Electrifying the future with 3D scanning technologies

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The group is a leader in designing and manufacturing cable systems and services across several business areas, including energy generation & transmission, distribution & usages, industry & solution projects, harnesses and telecom infra. In the high-voltage (HV) sector, component failure can come at tremendous costs; instant local asset outages of up to 2 GW can occur, which can cause a loss of power transfer capacity equivalent to several nuclear reactors all at once. While manual inspections could assess the overall geometry of a component, such as ovality and the entire shape of the insulation surface, it became increasingly difficult to detect small features, like dents, nicks, scratches, faults, and contaminants. Local field enhancement can cause initiation of electric insulation degradation processes that deteriorates the material and ultimately lead to failure of the manufactured products. The HandySCAN BLACK|Elite suited Nexans’ needs perfectly, as it is a scanning solution that can provide unprecedented accuracy and resolution, as well as high data acquisition rates and versatility for all HV accessories.

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$50M to $100M