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CTC cooperation
Continuous transposed conductors
(CTC) require sophisticated knowledge
for the implementation of production.
To this end, Pourtier – Gauder Group
and Proteco have signed a contractual
agreement joining their specific
expertise in this area to offer a high
quality integrated solution.
Both companies have a strong
background in the power field. Pourtier
has manufactured a comprehensive
range of rotating machines dedicated
to LV and EHV cables for 150 years;
Proteco has produced equipment for
the production of high power
transformer conductors since 1993.
This new alliance offers a complete
planetary assembly line with Pourtier
planetary strander type DRG560 (cage
available from 24 up to 96 bobbins
with reel dimensions 500, 560, 630 as
option) and Proteco transposing head
type TH5 (transposing frequency up to
250tpm). It is possible to upgrade the
strander with more bays.
Peripheral equipment such as payoffs,
taping heads, caterpillars and take-ups
is also available from Pourtier.
Pourtier sas – France
Fax: +33 4 77 71 10 85
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Proteco sas – Italy
Fax: +39 015 9842044
Email :
Website :
Proteco transposing head TH5 m m
Major conversion of
cable laying vessel
Nexans has extended the subsea
cable laying capabilities of the C/S
Nexans Skagerrak, one of the world’s
most advanced cable ships, following
the successful completion of a major
conversion and upgrading project at
the Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and
Shipbuilders Limited dockyard in
Birkenhead, England. The €8,000,000
two-month contract has increased the
C/S Nexans Skagerrak’s capability to
carry out even larger scale power cable
and umbilical installation projects,
extended her service life and increased
her autonomy while at sea.
The C/S Nexans Skagerrak was the
first purpose-built ship specifically for
the transport and installation of
submarine high-voltage power cables
and umbilicals. It features a 7,000
tonne capacity, 29m diameter
turntable, a computer-based laying
control system and a state-of-the-art
dynamic positioning system.
Nexans – France
Fax: +33 15669 8484
Email:
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