributing electricity at medium/high voltages.

Stockists of separable connectors including Pfisterer CONNEX and Nexans Euromold for inner or outer cone cable termination.

Arc flash clothing and protection equipment including coveralls, gloves, helmets, face shields, insulating gloves and general head-to-toe PPE is used to protect against flashover. 

Contact us to discuss and calculate your arc flash protective clothing requirements.

Arc Flash Helmets

Insulating Boots

BLOG : Can Arc Flash Clothing Save Utility Workers Lives?

A complete range of cable cleats manufactured by Ellis Patents used to clamp and retain low, medium and high voltage cables in the event of a short circuit, including 11kV/33kV MV-HV power cables – single, trefoil, quadrofoil and multiple bundled cable cleat configurations.

LV MV HV EHV Cable Cleats

BLOG : IEC 61914 – Cable Cleats & Short Circuit Protection Calculations

Cable jointing tools for stripping and preparing low, medium and high voltage power cables including 11kV, 33kV, 66kV and 132kV-400kV polymeric cables with XLPE or EPR insulation and bonded/peelable semi-conductive cable screens.

• Remove Cable Sheath

• Remove Semicon Screen

• Remove Cable Insulation

T&D distribute Cable Jointing Tools from leading manufacturers including Alroc, Ripley, Boddingtons and Hivotec for all types of LV, MV or HV cable stripping, preparation and jointing requirements – insulated tools are available for live-working on low voltage cables, joints and electrical equipment up to 1,000v.

Cable protection covers, tile tapes and underground warning tapes are installed over LV, MV and HV power cables in trench and ducted cable installations with high visibility colour providing a visual warning of danger when excavating cables.

11kV and 33kV cable protection tapes (Tapetile and Stokbord covers) are manufactured from heavy duty plastic for reliable protection.

Underground protective covers are used to provide a clear and effective visual warning to the presence of LV-HV underground cables, cable duct or high voltage cable joints.

BLOG : Tape Tile & Stokbord Cable Protection Covers For MV HV Power Cables

Thorne & Derrick distribute the most extensive range of Cable Pulling & Cable Laying Equipment to enable the installation of low, medium and high voltage power cables into underground trench or duct. 

Cable Rollers | Socks | Duct Rods | Jacks | Lubricant

Cable Transits manufactured by Roxtec to provide effective sealing of single and multiple low and high voltage cables and ducts against constant water pressure, fire spread and gas migration.

Extensively specified in the Utility Power, Transmission & Distribution sectors for sealing cable ducts and protecting 11kV/33kV medium/high voltage substations against flood risk.

Earthing & Lightning Protection products including bare and covered copper earth tapes to provide effective earthing protection to LV, MV & HV substations, buildings and electrical infrastructure supported by a complete range of earthing products such as earth rods, plates and lattice or solid type copper earth mats.

BLOG: Earthing System Design Services 

T&D supply both standard and bespoke feeder pillars in a selection of materials, paint finishes and dimensions to meet all indoor and exterior power distribution, control and lighting requirements up to 1,000 volts with IP65 door seal – this includes LV substation and network pillars with DNO supply cut-outs for utility applications.

Non-radial, rough and jagged semicon screens with protuding points at the cutback will cause termination or joint FAILURE.

Leading to OUTAGE. BLACKOUT.

See our range of Jointing Tools including fully bonded and peelable ("easy strip") semicon screen removers. 

Also : MV Heat Shrink Cable Terminations Can Fail Despite Passing VLF Tests

In this BLOG we discuss to processes and Furse products used for the Earthing of electricity substations with site installation photographs from an EHV 275kV substation earthing project.

Thorne & Derrick promote professional businesses providing leading technical skills and services to the power distribution industry.

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The following sequence of photographs provide a behind the scenes glimpse of Cable Splicer Training at the Quanta Services Lazy Q Ranch, a state-of-the-art facility where the Art & Craft of Cable Splicing is alive and kicking.

Cable Splicing At The Lazy Q

PILC - Cable Longevity

Cold Shrink Splicer Training

“You’re Just A Cable Splicer!”

“You’re Still Just A Splicer!”

Special thanks to James Craven & John Perez - Quanta Services.

BASEC are collaborating on knowledge and content sharing with Thorne & Derrick.

With a shared passion and ambition to enhance LV MV HV electrical safety by the education of industry stakeholders to specify and buy accredited, tested and certified Quality Cables & Cable Accessories.

The following article has been republished with kind permission of Martha Davis (Senior Director of Content – T&D World and Utility Analytics Institute) from Transmission & Distribution World and their video sponsor Burns & McDonnell.

The 5 Videos videos are real-life and shot-on-site, showing transmission and distribution crews and splicers at work.