TRACO Cable Company Ltd

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TRACO CABLE COMPANY, a Premier Kerala Government Company, commenced operations in the year 1964, manufacturing high quality Electric Cables and Wires in Technical Collaboration with M/s. Kelsey Engineering Co. Ltd., Canada. Since then TRACO has been in the forefront in meeting the needs of Public Sector Undertakings in India like Railways, Electricity Boards of various states in the country and others for AAC/ACSR, Power and Signalling Cables.

One of India’s most sought after Paper Insulated Lead Sheathed Telecommunication Cables were produced by TRACO in collaboration with Hindustan Cables, West Bengal under an agreement signed in 1974 until the liberalisation of Licencing policy in the country, TRACO was one of the two manufactures of Telephone Cables in India and the only one in the whole of South India.

With the progress in Cable Technology, Paper Insulated Cables gave way to the much more sophisticated Jelly Filled Telephone cables which are superbly suited for communications. TRACO was one among those who first preceived the opportunities inherent in this new development. It soon went into Technical collaboration with M/s. General Cables Inc. , USA, world leaders in the Communication cable field and manufactured them in India to exacting standards.

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RAISING FROM UNDERGROUND TO THE SKIES

It is true that all these years much of our time and effort was spent on making underground cables that are as fail proof as can be. As a result, we have connected millions of people, playing an important role in communications. And our efforts are still on , to bring you better products. But there are no plans to stop with underground cables alone. and thereby ignore people who could not be connected with underground cables due to geographic and economic reasons. In short , TRACO has diversified into Aerial Cables.

TRACO’s new range of self support Aerial Cables connect people aerially at the same time , economically. They are manufactured to both national and international standards .

TRACO has developed Aerially Bunched Cables for LT Overhead lines also . They are polythene Insulated Aluminium Cables of specification : REC Specification No.s2/1984 and have a rated voltage of 1.1 K V. This type of cables help in reducing the power interruptions to the barest minimum level possible. Many of the advanced countries are all ready switching over to these cables from the bare counter system.

STEEL IS NOT THE LIMIT

As Al-Mg-Si Alloy is joined our conductor family, we are growing beyond Steel. TRACO has added All Aluminium Alloy Conductors(AAAC) to its product range and joined the energy conservation moment. Some of the salient features which make All Aluminium Alloy Conductors (AAAC) markedly superior to ACSR are as follows:

1. High strength/weight ration: 21 to 26% lighter as compared to ACSR . Reduction of tension is 21 to 23% and hence lighter towers would be satisfactory- saving in cost would be greater.
2. High Electrical Conductivity:- Conductivity is 6% to 11% higher than the corresponding ACSR-Lower AC resistance and hence, considerable decrease in line losses.
3. Good corrosion Resistance:- Usage of AAAC in the coastal area is of great significance.
4. Great Abrasion and Creap Resistance:- Abration resistance of alloy stands is more than four times that of E.C.G. Grade Aluminium. Overall strength will not change in case of repetition short duration short circuits.
5. High conductor Metal Efficiency:- Metal efficiency of Aluminium Alloy wire is 126 whereas that of EC Grade Aluminium is only 82.
6. Thermal Expansion:- Along with the rise and fall of temperature the sag increases osr decreases to throughout the conductor.
7. Connectability :- Superior to ACSR – Greater torque can be applied without concern for the cold flow beneath the conductor.

‘TRACO’ CARRIES POWER ALL OVER INDIA AND PARTICIPATES IN RAILWAY SIGNALLING

Our Bare Conductors, Weather-Proof Cables and Power are used by several Electricity Boards in India manufactured to meet the Indian Standard Specification. With stringent quality control methods, our cables are of excellent quality and have been acclaimed as one of the best in the country.  Our, signalling Cables made to Railway specifications are functioning all over India. This is because TRACO NEVER COMPROMISES ON QUALITY

HOUSE WIRING CABLES TRACO LAUNCHED HOUSE WIRING CABLE UNIT IN KERALA AT THALASSERY, KANNUR DISTRICT “FOUR SIZES OF HOUSE WIRING CABLES AVAILABLE AT OUR FACTORY OUTLETS, CORPORATE OFFICE AT KOCHI AND LIAISON OFFICE AT THIRUVANANTHAPURAM”
	Self Supported Aerial Cable Polythene Insulated Moisture barrier self supporting aerial cable. Suspension wire and the cable core are contained in a single polythene sheath 10 pairs with 0.4, 0.5, 0.63 and 0.9 mm gauge. Spec: Telecommunication Research Centre Spec. No. 52-23/85 TRC with reference to various ASTM, BS and IS specification
	PVC Drop Wire PVC insulated drop wire Spec: ITD Spec. No.S/WS-118D & P.V.C. insulated and polythene sheathed aerial cables 5 pairs/10 pairs Spec. No. SP/76-2/87/63
	Bare Conductors Bare Conductors – AAC, ACSR and all Aluminium Alloy conductors for transmission and distribution purposes: Spec: IS 398 Part I IS 398 Part II IS 398 Part IV
	Flat Twin Cable Flat Twin weather proof cables – PVC insulated Aluminium Flat Twin Cables: 1100 V. Grade Spec: IS 694 Extensively used for providing connections to the domestic consumer.
	Power Cable with Aluminium Conductor PVC insulated and sheathed armoured/unarmoured Aluminium power cables 1100 V. Grade. Spec: IS : 1554 Part I
	Power Cables With Copper Conductor PVC insulated and sheathed armoured/unarmoured copper power cables standard Specification : IS : 1554 Part I 1100 V. Grade
	Railway Signalling Cables Signaling Cables – Used by Railways. PVC insulated & sheathed armoured/unarmoured Copper cables. 1100 V. Grade. Spec : Indian Railway Specification No : S63 – 89 for PVC insulated cables for Railway Signalling

(A Kerala Government Company)
Reg: Office: 4th Floor, KSHB Office Complex, Panampilly Nagar, P.B. No. 2404, Cochin-682 036, Kerala, India
Phone: 91-0484-2314847, 2314864,
Fax : 91-0484-2312744