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TE Connectivity / DEUTSCH
HD Harsh Environment
Connectors
TE Connectivity / DEUTSCH
DT Family Connectors
Years of operarion
Salt per liter of water
40+
35g
The challenge for TE Connectivity was to design,
test, and manufacture several fire-resistant cable
joints in a limited time that could be quickly and
easily installed.
THE SOLUTION
With many years of expertise and experience
in designing and supplying products for
demanding environments, TE Connectivity rose
to the challenge. It implemented an accelerated
development program to design, test, and
manufacture a range of rugged, high-performance,
and long-lasting products.
The program resulted in the development of a wide
range of fire-resistant LV and MV joints for control,
communications, and power cables that satisfied
the customer's stringent specifications.
THE RESULT
The resilience and reliability of these specially
engineered TE Connectivity solutions are born
because they are still in operation more than 40
years after they were installed. ■
Harsh Environmental Resistant Cable
Joints for Shipbuilding and Offshore
BACKGROUND
The North Sea presents some of the harshest
operating conditions for marine installations and
products. The average temperature in the North
Sea during the summer months is 17°C while in
winter, a season of frequent gales and storms, the
average temperature is 6°C while salinity averages
34g to 35g of salt per liter of water.
THE CHALLENGE
The average temperature in the North Sea during
the summer months is 17°C while in winter—a
season of frequent gales and storms—the normal
temperature is 6°C while salinity averages 34g to
35g of salt per liter of water. The North Sea is also
prone to storm surges, an offshore rise of water
associated with a low-pressure weather system
caused primarily by high winds pushing the ocean's
surface.
The early days of exploration and recovery of North
Sea offshore oil in the 1970s called for exceptionally
enduring products that would meet the exacting
requirements of the companies operating in this
harsh environment. A well-known British oil and
gas company, an early leader in the industry, was
looking for high-performance low-voltage (LV) and
MV joints and terminations for their innovatively
constructed platforms.
