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Morgan Sindall wins cabling contract

Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Diaco, the Colombian branch of the Brazilian Gerdau Company, to modernize two bar mills at its Tuta and Tocancipá locations. The modernized rolling mills are scheduled to be in operation by the end of 2012, and will produce rebars in a range of diameters. Siemens will supply mechanical equipment and the fluid system for Diaco’s bar mill in Tuta, Boyacá Province. The roughing mill will be equipped with a new billet feeder and a new pinch roll. The remainder of the rolling line will be completely renovated, and equipped with eleven Red-Ring rolling stands. Three new stand motors will also be supplied. In the Tocancipá works in Cundinamarca Province, the rolling mill will be equipped with new main drive for the rougher and mechanical equipment such as gears, drive spindles, loop formers and shears. In the cooling section, Siemens will install a new cooling bed and shears for the hot and cold cutting, including the associated electrical equipment and basic automation, and mechatronics packages for shearing and optimized cutting. Siemens to modernize bar mills in Colombia

EASA orders rivet switch

Prysmian’s record cable deal

The Prysmian Group’s contract for the development of Western HVDC Link, a new submarine high voltage direct current (HVDC) interconnector between Scotland and England, is believed to be the highest value ever awarded in the cable business at approximately €800 million. The project represents a milestone not only for its value but also in terms of technological features, setting new industry records. The interconnection, designed as a low loss high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system, will operate at the record voltage level of 600kV, the highest ever reached by an insulated cable (to date the record is 500kV) with a rating of 2200MW - both currently unmatched for long-haul systems. The main purpose of the cable link is to connect renewable generation sources in Scotland to the consumption centers in England, although it also allows bi-directional flow of power. The choice of a submarine cable link versus a land interconnection offers benefits in terms of project approval and execution time.

Morgan Sindall has won a £14m project to design, supply, install and commission 13 kilometers of 132kV double circuit cable through Nottingham, UK. The project is being undertaken for Western Power Distribution and will help to reinforce the supply to two existing major substations, Nottingham East and Nottingham North, as well as providing a new supply from the 132kV substation at Stoke Bardolph. Morgan Sindall’s design business, Morgan Sindall Professional Services, has been appointed to carry out the electrical and civils design on the project. Jeff Lang, managing director of Utility Services at Morgan Sindall, said: “We are looking forward to commencing this project which is a key part of Western Power Distribution’s capital renewal program. Our specialist extra high voltage teams and equipment ensures that we are best placed to undertake the complex nature of this work.” Work will start on site this March and is due for completion in December 2013. The project is part of a three-year fluid-filled cable replacement program framework to which Morgan Sindall was appointed in October 2010.

European safety regulators have ordered the replacement of rivets in the nose of Airbus A380s after an engineering review found non-compliant components. The aluminum rivets are located at the junction of frame zero and fuselage stringer 21. Fatigue analysis showed that while structure limit load capability “is still ensured”, the junction “may not support ultimate load”. In a proposed airworthiness directive the European Aviation Safety Agency said that the rivets are “not in compliance with the certification requirements”. Rapid decompression could lead to in-flight loss of the radome and “adversely affect the structural integrity” of the aircraft, it added. EASA is intending to order that the aluminum rivets be replaced by titanium fasteners within eight months, on all aircraft which have not already undergone modification in production. The directive remains open to consultation until mid-March.

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