APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING CABLES WITH ONE OR MORE OPTICAL FIBERS TO A PIPE FOR LAND OR SUBMARINE PIPELINES

摘要

An apparatus (100) for applying at least one cable (70) of one or more optical fibers to a pipe (200), the apparatus (100) comprising:- a supporting module (101) configured to be operatively associated with a pipe (200), the supporting module (101) being configured to slide with respect to the pipe (200) along the longitudinal direction of the pipe (200);- a milling unit (103) being configured to make a groove, during the relative sliding between the supporting module (101) and the pipe (200);- a laying unit being configured to lay said at least one cable (70) with one or more optical fibers within the groove;- an extruding unit (105) being configured to release a filling material (80) of the groove and to embed said at least one cable (70) with one or more optical fibers within said groove.