A production method for a headline sonar cable characterized by steps of: a. providing a first strength member (14); b. coupling to strength member (14) a conductor (122); c. forming a layer of polymeric material about the combination of strength member (14) and conductor (122) while ensuring that the conductor remains slack; d. forming a flow shield around the layer of polymeric material, thus forming an elongatable internally located conductive structure; and e. braiding a strength-member jacket layer (52) of polymeric material around the elongatable internally located conductive structure while ensuring that the conductor is slack when surrounded by the jacket layer (52). For another embodiment, an optical fibre is wrapped around the exterior of the layer of polymeric material within which is enclosed a braided conductor formed about the first strength member (14). Other embodiments employ further thermo-plastic layers and further sheaths and further conductors.

An integrated cable processing device for performing processing operations on a cable includes a frame defining a workbench, and a plurality of cable processing mechanisms provided on the workbench for performing different processing operations on the cable. A cable clamping assembly of the device is adapted to clamp the cable, and is movable relative to the plurality of cable processing mechanisms to successively move a sub segment to be processed of the clamped cable to each of the plurality of cable processing mechanisms, and each cable processing mechanism performs the corresponding processing operation on the sub segment.

In a multi-core cable in which a plurality of small-diameter cables are gathered and a periphery of these small-diameter cables is covered with a shield layer and a periphery of the shield layer is covered with a sheath, the shield layer is formed by braiding a plurality of twisted wires formed by twisting two or three wires, and a twist pitch of the wires is values from 20 to 50 times (both inclusive) an outside diameter of the twisted wire.

A fluid delivery system includes one or more smart hoses. A smart hose of the one or more smart hoses includes a fluid conduit configured to deliver a fluid. The smart hose further includes a first electrically conductive element configured to deliver electricity through a length of the smart hose.

Method for forming a shield connection of a shielded cable with the steps of pushing a sleeve onto a shield of a cable, inserting the cable with the sleeve into a magnetic pulse welding coil, and energizing the magnetic pulse welding coil with a current pulse in such a way that the sleeve is joined to the shield with a material bond.

An electromagnetic shielding material includes multiple strands of an electrically conductive yarn that are arranged as a braided, knitted, or woven mesh. Each strand of the electrically conductive yarn comprises one or more electrically conductive filaments; each electrically conductive filament comprises a core of a first electrically conductive material surrounded by a sheath of a second electrically conductive material different from the first electrically conductive material. The first electrically conductive material exceeds the second electrically conductive material with respect to electrical conductivity, while the second electrically conductive material exceeds the first electrically conductive material with respect to one or more of tensile strength, corrosion resistance, or one or more other mechanical or chemical properties or characteristics. In many examples, the first electrically conductive material includes copper and the second electrically conductive material includes stainless steel.

A fire resistant coaxial cable and method of making is described that has a 2-part dielectric made of a polymer foam and a ceramifiable silicone rubber. The polymer foam, which can be polypropylene or other polymers, leaves little-to-no residue in the cable that causes electromagnetic loss when upon burning. The polymer foam can be extruded over a center conductor using an inert gas, such as nitrogen, to propagate the foam, ensuring little-to-no residue in the cable. The ceramifiable silicone rubber can be extruded over the polymer foam. The ceramifiable silicone rubber can have a polysiloxane matrix with inorganic flux and refractory particles that ceramify under high heat, such as temperatures specified by common fire test standards (e.g., 1850° F./1010° C. for two hours). The cable is configured to maintain a relatively coaxial relation between a center conductor and an outer conductor even under aforementioned fire tests. Another layer of ceramifiable silicone rubber surrounds the outer conductor and continues to insulate it from the outside if a low-smoke zero-halogen (LSZH) jacket burns away.

A multicore cable is composed of a bunched core composed of a plurality of electric wires laid together, each including a conductor, and an electrical insulating member provided over a periphery of the conductor, an abrasion suppressing layer configured as a taping member helically wrapped around a periphery of the bunched core, a shielding layer composed of a braided shield provided over an outer periphery of the abrasion suppressing layer, and a sheath provided over a periphery of the shielding layer. An opposite surface of the taping member constituting the abrasion suppressing layer to the bunched core and an opposite surface of the taping member constituting the abrasion suppressing layer to the shielding layer are composed of a fluoropolymer resin. The taping member constituting the abrasion suppressing layer is non-adhesively lap wound in such a manner as to partially overlap itself in a width direction thereof.

A multicore cable is composed of a bunched core composed of a plurality of electric wires laid together, each including a conductor, and an electrical insulating member provided over a periphery of the conductor, an abrasion suppressing layer configured as a taping member helically wrapped around a periphery of the bunched core, a shielding layer composed of a braided shield provided over an outer periphery of the abrasion suppressing layer, and a sheath provided over a periphery of the shielding layer. An opposite surface of the taping member constituting the abrasion suppressing layer to the bunched core and an opposite surface of the taping member constituting the abrasion suppressing layer to the shielding layer are composed of a fluoropolymer resin. The taping member constituting the abrasion suppressing layer is non-adhesively lap wound in such a manner as to partially overlap itself in a width direction thereof.

Method for cleaning a braiding machine, particularly a machine for braiding electrical cables, said braiding machine comprising a plateau (12) for supporting an annular row of spindle drive members (14), characterized in that it comprises a step of equipping the machine with at least one cleaning tool (84), this cleaning tool comprising on the one hand means (90) configured to be driven by the members and, on the other hand, at least one guide element configured to be housed in slideways (32) for the movement of the tool, said guide element being configured to drive or to be equipped with a means (80) of cleaning said slideways, and a step of rotating said members so as to drive said cleaning means in said slideways.