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Power Line Fittings

Since 1972

P ioneers in the field of design, manufacture and testing of Transmission

Line Hardware Fittings and Accessories for Conventional conductors,
HTLS Conductors and Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) from 11kV – 1200kV
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About Us
Established in 1972, TAG Corporation is India’s largest & oldest
manufacturer for Transmission Line Hardware Fittings and
Accessories for voltages ranging from 11 kV up to 1200 kV.

TAG is also accredited as a test Laboratory confirming to ISO/IEC

17025:2005 for testing of Hardware fittings, Conductors and Insulators.
The laboratory can perform the entire range of Electrical, High current,
High Voltage, Mechanical and
Vibration tests required for Transmission Lines.

TAG supplies to Transmission line utilities from around the world

including Botswana, Afghanistan, Kenya, Zambia, India as well as to
turnkey contractors like KEC International,
Kalpataru Power Transmission, Larsen and Toubro, TATA
Projects and Hyundai Engineering to name a few.

Over the last 46 years, TAG has established various manufacturing facilities as well
as a state-of-the-art testing Laboratory for designing and testing these materials. With
the establishment of a new State of the Art Manufacturing Plant, the TAG Group
today possesses an area of about 85000 Sq. meters and a built up area of about 55000
Sq. meters. These facilities enable TAG to manufacture its exhaustive range of
products completely in-house thereby conforming to strict design, quality and
delivery requirements.

TAG performs testing of hardware fittings, accessories and overhead conductors for
more than 60 conductor manufacturers around the world.
 Technology Partners
In 1994, TAG entered into a technical collaboration with Hydro
Quebec, Canada for the design, manufacture and supply of spacer
dampers. This relationship has resulted in a strong technical
partnership leading to the introduction of multiple designs of
spacer dampers suiting different environmental conditions,
bundle configurations and for a range of temperatures from -
30°C to +240°C.

Over 2.5 Million Spacer Dampers have been successfully supplied and installed in Twin, Triple,
Quadruple, Hexagonal and Octagonal configurations.

2.5 Million
Spacer Dampers Supplied

TAG is a qualified manufacturing partner of CTC

GLOBAL for the supply of fittings and
accessories for their ACCC Range of Conductors.
TAG offers the entire range of Suspension & Tension
Clamps, Jumpers, Splices, Spacer Dampers, Vibration
dampers & T Connectors for ACCC Conductors.
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Manufacturing Facilities
TAG possesses a comprehensive in-house
manufacturing and tooling facility for the
manufacture of all the components required for
transmission line Hardware and conductor
accessories.

Aluminium Fabrication Unit

This unit manufactures grading rings, corona control rings,
dead end clamps, jumpers etc. The shop is equipped with
customized CNC Bending machines, Hydraulic Presses,
TIG and MIG welding machines.

Armor Rod Fabricating Unit

This unit specializes in the manufacture of Helical Armor
rods, and Retaining rods used in transmission lines. An in-
house tooling facility facilitates catering to individual
customer requirements.

Steel Fabrication Unit

This unit manufactures all types of Yoke Plates, Sag Plates,
Machined Forgings, Support Flats, Arcing Horns etc.
required for all hardware fittings. It is equipped with CNC
cutting machines, drilling machines, milling, turning, CNC
bending and welding machines.

Rubber Moulding Unit

This rubber mixing and moulding unit was commissioned
in 1980 primarily for the manufacture of damping elements,
liners, cushioned grips for spacer dampers, suspension
clamps and line spacers respectively. The synthetic
compounds used in spacers and spacer dampers were
developed under the technical advice of DU PONT.
They have successfully been in operation for more than 38
Years
Steel Forging Unit
Commissioned in 1976, this unit is equipped with
2 drop hammers of 2000 kgs and 1000 kgs capacity. In
2017, 2 CNC Hammers of 31.5 & 16 kJ rating were added
to enhance Capacity of Forging Equipments . All forgings
undergo various operations like heat treatment, shot
blasting, MPI Testing and Microstructure analysis. All
operations are done
in-house to ensure TAG’s strict quality control.

Tool Room
The heart of TAG’s tool room are its 4 axis machining
centers. Dies for Aluminium die casting, rubber moulding,
drop forging, punching as well as jigs and fixtures are
manufactured here. The tool room is also equipped with
CNC machines, Spark Erosion machines and engraving
machines.

Aluminium Die Casting Unit

This die casting facility is equipped with automatic die
casting machines, electric furnaces and trimming presses to
manufacture top class Aluminium alloy castings. Fettling
and shot blasting is done on the castings to achieve required
finish.

Hot Dip Galvanizing Plant

Galvanizing of all components are carried out in its own
State of the art Galvanizing plant equipped with a multi
stage bath system unit and is supported by pollution control
equipment, an effluent treatment plant and over head
material handling systems. The plant ensures responsible
disposal of its effluents.

All facilities are backed by an Integrated Material

Management System.
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Testing Facilities
Established in 1975 for the testing of
transmission line hardware fittings and
accessories, this unique facility also tests
conductors for manufacturers around the
world.

High Voltage Laboratory

This facility, a first of its kind for a hardware
manufacturer, was set up to test the electrical properties of
hardware and accessories such as RIV, Corona and
Voltage distribution. Equipped with high voltage
transformers, coupling capacitors, artificial rain
equipment, sphere gaps and supporting accessories, this
lab also carries out RIV and Corona tests on conductors &
Fittings up to 800kV HVAC.

Mechanical Laboratory
Components are tested rigorously here to ascertain line-
worthiness. This lab is equipped with a 5T, 30T, 100T and
200T tensile testing beds. In addition to tensile tests,
stress-strain and creep tests are carried out on conductors
in a climate controlled environment.

Electrical Laboratory
In addition to carrying out DC resistance tests on
conductors and accessories, this lab is equipped with a
6000 Amp transformer for carrying out magnetic power
loss and heat cycle tests on compression dead end clamps,
mid-span joints etc.

Chemical Analysis Laboratory

In this Laboratory, raw materials and in process materials
can be tested for their chemical composition with a
spectrum analyzer and a high resolution microscope. The
coating thickness of galvanized materials can also be
measured in this lab.
Vibration Laboratory
TAG's vibration testing facility is complete with towers and
terminals for conducting vibration test on I- Suspension, V-
Suspension and Tension strings for Twin, Triple,
Quadruple, Hexagonal and Octagonal bundles as well as
Spacers, Dampers, Vibration Dampers and Conductors. The
outdoor 85 meter test span accommodates Hardware strings
up to 1200 kV Octagonal bundles while the indoor 35 meter
test span is ideal for testing accessories of various
configurations.

Rubber Testing Facility

As the synthetic rubber compound selected and used for the
manufacture of rubber components require long life on
transmission lines without losing their properties, TAG has
installed an extensive testing facility for determining tensile
strength, elongation, electrical resistance, heat aging and
ozone resistance of the synthetic rubber components.

Performance Test Line

This 800m line has been set up to study the effect of wind
induced vibration on transmission lines and to test the
effectiveness of spacer dampers in controlling the same.
The position of the line has been carefully chosen so as to
be near normal to the direction of the wind for the majority
of the year.
Wireless sensors and a state of the art data acquisition
system provide accurate results and real time monitoring.
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Milestones
R&D Laboratory 1973 Established in-house tool room &
Aluminium casting unit.
1974 First 400kV Hardware manufacturer in
India (UPSEB).
TAG R&D Laboratory, approved by the 1975 Established TAG Laboratories &
department of Science and Technology has all developed 4R Dampers indigenously.
necessary testing facilities to measure accurately - 1976 Established in-house forging shop.
force, displacement, acceleration and frequency on 1977 Established in-house high voltage testing
various fittings under test. laboratory. Developed Armor grip spacers.
1978 Developed socket ended
Further, chemical composition of metals, micro forged components.
structure and vibration analysis can also be carried 1979 Established M.S. fabrication shop
out. & galvanizing shop.
1980 Established vibration testing & rubber
TAG has also installed a wind tunnel to vibrate mixing and moulding facilities.
various conductors at normal wind speeds
1982 Installed wind tunnel to study
experienced by the transmission lines so that the “Aeolian” vibration.
self damping capacity can be ascertained. 1986 Successfully tested HVDC fittings at
FGH Laboratories, Germany.
1994 Entered into collaboration with Hydro-
Quebec, Canada for manufacturing spacer
Some of the other major achievements dampers.
1996 Successfully executed order for
to come out of this lab are: Accessories to the first 800kV UPSEB
Independent development of an improved transmission line.
Four Resonant Damper Development of Neoprene 2000 Successfully executed order for
lined clamps in spacers to combat vibrations in complete fittings and Accessories for 500kV
transmission lines in consultation with Dupont, UK. HVDC TALCHER II project.
2002 Successfully executed first 800kV order
Development of extremely low
for Tehri – Meerut Line.
power loss fittings for 400kV systems.
2007 Development of 320 kN & 420 kN
D evelopment of Spacer Disc Insulator Hardware Fittings.
Dampers in collaboration with Hydro Quebec, 2008 Development of 800 kV DC
Canada for Twin, Triple, Quadruple, Hexagonal Hardware Fittings & Spacer Damper for
and Octagonal Bundles. Hexagonal Bundle.
Design and Development of high 2009 Development of 1200 kV Hardware
strength hardware fittings up to 1320 kN for Power Fittings & Spacer Damper for Octagonal
Grid Corporation of India. Bundle.
2010 First Manufacturer to successfully carry
Design and Development of 800 out Performance tests on Twin, Triple,
kV DC Hardware Fittings & Spacer Dampers Quadruple and Hexagonal Spacer Dampers.
for Hexagonal Bundle.
2011 Design and manufacture of 765
Design and Development of Hardware KV Hexagonal Hardware Fittings and
fittings and Spacer Dampers for 1200kV Accessories.
Octagonal Bundle. 2012 Established a full scale performance
test line for Spacer Dampers
Establishment of a full scale performance
test line for carrying out tests on Spacer Dampers in 2014 Design and manufacture of OPGW
live wind conditions. Hardware Fittings and Accessories
2015 Development of fittings for different types
Development of complete in-house of CTC Global ACCC conductors.
Test facilities for Testing HTLS Conductor Fittings
2016 Development of fittings for different types
of HTLS conductors such GAP, INVAR &
ACSS.
2018 Establishment of a New State-of-the-
Art Plant doubling the existing capacity.
Quality
TAG CORPORATION is committed to
maintaining leadership in Design, Manufacture
and testing of Hardware & Accessories for
transmission lines, through a value system that
balances sustainability, Quality, Environment and
Occupational Health & Safety.

In line with this, TAG has been approved under

the ISO 9001: 2015 , ISO 14001:2015 &
OHSAS 18001:2015 management systems.

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TAG has successfully tested its components in various laboratories around the
world like....

*IREQ (CANADA) WUHAN LABS (CHINA)

STRI (SWEDEN) CEPRI (CHINA)
CESI (ITALY) CPRI (INDIA)
NGK (JAPAN) IISC (INDIA)
KEMA (HOLLAND) EDF (FRANCE)
FGH (GERMANY) IIT (INDIA)
**BAZET (FRANCE) BHEL (INDIA)
ZKU (CZECH REPUBLIC) SERC
(INDIA) VEIKI VNL(HUNGARY)
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Products
1200kV, 800kV and 765kV Hardware

500kV and 400kV Hardware

230 KV, 132 KV and 66 KV Hardware

Conductor Accessories

HTLS Fittings and Accessories

OPGW-Fittings and Accessories

 Customers
TESTING DIVISION
LGAZ, AlgeriaTRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA, Nigeria
R LINK , Queensland, AustraliaOMAN ALUMINIUM PROCESSING INDUSTRIES LLC, Oman BOTSWANA POWER CORPORATION, BotswanaNGCP PHILIPPINES, Philippines
COR SUMINISTROS - S.A., BrazilMINISTRY OF ENERGY AND WATER, Republic of Benin DONGGUAN GEONENG ELECTRIC CO.LTD, ChinaSVESKA KRAFTNAT, Sweden
TUTO COSTARRIECENSE DE ELECTRICIDAD, Costa RicaTURKISH POWER TRANSMISSION LTD, Turkey ETHIOPIAN ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION, EthiopiaPEC, Yemen
RID, FinlandZESCO, Zambia
WER SYSTEM CORPORATION, JapanTRANS GULF ALUMINIUM INDUSTRIES COMPANY LLC, UAE KENYA ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY LTD, KenyaMOSEROTH LTD,
R DELTA POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF NIGERIA, NigeriaMIDAL CABLES INTERNATIONAL LIMITADA, Mozambique

PRODUCT
International Utility
BHUTAN POWER CORPORATION
DIVISION EPC
APAR INDUSTRIES LIMITED
BOTSWANA POWER CORPORATION Domestic Utility (Government) ASSOCIATE POWER STRUCTURE PVT LTD
DA AFGHANISTAN BRESHNA SHERKAT (DABS) ANDHRA PRADESH TRANSMISSION CORPORATION BAJAJ ELECTRICALS LTD
KENYA ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO. LTD BIHAR STATE POWER TRANSMISSION COMPANY EMC LIMITED
KENYA POWER LIGHTNING COMPANY GOA ELECTRICITY BOARD TRANSRAIL LIGHTINING LIMITED
POWER GIRD COMPANY OF BANGLADESH LTD GUJARAT ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CORPORATION HYUNDAI ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION LTD
POWER TRANSMISSION COMPANY 1,2,3,4-VIETNAM HARYANA VIDYUT PRASARAN NIGAM LTD JYOTI STRUCTURES LIMITED
TRANSMISSION COMPANY OF NIGERIA JHARKHAND URJA SAN CHARAN NIGAM LTD KEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
MILLENIUM CHALLENGE ACC OUNT-MALAWI KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED KALPATARU POWER TRANSMISSION LTD
NORTHERN/SOUTHERN/CENTRAL-PPMB-VIETNAM KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD KETAN CONSTRUCTION LTD
ZESCO-ZAMBIA MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO LIMITED L&T CONSTRUCTION
MADHYA PRADESH POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION RS INFRA PROJECTS PVT LTD
Domestic Utility (Private) LIMITED NATIONAL THERMAL CORPORATION LIMITED SKIPPER LTD
ADANI POWER LTD ORISSA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED STERLITE POWER TRANSMISSION LTD
ESSEL INFRA PROJECTS LTD POWER GRID CORPORATION INDIA LIMITED SHYAMA POWER INDIA LIMITED
ISOLUX CORSAN LTD POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF UTTARKHAND LTD SIMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES LTD
L&T IDP LTD RAJASTHAN RAJYA VIDYUT PRASARAN NIGAM LIMITED TATA PROJECTS LIMITED
MEGHA ENGINEERING AND INFRASTRUCTURE LTD TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY BOARD TATA POWER LIMITED
STERLITE POWER GRID VENTURES LTD TELENGANA STATE TRANSMISSION CORPORATION
UTTAR PRADESH POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED
WEST BENGAL STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION CO LIMITED

TAG CORPORATION
Corporate Office: 91, Thiruneermalai Road, Chromepet, Chennai 600 044. Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone: +91 44 2238 3939 / 2238 3105 E-mail: prakash@tagcorporation.net
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