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Our blogs are written together with and edited by our cable expert Gerlof de Vries. Gerlof is a cable engineer with substantial experience and know-how. We like to share his and our knowledge in our blogs and eBooks.

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03/05/2017

What are halogen-free cables

Halogen-free cables have already been used for many years in different industries. They are applied in public spaces, where people live, work and move. These cables are better than ‘ordinary cables’ when it comes to fire safety, and are less harmful.

18/04/2016

Petrochemical cables in ATEX certified areas

‘Appareils destinés à être utilisés en ATmosphères Explosives’, also known as the ATEX directive, is a European directive describing what equipment and work environment is allowed in a hazardous environment with an explosive atmosphere.

05/02/2016

Features of wind energy cables

The location of wind farms depends on whether it is onshore or offshore. Wind energy cables are expected to withstand various types of weather conditions such as high winds, salt water and extreme low/high temperatures.

22/01/2016

Wind turbine cables for wind energy projects

In this blog we will address different kinds of wind turbine cables for wind energy projects. For instance what cables you need to fully operate a wind turbine and which cables are used for transporting the generated power from the wind turbine to the grid.

10/11/2015

Advantages and disadvantages of lead sheathed cables

In the petrochemical industry cables are used which may be subjected to hydrocarbons including oils, solvents, gases or other chemicals. The cable systems in the petrochemical industry are qualified as critical.

22/09/2015

Arctic offshore cables

Offshore installations endure a number of difficulties in de great and deep oceans. Cold temperatures are one of them.

01/09/2015

SHF1 and SHF2 sheaths according to the NEK 606

The outer sheath of a cable is a very important component. It protects the cable from various external physical elements for example high and low temperatures, oil, water pressure, fire, UV radiation, salt water and mud.

26/08/2015

The NEK 606 standard

The NEK 606 has its origins in 1993 as a successor to the ‘Recommended Practice for Specification of Cables’ of the ‘Norwegian Oil Industry Association’.

21/07/2015

Offshore cables on topside modules

Topsides are surface installations of an offshore oil and gas platform above water surface. There are different kinds of structures with a topside module in the offshore industry.

15/07/2015

Development of high standards for offshore cables

Offshore cables have the highest demands as compared to other kinds of cables. Safety is important because small mistakes can lead to serious and major consequences.

08/07/2015

Assembling aluminium cables in 5 steps

Usage of aluminium cables has some great advantages as compared to the use of copper cables. For example, aluminium is cheaper and it weighs less.

25/06/2015

Advantages of aluminium cables

Aluminium cables are used across various industries and markets. In our last blog we shared the financial advantages of aluminium cables. Now we will focus on the physical advantages of aluminium cables.

19/06/2015

Price advantage of aluminium cables

Cables contain copper or aluminium conductors. Copper has been used ever since while the use of aluminium is fairly new when it comes to producing cables. Aluminium cables used to be an expensive commodity.