General Industry & Automation

Cavotec is a multi-national group of companies serving the following industries: mining and tunnelling, ports and maritime, steel and aluminium, energy and offshore, airports, general industry and automation. In the early 1960’s our main focus was the design and production of motorised cable reels primarily for manufacturers of tower cranes, harbour cranes and mining equipment. Today, Cavotec is connecting mobile equipment around the world in many diverse applications. The Cavotec Group consists of 7 manufacturing “Centres of Excellence” located in Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Norway and Sweden...

Local throughout the world As shown here the Cavotec Group is organized to support its customers around the world through its manufacturing units and sales companies. Each Cavotec manufacturing company, no matter where it is located, aims at being a market leader in its field by providing innovative and reliable products to Group customers. Each Cavotec sales company, in the 27 countries where they operate, aims at better serving its local market following the Group philosophy “to be local everywhere”. MANUFACTURING NETWORK Centres of Excellence Local Manufacturing Group Partners France Cavotec...

Cable Reels Since many years Cavotec Specimas cable reels have been used in a variety of operations supplying power, air and water to equipment in the general industry and automation sector. The Cavotec Specimas reputation in this market segment has been established by supplying innovative, robust systems together with specialised engineering staff to provide support where needed. The Hydrodynamic System is an unique patented system which provides a simple and rational solution for many cable and hose reel applications. The system is based on a torque unit in which reduction gear, clutch and...

Radio Remote Controls Cavotec Micro-control has been involved since 1984 with the development and production of advanced radio remote control systems. These remote control systems are renowned for the high quality and ergonomic design. All systems have a high level of flexibility and are made from standard modules allowing for full customization to meet specific requirements. The MC-1000 has been designed with the aim to provide an extremely cost efficient solution to many radio remote control needs. Thanks to its robust and easy to use design, the MC-1000 has become the preferred choice for...

Spring Driven Cable Reels Established in 1991 to manufacture spring driven reels and slipring columns, Cavotec Alfo became a leading manufacturer in its sector worldwide and market-leader in Germany. Such a fast growth is the result of combining high quality components, cost-effective management and the use of standard materials produced in large numbers. This effective combination enables Cavotec Alfo to serve the market and meet both standard and special requirements at competitive prices and with short delivery times. The Cavotec Alfo standard spring reels are built from modular components...

Slipring Columns The Cavotec Group has always been a main supplier of slipring columns to the general industry and automation sector. Cavotec Alfo in Germany and Cavotec Specimas in Italy, both specialized Centres of Excellence, manufacture a wide range of slipring columns for the transfer of power and signals in many diverse applications. By using stringent quality control measures together with the latest in power transfer technology, the sliprings manufactured by the Cavotec Group are of the highest quality and meet all applicable IEC norms and standards. SK/GSK Slipring Columns These units...

Power Connectors The Cavotec Power Connectors have been present in the field of industrial power supply for more than 20 years starting in the harsh environment of the Scandinavian mines and hydro-electric tunnels. Today the high quality, strength and integral safety of the Cavotec connectors have set the standard concerning high and low voltage power supply to many different types of equipment. Not only in mining and tunnelling but also in hundreds of general industry and automation applications around the world. Cavotec Connectors for low and high voltage applications are robustly designed,...

Cable Chains Founded in 1976 in Italy, Brevetti Stendalto was the first company ever to produce cable chains made from nylon. The production of this revolutionary concept marked the beginning of the global introduction of this new system to protect cables and hoses. Today, the company is an acknowledged leader and one of the most important manufacturers of nylon and steel cable chains in Europe. Thanks to their innovative design the Brevetti cable chains provide considerable efficiency and cost gains by allowing the application to move faster while fully protecting the cables and hoses inside....

Rotating electrical connectors To meet the ever increasing use of electronics and computer controls and the necessity for always improving slipring technology, the Cavotec Group decided to select specialised manufacturing companies, Mercotac Inc. based in the USA and Elet.Ca SpA based in Italy as Group suppliers. By utilizing the latest technology available, together with time-tested quality control measures, the Cavotec Group, together with its selected partners, guarantees the highest quality and reliable connectors. Mercotac Designed and manufactured by Mercotac Inc, USA, these unique rotating...

In order to supply a comprehensive selection of high quality cables specially adapted for use in general industry and automation applications, the Cavotec Group decided to select specialised manufacturing partners enabling Cavotec to guarantee the very highest level of productivity and safety. Among the specialised cable manufacturing partners represented by the Group, and who share the Group philosophy concerning the quality level and the service to the customer, we can mention such companies as Baude, Gore, Prysmian, Nexans and Tratos. All the cables offered by the Cavotec Group are divided...