CABLES
East African Cables Plc
Manufacturing electrical cables and conductors since 1966
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ast African Cables Plc has been manufacturing electrical cables and conductors since 1966, that means 5 decades of guaranteed, consistent quality. Our electrical cables are made from 99.98% pure Copper and Aluminium; and insulated with PVC, XLPE, Halogen Free Fire Retardant (HFFR Compound) and rubber depending on the application. All our raw materials are responsibly and sustainably sourced in line with the set international and local standards and manufacturing processes comply to the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System guidelines. EA Cables has heavily invested in technology and does 100% of the cable manufacturing processes locally, this is an advantage to our contractors because we can manufacture cables specific to project requirements. We often get orders from project managers, contractors and utilities that are specific to the project design. As an example, a contractor may import a machine with 27 termination points and requires only 100m of a 27core armoured control cable that has fire retardant capabilities. Importing this short and unique cable would be too costly and would negatively impact project timelines. In this case EA Cables, as a local manufacturer works the with the engineers to design a cable with these specific needs in mind. EA Cables is also part of the technical committee that reviews and develops local cable standards with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) to promote the safety of the products in the market. Electrical cables are categorized depending on their final application, current carrying capacity and voltage rating. Cables can have different configurations, always basing their design on national and international regulations. Majority of our cables are Low Voltage cables (up to 1,000 V): (designated (0,6/1 kV). The cables in this class are used for industrial power installations in various fields (general industry, public installations, infrastructures, domestic housing etc.). Submersible Cables Submersible Cables is one of our new cabling solutions targeting the agricultural sector and other uses where the cable remains submerged under water for long periods of time, e.g. pumping of drinking and irrigation water from deep wells and boreholes, aquariums, water purification systems, swimming pools etc. Our submersible cables are made from a special skin which is more resistant to
corrosion and water ingression/damage as compared to ordinary insulation materials. Submersible pumps are often very expensive and can be rendered useless if a cable with poor qualities of insulation is used. Welding cables Another of our new cabling solutions responding to the local market needs is the welding cables. Our welding cables have a special sheath, which is resistant to abrasion and moisture and allows high currents to be transmitted between the welding generator and the electrode. This extended the life of the cable, giving the buyer value for money. Amoured cables For industrial applications and for cables that are prone to risk of mechanical aggression, we manufacture armoured cables for places where rodents are present, as well as in installations in premises where there is risk of heavy equipment such as forklifts and trucks driving over the cable. The armouring also protects against possible damage during excavation. Flexible cables Other applications call for extra flexible cables for fixed industrial and domestic installations as well as in mobile service. These are cables for machines that move around such as the grinders, lawn mowers and cookers. Flexible cables have very fine strands that make them flexible on all angles without the copper strands breaking. Our flexible cables are reliable, and we use Using modern technology to anneal the copper makes our cables very flexible and malleable thus can be bent and twisted many times without breaking or
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