Heavy Duty 10mm Galvanized Wire Rope Anti Drone Barrier | Substation and Switchyard Protection

Product Overview

This barrier is the 10 mm specification of our galvanized wire rope anti drone range, built for substations, switchyards and industrial plots where the net has to survive wind, ice load and decades of outdoor exposure without being replaced. Each panel is hand woven from hot dip galvanized steel wire rope with a 350 g/m2 zinc coating, roughly a third heavier than the standard 260 g/m2 finish, and every crossing is closed with a crimped ferrule.

The aperture is ordered per project: 15 x 15 cm where small drones and thrown objects must be stopped close to the asset, 50 x 50 cm where a long perimeter has to be covered with the least weight and the fastest handling. Panels are delivered with a reinforced perimeter cable so they can be tensioned as a vertical curtain between gantry columns or flown horizontally as an overhead canopy above a transformer bay.

Technical Specifications

Why The 10 mm Specification

• Higher load path: 12 kN per cable instead of 8 kN, so fewer support columns are needed on long spans.
• Thicker zinc: 350 g/m2 coating extends service life to 25 to 30 years, which matters on coastal and industrial sites where the standard finish shows red rust earlier.
• Impact tolerance: a heavier rope deforms less when a drone is caught, keeping the aperture geometry and the security rating intact after an incident.
• Ice and wind: the added mass and stiffness reduce sag and flutter on overhead canopy runs above transformer bays.

Key Advantages

• Passive protection: no electronics, no radar and no radio jamming, so nothing to license or power at the fence line.
• Custom aperture per order: one supplier for both the tight asset-level mesh and the open perimeter mesh.
• Reinforced edges: perimeter cable and lacing rope are supplied with each panel, so no extra fittings purchase is required.
• Field repairable: a damaged cell is re-laced with spare rope and ferrules without replacing the panel.
• Transparent to maintenance: the open weave keeps sightlines and airflow for inspections and thermal cameras.
• Low wind load: the open grid keeps structural loads moderate even on tall gantries.

Typical Applications

• High voltage substations and switchyards
• Transformer bays needing overhead drone cover
• Refineries, tank farms and power plants
• Logistics yards, warehouses and port storage areas
• Coastal and industrial sites where corrosion resistance decides replacement cycles

Installation

Panels are tensioned between steel columns, gantry legs or existing structures with turnbuckles, and adjacent panels are laced together so the load path stays continuous. Edge cables carry the tension, so intermediate supports are only needed where the panel sags beyond site tolerance. A two person team with standard cable cutters and lacing needles handles around 150 square metres per day.

Ordering Information

Send the span, mounting type and aperture you need, and we will confirm the panel layout, steel structure loads and delivery schedule.