EoW March 2010

Feature

Armouring & reinforcing of cables

Photo courtesy of OMA Srl – Italy

T he environments in which power cables must function are many, varied, and not infrequently very harsh. But however challenging an external or underground project, there is no hazard allowance for armoured and reinforced cables; no offset in the form of lowered transmission, distribution, or power requirement for the additional layer of protection that must be accommodated. Within the insulated conductors that provide a high-strength safeguard for the core, an armoured cable is a robust and hard-wearing power cable with heavy responsibilities. To the companies whose products and services are profiled here, the effective mechanical protection and greater resistance to pulling loads provided by the armour are as much a part of the equipage of the cable as its fire, smoke, and toxin resistance.

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EuroWire – March 2010