LOROM is one of the few manufacturers worldwide that has the entire range of capabilities to design and produce highly reliable complex cables and wiring system for the mass transit market.

It’s not just about making cable or a cable assembly, many companies worldwide have that capability, more over the ability means having experience in many technical disciplines, ranging from material science and compounding, conductor technologies, taping and unique cabling technologies as well as highly competent molding and termination technologies.

With LOROM vertical manufacturing platforms, we feel that we can meet or exceed any requirement the customer may have, utilizing our skill and knowledge from copper wire drawing to highly flexible multi-conductor hybrid cables, providing a ready to install cable system with all components and manufacturing processes controlled in house.

Capabilities

• High Performance cables & more conventional thermoplastic & thermoset insulations
• Die-casted parts
• Metal Stamped parts
• Injection Moulded parts

Conductor Options

• Silver plated conductors
• Nickel plated conductors
• Tin plated conductors

PTFE (Polytetrafluoroethylene) Properties

• Outstanding chemical & temperature resistance
• Very flexible at low temperatures, operating temperature are from -75°C to +200°C
• Non-Flammable / Non-Toxic
• Voltage rating from 250V (min) to 10000V (max)

XL-PE (Cross-Linked Polyethylene) Properties

• Excellent resistance to oil, fuel, weather, hydrolysis, flames, abrasion and temperature extremes
• Operating temperatures from -40°C to +150°C
• Innovative way to extend material choices at lower costs, reducing material thickness while obtaining improved impact, chemical & thermal resistance

LOROM has the know-how and experience to supply you with a variety of materials available to meet your specific & demanding mass transit applications.

We can draw raw copper into many sizes from 50 AWG to 2/0 AWG with wire insulation including thermoplastic, thermoset, fluoropolymer, or even cross-linked irradiated insulation for increased thermal & solvent resistance.

Our customer’s have grown to expect LOROM’s engineering resources for developing reliable product offerings from our state-of-the-art test facilities to meet and exceed your standards.

Product Applications

• High voltage power supplies & transformers
• High temperature sensors
• Trains / Trams

Our extensive product capabilities offer complete systems – meeting national and international standards – application-specific special cables, ready-to-connect assembled cables, sub-systems, as well as complete system solutions for rolling stock applications such as high-speed trains, locomotives, trams, Metros, diesel and electrical multiple units and freight cars.

High Performance Characteristics

Insulation extrusion processing material types such as:

• PTFE
• FEP
• Silicone Rubber
• XL-PE (Cross-linked Polyethylene)

FEP (Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene) Properties

• High voltage insulation & exceptional dielectric strength
• Low flammability & moisture absorption
• Excellent chemical resistance
• Operating temperatures from -75°C to +200°C
• Voltage rating from 250V (min) to 10000V (max)

Silicone Rubber Properties

• Resistant to extreme temperatures & environments, radiation, corona and ozone
• Great for high voltage / dielectric strength
• Flame retardant & Halogen free
• Operating temperatures from -60°C to +180°C