P-Laser: an innovative technology for the cable industry

In 2008 Prysmian made significant progress in developing its P-Laser technology: an innovation of major importance for utilities as regards power distribution. From a technical perspective, P-Laser consists of an insulating system based on thermoplastic materials. This allows a more competitive production process since it can be manufactured on a single, uninterrupted production line, thereby significantly reducing the factory lead time.
Prysmian’s P-Laser cable uses a High Performance Thermoplastic Elastomer Compound (HPTE) developed in Prysmian’s R&D laboratories and patent protected. It can also be produced according to different metallic screen and outer sheath configuration requirements.

P-Laser not only offers a more compact architecture and compatibility with conventional cables and accessories but also the fundamentally important benefit of being completely recyclable: the offer of P-Laser cables therefore represents an opportunity for utilities, who are increasingly focusing on the eco-sustainability of their growth strategies.
Manufacturing started in 2008 at the Pignataro Maggiore plant, which produced more than 500 km of unipolar 185 mmÇ - 12/20 kV cable.

Prysmian has also obtained the approval of ENEL, Italy's principal Utility, with whom an experimental phase has been successfully completed. Prysmian is therefore ready to offer this innovation in place of the existing medium voltage product.