Author Archives: Jo de Brabandere

Lamifil presents its Lamifil Lab test solutions

Lamifil has always taken its customer’s challenges as a starting point to take innovation one step further. That is why they increasingly turn to our ISO 17025 accredited on-site laboratory to improve products, processes and project efficiency to pursue innovation and lower costs. Lamifil is proud to present its comprehensive lab solutions on a brand-new […]

Lamifil receives ecology support from Flemish government for new production process

The Flemish government has granted 512 000 euros to Lamifil as strategic ecology support. This will be used for a new and unique ecological production process for aluminium products. The ecology project is part of the company’s comprehensive future strategy, which is supported by a significant package of investments in the short and medium term. […]

A sustainable, future-proof solution for Delhi’s new metro network

With the electrification and expansion of Delhi’s Metro network in full swing, both the general contractor Siemens and their client, the Delhi Metro Rail Company were in need of a reliable, future-proof and environmentally-friendly solution for its overhead contact and catenary wires. The solution came in the form of high-quality conductoring employing advanced alloys developed […]

Managing summer peak demand fluctuations in Croatia

With peak loads in the summer tourist season nearly double those of the off-season, Croatia’s distribution system operator HEP – ODS d.o.o., Elektrodalmacija Split faces significant challenges to safeguard network security and satisfy the necessary n-1 criteria. Renowned for their superior performance, efficiency and versatility, Lamifil’s industry-leading ACCC conductors were chosen to increase the capacity […]

Helping Serbia reach its renewable energy targets

Given that the majority of the line connecting Serbia’s KoÅ¡ava with Alibunar dates back to 1966, it comes as little surprise that it was no longer up to the task of distributing the power generated by the latter’s new 42MW wind farm. In choosing Lamifil’s state-of-the-art ACCC Helsinki conductor for the reconductoring project, Elektromreža Srbije […]

Preparing RTE’s Avelin-Gavrelle overhead system for power transmission growth

Lamifil has made a successful bid to supply critical components for the upgrade of RTE’s Avelin-Gavrelle power line in northern France. First commissioned in 1963, the existing line is at the limit of its power transmission capacity, leaving the region potentially vulnerable to blackouts. To meet the needs of the line for many years to […]

Lamifil introduces innovative catenary wire alloys at Innotrans 2018

Rail operators need to be adaptive and innovative to reduce energy losses and their ecological footprint, while increasing the reliability of their rail systems. At Innotrans 2018, Lamifil is introducing innovative alloys for catenary wires, to address these modern rail challenges. Meet PowerFil, ThermoFil and CuMg UHC. Innovation to create reliable and sustainable railway grids […]