WCA March 2020

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First SheathEx 400 installed in Russia

BWE has installed and commissioned the first SheathEx™ 400 machine in Russia. Rybinskkabel LLC, established in 1949, is a major supplier of cable products in Russia. BWE worked with the company to develop a new cable application for BWE’s SheathEx technology. Following the success of the larger 550 model for ‘seamless’ corrugated aluminium sheathing of high-voltage cables, Rybinskkabel had a new application for the smaller 400 model. An oil-impregnated cable is fed directly into the SheathEx 400 machine. A seamless and smooth aluminium sheath is extruded from 2 x 9.5mm Ø aluminium rods, directly onto the cable. The aluminium sheath is immediately cooled without any cable burn, then automatically coiled onto a large cable drum. The machine was installed and commissioned in record time and BWE continues to work with Rybinskkabel to enhance and optimise the technology. BWE Ltd www.bwe.co.uk

❍ The BWE SheathEx 400

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Wire & Cable ASIA – March/April 2020