Canada and the northern US face some of the most severe winter weather on earth.
Bitterly cold temperatures, thick ice and heavy winds can play havoc on the electrical grid. Failures resulting from these weather-related impacts can result in high repair costs, system reliability issues, equipment damage, injuries and a loss of customer confidence.
There are ways to mitigate the effects of winter on powerline equipment. It starts by ensuring the hardware used on the grid infrastructure is designed, manufactured and tempered for extreme weather.
To mitigate the impact that winter has on powerline equipment There are ways to mitigate the effects of winter on powerline equipment. Using hardware that is:
- Sourced from the highest quality raw materials
- Engineered and designed for use in challenging conditions
- Manufactured and tempered to meet the highest industry standards.
Slacan Industries has served North American clients for more than 100 years. We know winter, and we manufacture the Storm Ready hardware that can stand up to its harshest conditions.
Cold weather—really cold weather—can make the ferrous materials used in hardware become brittle. When it does, there is an increased risk of fracturing, which weakens the metal’s structural integrity. When the piece is further stressed with extra weight due to ice, wind gusts or contact from trees, it is more likely to fail.
Slacan Industries‘ pole line hardware has been custom-engineered and built for more than 40 years to withstand these conditions. The ability of our Storm Ready hardware to withstand those pressures is verified through Charpy Impact Testing. This industry-leading controlled process measures the energy needed to fracture a standard specimen at specific temperature. Slacan measures the most common materials used in pole line hardware at temperatures ranging from -20 to -45 degrees Celsius.
You can be confident that the strength and stability of our hardware meets the exacting standards of Charpy-rated toughness. Visit our Storm Ready page for more detailed, technical information on how our processes and standards can make your electrical and communication hardware ready for whatever Mother Nature throws at it.