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For Peace of Mind, Choose Long-life Cable Compounds

By, Ram Ramachandran Global Director, End Use Marketing, Dow Wire & Cable

 

What keeps you up at night? Many of our utility colleagues are thinking about how to balance long cable life, overall system reliability and costs. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation tells us that peak demand for electricity is expected to increase by 17 percent over the next decade. And consumers are quickly adding more electronic tools and toys to their homes, offices and vehicles, with high expectations for uninterrupted power. Infrastructure costs continue to climb and the trend toward installing more underground systems brings additional challenges. Add to this our current global economic challenges and it’s no wonder that we’re all losing sleep.

At Dow Wire & Cable, we believe that there are strong, workable solutions to these industry opportunities and that those can be achieved by selecting and specifying the right mix of materials. Test data, customer field experience and historical studies have shown time and again that state-of-the-art cable compounds lead to significantly longer life and improved reliability. When we look at the total life-cycle costs, they also offer important efficiencies.

When considering materials, utilities should implement systems that will help them deliver reliable, affordable power at optimized costs. To help ensure consistent performance and high quality, we encourage our colleagues to consider:

• Formulation technology
• Choice of base resin and additives
• Overall cleanliness
• Efficiency and control of compounding

Whether you’re specifying materials for use in high, medium or low voltage applications, we encourage you to read further to learn more about Dow Wire & Cable’s recent advancements and commitment to the success of our industry. Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments. We look forward to continuing our work together and bringing you peace of mind.