KEI Industries Ltd has unveiled a special range of Mining Cables. The company manufactures a variety of Elastomeric (Rubber) cables up to 11KV used where flexible cables are required for repeated flexing or winding and rewinding. These cables can be used with hand held or portable machines, cranes, material handling equipments, mining machines, marine application and more.

KEI mining cables offer higher durability as they are manufactured in modern manufacturing lines, which consist of highly flexible copper conductors, high quality EPR insulation and superior rubber and tough rubber sheath thus making the cables more robust. The specially formulated rubber insulated and tough rubber sheathed cables of 1.1, 3.3, 5, 6.6 and 11KV grade are manufactured as per both Indian and International standards. These cables are as per the IS 14494 Type FT7, FTD3 which are certified by DGMS (Director General of Mining Service) for Underground Coal Mines.

KEI's in house rubber compounding plant and CCV lines are appropriate for different kinds of rubber compounds and cable sizes, have modern extruders and also high quality braiding & taping machines produce robust and quality cables. Additionally, it offers flexibility in design and large capacity.

Commenting on the launch, Mr Anil Gupta, CMD, KEI Industries Ltd, said, "Our products are engineered with the reliability and operational excellence thus making them suitable for use in range of industrial and mining environments, where high degree of mechanical stress is always expected. Adding on, the mining business is going to see a tremendous growth not only in India but in other developing countries. We at KEI are focused on meeting the demands from their expansion, modernization and replacement markets and thus benefit from it."

KEI manufactures cables with different specifications as per OEM requirements and mining machine requirements. These are suitable for the following: electrical loaders, shovels, drilling and tunnelling machines, extension cables, control cables, power & control composite cables, pumps and landline cables. KEI serves reputed OEMs like Atlas Copco, Elecon, Krupp, ABB, Siemens, and Schneider.