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Products: Cables & Connectors 152-00073 Rev 04H, Statoil TR1233, required for greater depths use pressure Com will continue to offer and invest in

Elf Exploration AO-32-2-011-LT-00- resistant materials such as thermoplastic its advanced SLTE product line, in ad-

SN-005 Rev C, Total GSEPSPS021, and rubbers to add buoyancy dition to the new Open Cables alterna-

BP GP78-21. Typical uses include high Fiber optics are processed in several tive, to provide customers with ultimate speed communications, long-distance, different con? gurations including tight ? exibility.

production control, pumping systems, buffered constructions reinforced with The Open Cables model provides Sub- sensing systems, Riser and PRM sys- aramid ? ber and ? ber optics encapsu- Com customers greater choice and ? ex- tems. lated inside hermetically sealed stain- ibility in choosing line cards while con- less tubes. Both the plastic and stainless tinuing to bene? t from the company’s steel techniques have been incorporated latest technology. The Open Cables into numerous designs and subjected to model takes advantage of fundamental cyclic and tension testing. During pro- facts in coherent technology together duction there is negligible attenuation with transmission properties of high increase in the ? bers; this is true for dispersion ? bers in undersea systems. both single mode and multi-mode ? ber These fundamental principles allow the optics. wet plant to be optimized regardless of the line card provider. Purchasers now www.southbaycable.com have a cost effective, comprehensive yet bespoke solution that allows for a multi- vendor supplier base for transponders. south bay cable www.te.com

South Bay Cable

From the drawing of the copper rod to the jacketing of the ? nished cable South

Bay Cable has a variety of cable manu- facturing equipment to perform many operations.

The group’s specialty equipment in- cludes stranders, insulating and jack-

Seacon eting extruders, taping lines, striping machines, small and large planetary hydro group cablers, armoring machines for steel, CS-MS’ Range serving lines for aramid ? bers as well The CS-MS connector range was de- as considerable additional equipment signed for ROV applications. It has required for the manufacture of special- high density contact patterns and uses ized cable products. aluminum shells as standard in an effort

Insulating and jacketing materials to keep both size and weight to a mini-

Hydro Group include PVC, PE, PP, FEP, TFE, TPR mum. The standard connector is also de- and PU. In addition to extruded versions signed to be used with ? eld con? gurable Hydro Group plc designs and manufac- taped constructions are also available.

oil ? lled hoses for mission ? exibility tures subsea Underwater Mateable Con-

Electro-Mechanical constructions and quick ? eld service. Open face rated nectors to client speci? cations, stating it can design Underwater Mateable Con- include stainless steel and other high as standard.

nectors for any underwater application. tensile materials in the form of braids,

Its lineup includes both metal keyed round wire armor and central strain and rubber keyed underwater matable

TE Subcom member cores.

TE SubCom’s “Open Cables” is a new electrical connectors, EExd and EExde

Buoyant or lightweight cable con- business model that allows customers Explosion Proof Connectors, Environ- structions include aramid ? ber and other high tensile ? brous materials. Buoyant to select preferred Submarine Line Ter- mental Electrical Connectors, as well as minating Equipment (SLTE) line card Fiber Optic Connectors and Penetrators.

and neutrally buoyant cables are de- www.hydrogroupplc.com signed for underwater pressures up to supplier to create an interoperable and 600 PSI using foamed materials, cables complementary dry and wet plant. Sub-

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