Bend Limiters are made of a high stiffness and high strength elastomer. They are mounted around the cable and attached to the offshore terminals or structures. Cable Bend Restrictors are designed to prevent damage to flexible flowlines / umbilicals / cables from overbending and buckling during the offshore installation and operation.
Philson offers custom designed and high-performance bend restrictors to meet any specific technical requirements such as pipe / cable OD and MBR.
Standard Cable Bend Restrictors
Our cable bend limiters comprise a number of interlocking elements that, when subjected to an external load, articulate and lock together to form a smooth curved radius. This locking radius is designed to be equal to, or greater than, the cable’s minimum bend radius.
Split designs are easy to install both onshore and offshore. It also allows bend limiters installation after cable termination. Being almost neutrally buoyant in water, it eliminates any self-weight load on the cable.
Bespoke Cable Bend Limiters
Moreover, Philson also provide bespoke cable bend limiters tailored to meet specific or environmental conditions. For example, there are boltless bend restrictors for some special applications, which retains industry-leading performance while offering significantly reduced installation times and costs.
Cable Bend Limiters Benefits:
• Rapid installation time creating significant offshore savings
• Excellent temperature resistance, specifically important to long term creep performance
• Significant multiple unit cost efficiency savings
• Minimises sub-supplier risk
• Revolutionary boltless interlocking method fully utilising the material’s strength
• Superior load capacity for long and short term conditions
Philson is a Chinese leading manufacturer of molded products in polyurethane. With extensive experience in problem-solving and supplying cable bend restrictors/limiters and cable protection systems for the wind, marine, and oil industries. We use carefully selected polyurethane qualities to coat, cast, or spray the products, ensuring maximum service life. Contact us to get a custom solution.
