Issue 26, October 2014 jtday.com.au Aust-wide expansion of specialist industrial cable to meet your needs V astly improved supplies of cable for offshore and onshore hazardous area sites are now available in Australia. The improvement is the result of JT Day recently expanding its stock of cable so that product is readily available from our Perth and Brisbane offices. Essentially we’ve looked at the markets from an offshore and onshore perspective, and strategically positioned the stock to maximise support for client needs. Our Perth office, given the number of offshore facilities operating in the Carnarvon, Browse and Bonaparte basins provides support for these oil and gas installations, some of which are still in construction, due to come on stream within the next 24 months. Special consideration has been given to the typical cable construction and compounds used for these facilities. For instance, material selection for the cable construction has taken into account the need for cables to be halogen-free. This eliminates the potential for halogens such as Chlorine to be present should the cables be affected or compromised by extreme heat. In an offshore environment asset owners typically specify material for cable sheathing as prescribed in IEC 60092 part 359. This standard covers electrical installations in ships and has been adopted by most offshore asset operators with manned operations. Flame retardant, low smoke and halogen-free compounds are utilised for sheathing such as SHF2 which is essentially a halogen free elastomeric or thermosetting polyethylene rubber. Our Perth facility has an expanded range of shipboard style cables which also comply with AS/NZS5000.1&3 and AS/NZS3000-2007. Short cable lengths Short cable lengths are held in stock to support module and skid builders supplying equipment onto these projects and for service providers working on existing assets. Having short lengths available avoids being subjected to manufacturer’s minimum quantity orders. Additionally, there’s a full range of Ex and industrial cable glands and accessories in stock to support all cable types. On shore cables Our Brisbane facility has an expanded stock of onshore style industrial cables, given the number of onshore LNG projects on Curtis Island for example and the volume of onshore gas gathering facilities and the general lack of offshore infrastructure off the East coast (excluding the Bass & Otway Basins). The cables stocked are typically power, control and instrumentation and all are standard with steel wire armour for mechanical protection. Instrumentation cables now in stock We have recently received the first consignment of instrumentation cables into our Brisbane warehouse and have standardised on a niche construction. We stock screened and individual screened for those stringent applications. Firstly, we have chosen to utilise XLPE insulation for all cable conductors across all sizes, including power cables because of the superior characteristics XLPE has over PVC. In addition, to standard black sheath cables, we also have blue outer sheath for those intrinsically safe circuits. Secondly, the instrumentation cable voltage range is 450/750V to cover most applications. Continued Page 2 ReliabilityDependabilityQuality 53 Years 1 LPI and JT Day join forces to support National Broadband Network expansion Broadband services are delivered using a range of technologies across the country to homes and businesses, principally via digital subscriber line (xDSL) technology over the copper access network, 3G and 4G mobile networks, the hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) networks, fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) networks and fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) networks. Satellite networks In addition to terrestrial networks all Australian premises are covered by satellite broadband networks. A s the Telco majors such as NBN Co, Telstra Mobile, Optus and Vodafone work towards improving and expanding coverage across regional Australia, Lightning Protection International (LPI) and JT Day are providing a full range of earthing and bonding equipment and in some instances direct strike lightning protection products to the contracting groups. JT Day and LPI have supplied NBN contractors throughout Queensland with a full range of NBN approved below-ground mechanical clamps and above ground earth bars. All mechanical clamps are purpose designed to provide a conductive and mechanically secure connection, between earth rods From page one All Ex cable glands in stock are suitable for armoured and non-armoured cables. There’s also a full range of industrial glands for safe areas. JT Day in conjunction with our UK based group company member, Noskab, provides access to a large number of cable manufacturers worldwide. This presence allows us to source and give necessary support for cables made to a wide range of international standards. No matter how large or small your cable enquiry, JT Day is sure to have a solution. 2 and conductors whilst limiting the effects of corrosion when installing an earthing system. ▪▪ Selection of Stainless Steel U-Bolt clamps for connection between earth rods and copper cables and tapes ▪▪ Earth rod clamps to facilitate the connection between rods and cables ▪▪ Rebar clamps for the bonded connection between rebar and copper conductors ▪▪ Earth rods – Copper-bonded and stainless steel ▪▪ Earth Enhancing Compounds ▪▪ Extensive range of NBN earth bars including lattice tower, service earth bar, monopole tower and feeder earth bar arrangements as per NBN specifications Beyond the NBN rollout, the Vodafone and Optus EJV (Joint Venture) is another major telecommunications project currently underway across Australia. This project involves the upgrade and or installation of new infrastructure across thousands of sites country wide. It will ultimately see the commissioning and integration of 4G network technology. As this project has gained momentum, JT Day and LPI have serviced key conttactors throughout Queensland with a customised range of Optus and Vodafone products covering earth bars and accessories, feeder earth kits, long palm lugs and earth enhancing compounds. JT Day’s Brisbane based facility carries a comprehensive range of NBN approved earthing, bonding and accessories to support all of the local and regional contracting groups. ISO14001 - Our Commitment T he MacLean Electrical Group, of which JT Day is the Australian Division has begun the accreditation process for the ISO14001 Environment Management standard. As an enhancement to the Companies’ ISO9001 Quality Assurance standard, ISO14001 will provide us with the tools to identify and control our environment and the platform to evolve our environmental performance. JT Day recognises the range of economic and ethical benefits both for the Company and also its customers. These include a streamlining of its operations and a greater sense of awareness and pride, both inside and outside of the organisation and also with its employees. As an example, the new laser engraving equipment to be installed in the junction box assembly workshop will be fitted with a highly specified dust extraction and purification system to meet the exacting ISO14001 standard. Our customers can rely on a continuous improvement in our quality and environmental practices to internationally recognised ISO standards. ReliabilityDependabilityQuality Electrical equipment for Pakistan gas field refinery J T Day has recently completed the supply of a bulks package for the installation of hazardous area electrical equipment for the Zamzama gas field refinery situated in the Sindh province of Southern Pakistan. The package of hazardous area equipment included an array of Chalmit lighting, Weidmuller junction boxes, cable glands and lighting poles. The Zamzama project has a plant production capacity of 450 million cubic feet of gas per day. The field reserves are estimated at 2.3 trillion cubic feet of gas, making Zamzama the fourth largest gas field in Pakistan, covering an area of approximately 120 km² in Dadu, Sindh Province. per day to customers, the Sui Southern Gas Company and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. Gas production from the Zamzama field commenced in March 2001 to supply an average of 270 million cubic feet of gas The joint venture project has BHP Petroleum (Pakistan) Pty Ltd holding a 38.5% interest with partners Government Holdings 25%, PKP Exploration 18.75% ; and ENI Pakistan Ltd 17.75%. 3rd generation marking and warning system for offshore platforms W full integration of additional modules including the innovative Orga Circle-H LED helideck touchdown, positioning and marking lighting system as well as the latest Orga smart LED obstruction light system. ith increasing demands from the offshore oil and gas industries for improved safety and reduced costs, Orga Offshore has developed a third-generation platform marking and warning system. About Orga Offshore Orga Offshore provides customised solutions for the offshore oil and gas industry, specialising in the design and manufacture of gas hazardous area certified navigational aid systems that are reliable in the harshest environments. The system employs smart digital touchscreen technology and LED lighting technology to provide a robust and cost-effective digital nav-aid solution. A user-friendly touchscreen navaids central control panel (digital NCCP) sits at the heart of the new digital system with full alarm, history and remote status monitoring capabilities. Orga’s new Navaids Central Control Panel (NCCP) Currently supplied with an RS485 Modbus interface for digital communications, the system will support TCP/IP and web browser functions in the near future. The state-of-the-art modular design allows easy set up and maintenance while the touchscreen user interface enables full system interaction to control and monitor all Orga’s aids to navigation equipment including its precision-engineered L410range of LED energy efficient marine lanterns, foghorns and marine radar beacons (racon) as well as Orga’s visibility meters and photocells for automatic control during night-time or poor visibility. The new digital NCCP’s design also allows The company is a world leader in the development and manufacturing of state-of-the-art hazard warning lights, radar response beacons, foghorns, fog detectors and many other navigational aids, as well as lighting, solar power supply systems and explosion-proof solutions for customers in the aviation, offshore and petrochemical industries. JT Day supplies the range of Orga products. These products are sold worldwide and meet all local and international code requirements. ReliabilityDependabilityQuality 3 Weidmuller gives OK for local assembly work J T Day’s junction box assembly facility that was recently doubled in capacity to handle the increasing demand for customised junction boxes has recently been approved for the assembly of Weidmuiller’s junction boxes. The approval to assemble locally is a bonus for projects being undertaken in W.A. as it means customer requests can now be expedited much faster. Prior to the recent approval, assembly work on Weidmuller junction boxes had to be conducted in the Eastern States. JT Day, General Manager, Brian Prutny said the demand for the company’s junction box assembly facility had been considerable. It has led to staff member, Darren Page moving into a dedicated junction box estimators role to give specialist advice and support to clients. The workshop facility is handling Ex e and Industrial rated GRP and stainless steel products. All fit-out, drilling, tapping and installation of terminal assemblies is carried out in house to provide an assembly service that meets the Lloyds Register ISO 9001:2010 quality program and under the tight control of IEC EX certification for hazardous areas. Introducing the right tool for stripping of cables with hard complex insulation T he difficult task of stripping cables with hard, complex insulation has been made a whole lot easier with the latest range of tools from Weidmuller. The Stripax Ultimate will strip halogen-free and UL cables in one easy step to make the process far from the tortuous process that it once was. The beauty of this fabulous tool is that after doing the job it automatically opens the clamping jaws, it has selectable adjustment for partial stripping and it can be adjusted according to insulation thicknesses. In house moves: ▪▪ These tools are an absolute must for professional cable processing. The product range extends from stripping tools for small cross-sections right up to sheathing strippers for large diameters. ▪▪ JT Day Queensland has recently appointed its sixth staff member in Phil Seboa as technical Sales Officer.Phil has recently moved to Queensland from the United Kingdom where he worked in similar products. Weidmuller professional stripping tools have an optimised ergonomic design and guarantee defect-free processing with a consistently reliable stripping result thanks to exact matching of the insulation and the wire cross-section. Jenny Bott has joined JT Day Perth as a Technical Sales Officer. She is highly experienced in Industrial sales of fire rated products and is also a recent arrival from the U.K. Our brands: ® www.jtday.com.au Perth: 93 Inspiration Drive Wangara, WA 6065 Tel: +61 08 9303 2248 Fax: +61 08 9303 2446 [email protected] 4 Melbourne: Level 4, Suite 13 150 Albert Road South Melbourne, VIC 3205 Tel: +61 03 9685 7522 Fax : +61 03 9685 7599 [email protected] Brisbane: 1/67 Bluestone Circuit Seventeen Mile Rocks, QLD 4073 Tel: +61 07 3279 3535 Fax: +61 07 3279 7840 [email protected] ReliabilityDependabilityQuality