Low Voltage Industrial Cables

Today’s highly developed society is heavily reliant on automated equipment and systems, and low voltage cables play a vital role in distributing the power essential to their operation.  For example in signal- and control cables, instrumentation cables and thermo-coupling cables. 

This dependence is driving the need for new cable solutions that improve performance and reliability and at the same time contribute to higher productivity. 

Borealis’ proprietary Visico™/Ambicat™ technology provides an insulation system that meets these criteria and increases the potential for uninterrupted power supply vis-a-vis PVC through:

• higher thermal resistance (90 vs 70 degrees Celcius) - allows to run more power through the cable;
• reduced risk for costly electrical failures - ability to accept temporary overloads without damage to the cables (250 vs 150 degrees Celcius);
• long-term weatherability and retention of insulation properties;
• far more resistant to the presence of moisture which leads with time to the breakthrough of the cables.

Reducing risk for end-users by enhancing value for critical applications

Because industrial cables provide power to critical applications, overall cable flame retardancy is often essential to minimise risk and costs in the event of fire. These risks can be lowered or even eliminated by combining Visico/Ambicat insulation with Borealis’ Casico™ flame retardant jacketing.  Casico compounds bring low smoke and zero halogen (LSZH) solutions to industrial cables.  Utilising a novel flame retardant technology Casico:

• limits smoke generation;
• produces no toxic or corrosive gas emissions, thereby increasing human safety, as well as reducing the risk of secondary fire damage to equipment and installations.

Simplifying and raising XLPE production productivity

Visico/Ambicat is designed to reduce complexity and cost in the production of high quality, moisture cure, LV cables. It is a two component system and is delivered in pellet form fully quality controlled.

It comprises a base material and proprietary catalyst that provides for fast crosslinking in ambient conditions, improved ease of cable processing and minimal downtime which leads to higher productivity than with any other technology. 

Other key features of the system are:

• a unique scorch retardant technology – allows for longer production runs and less time for cleaning of extruders;
• increased output and quality using standard extruders.

Better for environment and people

Visico/Ambicat insulation system has low environmental impact. Its catalyst system contains no tin, no flammable liquid or harmful additives, and requires no energy for elevated temperature crosslinking.