T&D Buyer's Guide

AFL's conductor accessories provide superior performance and reliability for electric power utilities and rail companies. Drawing on the experience gained from over 80 years designing and manufacturing accessory products, AFL's conductor accessories improve the reliability of critical electrical and optical infrastructure used for the transmission and distribution of electricity.

Our products are manufactured in Duncan, SC in a facility that is certified to ISO 4001 and ISO 9001:2008 standards. AFL’s product offering includes the following:

• Substation accessories — Swage bus accessories including couplers, end caps, terminal taps, expansion supports and more; Swage cable accessories including couplers and terminals; both bolted and welded accessories (supports, couplers, connectors, expansions, taps, terminals, reducers, bus vibration dampers, stud connectors, end plugs and hardware) for voltages up to and including 765kV
• Substation — bus conductors (round, integral web, rectangular bar, channel, universal angle bus, and rectangular bar).
• Transmission accessories — Hi-Temp® compression, standard compression, quick compress and IMPACCT® (Implosive Accessory Technology)
• Rail Transit system accessories — high-speed rail systems, light rail systems, trolley and streetcar systems, 3rd rail systems and complete electrified transit overhead
• Fiber optic cable hardware — dead ends, suspensions, tangents, splice enclosures, snow shoes, attachment hardware and come-a-longs
• Motion control — stockbridge-type vibration dampers, spacers, spacer dampers and software for Aeolian vibration protection
• Wire products — Copperweld strand and solid wire
• Network underground accessories — multi-outlet insulated connector bars, mechanical socket and core compression system, transformer stud connectors, over-current protection devices and explosion-proof protective shells
• Tools and compounds — hydraulic presses, pumps, dies and the new ConductaClean®

 

The conductor accessories facility has also built an impressive record of environmental stewardship with a recycling rate for paper, wood, metal and plastic exceeding 90 percent, an aggressive storm damage expedite program and a carbon footprint effort aimed at reducing total energy each year by three percent.

We are committed to taking a proactive approach to our customers’ needs, acting with integrity and delivering as promised. AFL understands that it is about quality products and building a strong relationship with every customer.

MDF Cable Bus Systems 4465 Limaburg Rd. (Zip 41048) Manufacturer of Cable Bus Systems for High current, electrical busway applications (1000 to 6000 Amps). AC & DC Systems are available from 600 Volt to 35KV. Complete Engineered systems are supplied for Industrial, Utility and Commercial applications including service entrances, primary and secondary feeders, plant distribution, large motor and equipment feeders. Corrosion resistant aluminum, bus enclosures are supplied for indoor and outdoor applications. PVC coated systems are available for highly corrosive environments. Supports for busway systems can also be supplied.

Brenco was established in 1984 to supply the electrical industry^^s tool needs. We supply tools, equipment and related safety items to utilities, powerline contractors and electrical contractors. Our company is a distributor for over seventy manufacturers. We have a full on-site repair facility to service all of these related items. Rental units are available for wire termination, pipe bending, wire pulling and more. Our surplus division provides refurbished and new surplus tools and equipment for our customers. We ship merchandise nationally and internationally and take pride in our prompt and friendly service.

In 1897, ACA sold the first aluminum for current-carrying application. That sale was the beginning of a relationship between ACA and the electrical industry that has prevailed for nearly a century. Today, ACA Conductor Accessories is the world^^s foremost supplier of aluminum conductor accessories to the entire utility industry. Yet, we are more than simply a manufacturer of metal products... we offer a depth of engineering, production, training and testing services not available from any other source, at any price. With ACA, you get the product performance you need for reliability, and the know-how to apply it. ACA expertise, born from beginnings of the electric age... it^^s an edge that makes a big difference. The entire ACA organization is ready to listen to your needs and provide a better technical solution for improved system reliability. We will be happy to provide you with detailed literature and answer specific questions about any of our products and services. Contact us today for more information and the name of the ACA field representative near you.

Tallman Equipment is an employee-owned company and has served the electrical transmission and distribution industry for over 70 years. We offer a comprehensive range of services to linemen, including new tool sales, rentals, ground and jumper set manufacturing, transformer sling production, and expert testing and repair.  

Tallman carries a wide selection of the best tools and equipment from the top brands in the utility industry.  

Our rental inventory includes stringing blocks, ground and jumper sets, battery powered cutting and crimping tools, fiberglass hot arms, hoists, dynamometers, rubber goods, and more.  

The Tallman Assembly Department custom-builds ground and jumper sets as well as performing dielectric testing and repair on used grounds and jumpers.  

Our rope department specializes in transformer sling assemblies as well as rope splicing and custom rope solutions.  

Our repair department services all tools commonly used in the utility industry including hydraulic, pneumatic, gas, and battery-powered equipment, stringing blocks, dynamometers, and mechanical hoists. 

Tallman offers complete repair and reconditioning of fiberglass tools, including hot sticks, conductor and support gins, ladders, extension arms, shotgun sticks, and more.  

The Tallman Rubber Lab cleans and performs dielectric testing on rubber gloves, blankets, sleeves, and other rubber goods and cover-up. All testing is done in accordance to ASTM standards.  

At Tallman Equipment, our vision is to deliver quality, convenience, and reliability to our customers by adapting to their needs and always striving to do the right thing.

Sediver is the pioneer and industry leader in high voltage toughened glass insulation technology for more than 70 years. Our outstanding track record confirms the quality of our products, with 600 million toughened glass insulators in service, on both AC&DC lines, in 150 countries and every climatic condition. In North America, nearly 40M  Sediver glass insulators have been providing reliable service to more than 100 utilities since more than 50 years.

Sediver Research Center has developed state of the art smart solutions for real-time monitoring of leakage current & predictive maintenance. Sediver technical assistance team helps support our  customers by providing T/ line insulation design expertise and testing of aging insulators for end-of-life diagnostics.

Sediver offers a full range of:

• Cap & Pin toughened glass insulators for AC & DC Transmission lines (ANSI & CSA standards), with M&E Ratings up to  200 000 lbs (860 KN).

• Glass suspension insulators for distribution lines 15-69KV,

• RTV coated glass insulators (Sedicoat) for polluted environments.

• Glass Insulators for insulated HV/T-line shield wires.

• Large diameter glass insulators for mitigation of bird droppings on suspension strings.

Testing facilities in the USA

Sediver's West Memphis laboratory regularly performs such work, providing US utilities with clear factual diagnostics.

• State-of-the-art testing equipment

• Sediver’s unique expertise in the evaluation of the results

• Full support from Sediver’s extensive R&D Team

• Experience with complex case studies for refurbishment/upgrades of AC and DC lines

Spectrum Industries, Inc. is a supplier of low, medium and high voltage current and potential transformers, transducers, shunts, analog and digital meters, power monitors, power analyzers, protector relays and switches. Same day shipping on stock items. Our main priority is customer service, we also specialize in finding replacements for old and/or obsolete meters and transformers.

Power Source Instruments Inc. (PSI) is a leading distributor of premium, high-voltage test equipment and products for the industrial and electric utility industries. We are the primary distributors in Canada for top brands such as Powermetrix, Arteche, T&R Test Equipment, HighTest and Shallco.

We bring a wealth of industry experience where comprehensive support and commitment will continue, not only at the start, but long after you’ve purchased and begin to use our products. Whether you represent a national hydro company or if you are an independent contractor, we offer the assistance you rely on to help you get the job done.