Bezinox® non-magnetic armouring wire for submarine power cables

Bezinox® is a non-magnetic armoring wire heavily galvanised, austenitic stainless steel wire used for protecting three-phase HVAC submarine power cables.

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The wire which empowers you

Let´s go for a carbon-neutral world within the global offshore industry

Wind technology is playing a leading role in transition to sustainable energy. It is also one of the fastest-growing, most competitive, and least harmful energy sources.

With a long-term history in subsea armouring solutions for electricity export cables, we see value creation potential in the renewable energy business. Based on deep market & customer insights from cable producers, designers, TSOs, and wind farm developers, we have gained a deep understanding of the challenges facing this market and how we could help to overcome them significantly.

Addressing these challenges we have developed a non-magnetic galvanized stainless steel armouring wire - Bezinox®.

Sustainable strength beneath the waves

Choosing a Bekaert product from inhera® range of selected sustainable solutions Iike Bezinox®, ensures a responsible choice, helping you and your customers achieve sustainability goals faster.

Engineered to improve thermal performance, optimize material use, and reduce the overall lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of cable systems.
By combining austenitic stainless steel with a durable zinc coating, Bezinox® offers exceptional resistance to crevice corrosion—outperforming uncoated stainless.
With its extended service life and reduced risk of failure, Bezinox® contributes to the circular performance of cable systems and lowers total environmental impact.

Note: References such as lifecycle emission savings are based on specific assessments and assumptions. Actual results may vary depending on application, usage conditions, and other influencing factors.

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Successful stories of Bezinox®

Deep dive with the best

Meet Seagreen project - The largest offshore wind farm in Scotland

We have produced and delivered Bezinox®, the non-magnetic armouring solution to the largest Scottish offshore wind farm - Seagreen.

Our Bezinox® solution has been used as an armouring for 196 km of export cables, to deliver energy to 1,6 million households in Scotland.

How can you benefit as an operator of an offshore wind farm?

Bezinox® will prevent failures and energy losses resulting in lower cost
your export cables will have a longer lifetime and high-reliability thanks to outstanding corrosion protection
your project will be more sustainable using non-magnetic, offering a lower CO₂ footprint throughout the lifetime of your project
with our solution, you are also protecting the marine environment as our armouring wire reduces the surrounding temperature of the cable

Thanks to its non-magnetic features the energy losses are reduced significantly and therefore the energy is transmitted efficiently.

Why does your subsea cable need armouring wire?

Reliable mechanical protection

The steel wire reinforcement (armouring) provides protection, enabling smooth installation and operation in rough conditions, as well as comfortable decommissioning.

Protection against impact and abrasion

Armouring protects the cable against impact and abrasion from the rocky environment, fishing gear, installation tools, small anchor, etc..

Well balanced physics

Cable armouring helps to handle static (weight) and dynamic forces ( e.g. vessel movements), torsion, and sidewall forces.

Increased life-time of the cable

Efficient armouring can increase the life-time of the cable thus improving the performance, reliability, and safety of the cable core.

KEMA Labs white paper

Run your project with ease. Read the white paper to understand the differences between non-magnetic and conventional steel armouring wire to utilize the benefits.

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Applications

Power cables for offshore wind farm - export and array cables
Power cables for interconnections

Features

Material Stainless steel

Coating Zinc

Shape of wires Round or Flat