The use of cork to extend the lifetime of components in power transformers and distribution networks
Power structures are often subject to harsh conditions and must be built to withstand the test of time.
Power structures are often subject to harsh conditions and must be built to withstand the test of time. Over the past four decades, Amorim Cork Composites has been developing cork composite solutions specially designed and tested to extend the lifetime of components in electrical power plants and distribution networks under the Amorim T&D brand. The Amorim T&D range of solutions are performance-driven and recognized worldwide, with a long track record of application in transformers, reactors, bushings, and other T&D components. But what makes our solutions so unique? The answer comes naturally: cork.
Amorim T&D solutions developed for the power industry are based on specific polymer formulations with cork. Cork is a 100 % natural, renewable and recyclable raw material whose characteristics include elasticity, vibration control, chemical resistance, shock absorption, flexibility, impermeability to liquids and thermal resistance.
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