Market drivers

What do you expect from a cable producer:

After several years of double-digit numbers, wind turbine manufacturing continues to adapt to slower growth in Europe, although the long-term outlook is positive, driven by China and emerging markets.

As a wind turbine manufacturer or supplier, you want to build larger, lighter wind turbines to ensure high energy output and consistent, reliable operation. That means new materials, lightweight cables and better connectivity. To solve evolving challenges, you expect co-engineering, solid technical advice, pre-test kits and easy-to-install.

To ensure growth, you're especially looking for innovations in cost reduction, supply chain excellence, fast delivery and a local presence in what has now become a global industry. A full range of quality wind turbine cables and accessories

• Lightweight, flexible cables that can handle torque, temperatures, oil, heat, vibration
• Technical innovation that keeps pace with the wind industry
• Customized products and services, including supply chain
• Integrated cable solutions: pre-cuts, kits, interconnectivity, accessories
• Easy assembly and installation, low failure rate and exceptional durability
• Worldwide presence and experience ensuring stable supply for your international projects
• Implementation assistance, cost reduction, joint production planning
• Project engineering for critical areas, testing (temperature, stress, flexibility)

Rather than just providing cables and components, Nexans' widely recognized WINDLINK® solutions can power a complete wind turbine, ensuring that all elements are fully interoperable and compatible. When we develop new products, such as lightweight aluminum or high temperature power cables, we test power connectors and accessories under energized and mechanical stress conditions to ensure compatibility and durability as a whole system.

We produce all the cables in the nacelle, tower and base: from connecting cables for generators, loop cables and fixed installation cables ... to sensor, control, fieldbus, Profibus and fiber optic cables, including all connectors, accessories and medium voltage jumpers, harnesses and kits. In addition, we manufacture active equipment such as smart Ethernet switches that can consolidate diverse applications: monitoring, IP phone, IP camera surveillance, diagnostics, tower access and climate control... all in one fiber via virtual local area networks (VLANs). ).

Nexans has a proven reputation for cable reliability and technical expertise, and substantial production capacity around the world to ensure OEMs product availability, especially in emerging markets. High-quality cables and components keep wind farms running, preventing energy losses and costly downtime. That's why we offer reliability, reliability and safety based on our extensive experience in parallel fields such as automation, material handling and offshore installations.

WINDLINK®, a wide range of reliable cable solutions for quality and performance

• Worldwide supplier of all cables for wind turbines
• Innovative and customized wind energy solutions
• Pre-engineered and special kits for easy final assembly
• On-time delivery (OTIF) through advanced logistics
• Fire performance and protection through halogen-free insulation and sheaths
• Technical and R&D support for total life management
• International certification including UL / CSA, standardization and interconnectivity