Spotlight on innovation

Downhole all-in-one cable gives gas an artificial lift
03.06.2015“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.”
Ben Franklin

LO-SAG™ overhead lines: packing power into a small space
21.04.2015"Intense collaboration from Nexans brought this project to a successful conclusion"
Amadeu Macedo - Manager, Eletropaulo

A metro line operator foils cable theft thanks to RHEYRAIL®
01.12.2014"Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell."
Sherlock Holmes

Why at Autoelectric, we think Henry Ford got it wrong!
“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said: faster horses.”

Preparing next-generation High-Voltage Networks
06.05.2014"Nothing so powerful as an idea whose time has come." - Victor Hugo

Korean Ceramifiable® cables that can take the heat
And it burns, burns, burns, the ring of fire.

Concentric and compact connections for superconductors
For a smaller footprint in urban grids, our superconducting cables needed compact connections.

Chilean giant goes deep underground
18.03.2014If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.

MOTIONLINE® PROFINET cable opens new horizons for automation
14.02.2014Innovation often requires combining diverse strengths to achieve a common goal.

Doubling voltages for aerospace cables
Every time I have gone up in an airplane, I have had the consciousness of a new discovery.

Overhead Lines: A New Start
15.01.2014New technologies put OHL back at the core of power transmission.

Hybrid flat elevator cables reach new heights
18.10.2013Combining Nexans' separate competencies in a new product alows us to resolve complex problem.

Fiber-to-the-Antenna: Reach for the sky
24.09.2013To enjoy a grander sight, climb to a greater height.
Nexans among the french Top 30 international patents filers
Nexans ranks among the Top 30 companies filing the most international patents

RHEYRAIL® tracks criminals
05.04.2013Even though we were late off the starting blocks, our careful research put us out in front.

The marriage of true scientific minds
One of Nexans prime missions is to be a talent scout for new innovators.

Test invented in Fumay goes viral
When you can measure and express it in numbers, you know something about it.

In the dark all fibers are no longer gray
A criminal investigation tool helps installers quickly identify optical fibers.

Superconductors in the round
By reducing the footprint of superconductors, this patent will accelerate their use in grids.

The "smart" cable that cries for help
As with the human body, a skin wound calls for fast action.

Keeping ballast water ship-shape
02.01.2013Ocean ecology can create new opportunities for cable innovation.

To catch a thief
12.12.2012Like the red thread spun into Royal Navy ropes, coded copper tape proves cable ownership.

Gooseneck solution for concentrated solar power
Sometimes a domestic item can shower you with ideas.

Pre-terminated assemblies facilitate data center installation
We help our customers meet their commitments by adding value to the installation process.

A self-protective sensor
This unit is more than an automative sensor; it protects and stabilizes itself against malfunction.

Duotrack® foils metal thieves
Sometimes, a technical innovation gives rise to unforeseen benefits.

Renewable materials in durable cables
The use of bio-based materials will allow us to reduce our dependence on oil.

Conference creates buzz for superconductivity
This Nexans-organized conference showcases Nexans as a prime mover for superconductivity in Europe.

Crane cables get smart
This really is an intelligent cable - it tells us during operation if everything is OK.

OneReach extends video grasp
One innovation drives another. After developing copper/fiber cable for CCTV, we pushed back the boundaries of PoE.

Visibox allows reel visibility
06.04.2011Convenient packaging adds value to our products by generating important savings for installers.

Aquafish power for fish farms
Offshore technologies help fish farm operators upgrade operations and enhance their ecological image.

A few meters of cable could go a long way
Breakthroughs are often accomplished by combining technological assets with industrial tools on an international scale.

Flexible power cable for hybrid electric vehicle
09.12.2010Innovation is often cooperative and synergistic, with the final result more than what each partner could have separately achieved.

Blowing micro-cable straight out of the box
Intelligently packaging micro-cables is an art in itself, and something that busy installers have come to expect.

Reinforced ground-check conductors for safer mining
04.11.2010The weakest link in the chain or cable is a place to start innovating. Fix that vulnerable point and you add value.

One pathway and a little push-pull
04.11.2010Safety should be our first objective; obtaining certification can help us develop new products for our customers.

Eco-friendly cables for petrochemicals
03.11.2010The green concerns of our customers often stimulate us to use proven knowhow to develop new solutions.

Going with the wind
03.11.2010When our clients decide to raise the bar on cable specifications, tough testing can lead to new breakthroughs.

Darkness at noon
03.11.2010Innovations often breed new innovations. What we learned with fluorescent cables inspired us to create a new reflective mining cable.

You talking to me?
03.11.2010You don’t need a brand-new product to do innovative marketing; you just need a customized marketing approach.

Korean car cable offers high performance
Rather than being perceived as a threat, a new competitive technology should be seen as an opportunity to do it better.

Giant UNIWEMA® for king-sized corrugated tubes
02.11.2010When your customer starts thinking big, you have to start thinking big, too, especially in terms of innovation.

EASYFIL® 1+1+1= 1?
Time-proven wiring products can often be given new life by rethinking how they can be assembled and packaged.

Cracking is no joke
A customer complaint, rather than being disruptive, often serves as a springboard for achieving a safer, better product.

HV cables bridge gap during repairs
Field installation cable is more than just a product; it’s a service designed to protect our customer’s precious network assets.

Reliable cables for submerged pumps
Environmental concerns inspired us to bridge electrical insulation and chemical protection, developing a unique new pump cable.

INFIT™ Alsecure® Plus Tel fits right in
Hopefully, INFIT™ technology will one day be as familiar in the cable world, as INTEL® is in computing.

INFIT™ technology opens new markets
INFIT is a leapfrog technology which allows most plants to produce superior fire-performance cables using traditional extrusion techniques.

Shine little glow-worm, glimmer, glimmer
Meeting customer demand for a cable that could glow in the dark required perseverance and intuition.

Cables smaller than the eye can see
Nano cables are opening up new markets in developing countries and non-destructive testing.

Backbones for datacenters
‘Smaller is better’ has often driven innovation . Fumay and NCS combined their expertise to offer a unique high-performance cable for an expanding market.

A cool way to turn on the heat
Thermal modeling makes it possible to adapt an entire cable system to a specific environment.

More fiber in the pipe
Customer requests for faster, easier installation, is leading us to push ribbon technology to its limits.

Cheaper, better fire-performance
By looking for gaps in existing patents, we discovered some neglected solutions.

Cables for ultra-cold environments
Nexans production units and the NRC have proven their ability to conquer the challenges of distance, language and cultural barriers to develop exciting new shipbuilding products.

Some cables like it hot!
Transitional technologies, like hybrid vehicles, demand transitional thinking.

Anti-robbery cable terminates power crime
This innovation not only eliminated power losses which were cutting into utility profits, it created a model for social and environmental responsibility which is spreading to other developing countries.

Cable on a hot tin roof: ENERGYFLEX
A durable, high-performance connection between photovoltaic panels and the “inverter”.

Camera goes “down the tubes”
A simple, self-contained robotic camera which rapidly scans joints, foreign matter and water within tubes.