A self-driving and smart metro line requires quality and
the highest technical performance of all the materials involved.
That’s why Prysmian Group was selected to supply more than
250km of medium voltage cables for the new Barcelona Metro
Line 9.
With a 47.8km length, Line 9 is the longest automatic driverless train metro line in Europe, ahead the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line (Line 3) of the Moscow Metro (44.3 km); the MetroSur (Line 12) of Metro de Madrid (41 km); and the Northern Line of the London Underground. The system consists of 43.71 km of underground and 4.09km of viaducts, and is expected to have 120 million passengers a year, connecting Barcelona Airport to the city centre.
Prysmian’s Vilanova i la Geltrú energy cable manufacturing facilities have supplied MV XLPE 30kV cables from its Afumex aluminum cable range, as well as Network Components solutions.
Mauricio Sobero, T&I Sales Manager Prysmian Spain, noted that engineers and technicians from our R&D and Industrial business areas worked together to satisfy specific customer demands and succeeded in getting the right cable for Line 9, confirming the customer’s confidence in Prysmian as the best-in-class cable solutions supplier.
Tulip, a leading food producer in the UK, has awarded Prysmian a contract to supply a substantial volume of its FP200 Gold fire resistant cable for the fire alarm systems at its Redruth facility in Cornwall.
Tulip boasts 16 sites across the country, supplying to retail and food service markets, providing the UK consumer with a wide variety of products. The newly refurbished site opened in August 2015 and is now home to over 700 employees. With the safety of these hundreds of employees a top priority, Prysmian’s FP200 Gold cables were an essential specification in the extension of the factory. “It was the only cable that was right for the project,” says Marc Gray, Fire and Security Manager of Fire Crest Fire Protection, who was responsible for specifying and installing the cables. Fire Crest holds the British Approvals for Fire Equipment (BAFE) SP203 accreditation, which demands only the use of cable that meets its performance standards. FP200 Gold is a tough, durable and dressable essential systems cable that is easy to install and terminate. The cable also offers excellent data and signal transmission characteristics, proving the ideal choice for voice alarm, addressable and networked systems.
Afumex cables are increasingly in demand by public authorities and organisations across Europe for their fire-resistant properties and ability to protect people and equipment from toxic and corrosive gas and in all poorly ventilated areas. Michele Mossio, T&I and OEM Director of Prysmian Italy, explains that Afumex cables continue to operate, even in the event of fire, and guarantee their duration of survival in harsh working conditions. Our safest cables, they can be supplied from Italy and installed in any other country, underlining the importance of collaboration amongst Prysmian Group’s affiliates.
Prysmian Group was the ideal
choice to supply about 300km
of low voltage cables for the
new Aarhus Letbane or Aarhus
Light Rail, the first of its kind
in Denmark.
Currently under construction in the city of Aarhus, Denmark’s second-largest city, it will combine tram and tramtrain systems. Prysmian will supply its LV Afumex armoured insulated cables – to be manufactured in the Merlino and Giovinazzo plants in Italy – and will cover over 75% of LV cable requirements.
The customer, Ansaldo STS, was awarded this turnkey project in 2014, as part of an Italian-German consortium that includes Stadler Pankow. Ansaldo STS is an Italian transportation company with a global presence in the field of railway signalling and integrated transport systems for passenger traffic and freight operations. It will be responsible for infrastructure – including rails, overhead signalling, and a control and maintenance centre – whilst Stadler Pankow is to supply the rolling stock.
Scheduled for completion in 2017, the first phase of the project involves approximately 110km of light rail-line, serving 51 stops in the Aarhus area. The project is estimated to contribute 47GW of annual energy savings and reduce 7,300t of CO2 emissions per year.
