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Preformed Line Products Now Provides all Hardware Needed for ACCC® Conductor Installations, WorldwideMAYFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio, May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Preformed Line Products and CTC Global today announced that Preformed Line Products is the first company to supply a full line of hardware products designed specifically for use with high-performance, high-capacity ACCC® conductors, worldwide. Preformed Line Products THERMOLIGN® ACCC conductor hardware includes:
ACCC conductor features a carbon and glass fiber core that is twice as strong as steel and seventy percent lighter. The decreased weight and lower coefficient of thermal expansion allows the ACCC conductor to carry twice the current compared to conventional steel reinforced overhead conductors (power lines) with reduced thermal sag, reduced line losses, and improved efficiency. It was introduced in 2005 and has been used by over 150 utility and industrial companies on over 450 projects world-wide. "PLP is very pleased to offer a full line-up of ACCC-qualified hardware for projects all over the world. Our customers are increasigly using ACCC conductors and we are pleased to be able to meet their needs across the board. We are encouraged by the accelerating growth in demand for ACCC conductors and we are eager to support our customers with our full range of high quality ACCC hardware," stated Jaime Pallares, PLP's Global Market Manager, Transmission. Rene Kan, CTC Global's hardware products manager added, "PLP is a capable partner and manufacturer of high quality hardware. CTC is very pleased to work with PLP to provide comprehensive solutions to our mutual customer's needs for ACCC conductor and hardware." Support and products for ACCC conductors are available around the world through Preformed Line Products subsidiaries in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Great Britain, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Spain and Thailand. About Preformed Line Products: About CTC Global To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/preformed-line-products-now-provides-all-hardware-needed-for-accc-conductor-installations-worldwide-300463187.html SOURCE Preformed Line Products |