Powering Your Business Forward with the
Emerald Service™Program
Program Overview
With job site logistics often being the major cause of project delays, the need for a complete services solution plays a crucial part in the successof an installation. With this in mind, General Cable is pleased to offer its Emerald Service™ Program. Emerald Service is a complete package
of critical cable services offered on our complete line of Construction & Industrial cables.
With the Emerald Service Program from General Cable, you can be assured that you get the right product, packaged to your specifications,
in the timeframe needed to optimize your demanding project schedules. Our Emerald Service Program addresses two primary areas of cable
management, which can be provided to reduce your overall labor cost and installation time at the job site.
- Packaging/Reel Preparation/Site Management, which can limit issues associated with cable handling
- Field Engineering Services, for cable installation recommendation in accordance with the National Electrical Code® (NEC®) as well as other applicable industry guidelines
Preparation Services*
Cut, Package & Ship- Cut to Length • Palletization
- Paralleling • Sealed End Caps
- Duplex, Triplex or Quadplex (factory shipment only) • Colored Tape Phase ID
- Joy Winding (both ends of cable exposed)
- Type 1 — No Wrap • Type 3 — Lamiflex® Reinforced Fiberboard
- Type 2 — Weather-Resistant Linerboard • Type 4 — Full Wood Lagging
Site Management and Labeling Services
- Laminate Tags • Custom Reel Stenciling
- Payoff Direction Tagging • Weatherproof Tags
- Lay Flat/Do Not Flop Tags • Metal Reel Tags
- Reel Cradles • Flat Bed Shipping Service
- Test Reports
- Pulling Calculations • Voltage Drop Calculations
- Engineering Site Visit • Ampacity Calculations
Technical Services*
While choosing the right cable is the first critical factor in job site management, General Cable also recognizesthe importance of being able to accurately respond to both difficult and changing conditions during installation.
To address this critical need, we are pleased to offer as part of our Emerald Service™ Program a complete range
of Engineering & Technical Advisory Services, designed to assist you through even the most difficult installations.
The following services are offered at an additional charge and can be estimated prior to the service(s) being
started:
- Ampacity Calculations
- Voltage Drop Calculations
- Impedance Calculations
- Pulling Stress Calculations
- Sag & Tension Calculations
- Side & Wall Bearing Pressure Calculations
- Field Site & Inspection Services
General Cable provides a broad range of quality Construction & Industrial products including:
- Construction Cable
- Aluminum Building Wire (Commercial: XHHW-2, THHN/THWN-2, USE-2/RHH/RHW-2, MC Cable, MC Jacketed, Tray, RW90, RWU90, TECK90; Residential: SE Style U and R, Mobile Home Feeder, AC90, ACWU90, RW90, RWU90)
- Copper Building Wire (THHN/THWN-2, TFFN, T90, XHHW-2 VW-1, XHHW-2 CT, XLPE, MTW)
- Photovoltaic (PV) Wire
- Portable & Temporary Power Cord & Cordsets
- Instrumentation Cable
- Multi-Conductor Control & Power Cable
- Low-Volt Power Cable, 600 V – 2 kV
- Med-Volt Industrial Cable, 2.4 kV – 35 kV
- Industrial Automation Cable
- Armored Cable
- Mining Cable