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April 9, 2025 by Blair Sackney

10 Key Considerations for Underground Cable Installations

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October 29, 2024 by Blair Sackney B Sc. Eng.

Power Cable Shielding

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August 9, 2024 by Dean Richards

Choosing Appropriate Cables for your Transportation Project Design

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February 28, 2024 by Blair Sackney

Introduction to Mining Cables

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September 14, 2023

Texcan Celebrates 45th Anniversary

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August 11, 2023 by Keith Thom

Drexan Heat Trace

Introducing Drexan Heat Trace Cables

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July 6, 2023

Safety Update: Transforming Health & Safety Practices

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June 21, 2023 by Blair Sackney

SHD-GC Mining Cable Overview

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April 19, 2023

Sonepar Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples and Visible Minorities

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March 13, 2023 by Blair Sackney

Cable Bending Radius For Power & Control

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February 1, 2023

VFD Cable – A Multi-Functioning Product

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December 19, 2022

Sonepar Announces the Loss of its Founder and Honorary Chairman Henri Coisne

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October 30, 2022

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Sonepar in Canada

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September 29, 2022 by Blair Sackney & Ciaran Clarke

TECK Cables - Why They Are Such A Great Design

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May 4, 2022 by Blair Sackney & Ciaran Clarke

5KV Teck Cables – Shielded or Unshielded?

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March 4, 2022 by Blair Sackney & Ciaran Clarke

Cable Sizing: 75°C or 90°C Ampacity Columns

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January 25, 2022 by Blair Sackney, B. Eng.

What are Low Smoke Zero Halogen (LSZH) Cables?

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December 8, 2021 by Beatrice Wong

Building Wire & Cable 101

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October 5, 2021 by Nicholas Kim

What is ACWU?

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September 21, 2021 by Beatrice Wong

How are Ethernet Cables Used?

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September 7, 2021 by Nicholas Kim

Southwire: Celebrating 70 Years

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August 26, 2021 by Blair Sackney, B. Eng.

What to Use – 600V or 1KV Conductors?

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July 29, 2021 by Beatrice Wong

Northern Cables: 25 Years of Canadian Cable

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April 7, 2021 by Keith Thom and Blair Sackney, B. Eng.

Fire Rated Cables - ULc S139 with Hose Stream Test

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January 13, 2021 by Blair Sackney, B. Eng

Cable Pull Calculations - Large Power Cables

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November 24, 2020 by Blair Sackney, B. Eng.

How to Read an Electrical Cable Spec Sheet

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September 28, 2020 by Blair Sackney, B. Eng.

Tray Cable Installation

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July 28, 2020 by Blair Sackney, B. Eng.

Type TC Tray Cable Basics

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June 22, 2020

Update: June 22, 2020

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May 19, 2020 by Blair Sackney, B. Eng.

CE Code Ampacity Table D17

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April 7, 2020

Health & Safety

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April 2, 2020 by Blair Sackney, B. Eng.

Understanding Cable Low Temperature Ratings

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March 19, 2020

Update: March 19, 2020

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July 3, 2018

40th Anniversary

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August 25, 2017

The New Signal, Power, and Control All-in-One Cable

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June 26, 2017

Texcan Now Stocking Comtran VITALink® Cable

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November 21, 2016

Is it possible for one worker to safely move a reel that weighs up to 6,000 lbs?

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November 8, 2016

Texcan Adds Southwire SIMpull Solutions® Parallel and Stacked Reels to Product Offering

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July 22, 2016

Texcan Adds VITALink Low Voltage Offering

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April 5, 2016

Texcan Launches VITALink® MC 2-Hour Fire Rated Cable

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January 19, 2016

Texcan Moves into Brand New Headquarters

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September 1, 2015

Texcan becomes a 3M stocking partner

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June 1, 2015

Texcan launches new Edmonton-based distribution facility