Glossary · Drum handling
flange
Round side disc of a drum; its diameter is the drum size.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | flange | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | flanş | HES Kablo Teknik Bilgiler (maker's catalogue) |
| Türkçe | yanak | Nexans Türkiye (N1-tr) p. 2, 9 (maker's catalogue) |
| Deutsch | Flansch (Trommelscheibe) | Meinhart Kabel, Technische Listen und Tabellen p. 3 (maker's catalogue) |
| Nederlands | flens | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | fläns | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | joue | Shawflex, manuel de manutention (FR) p. 2 (maker's catalogue) |
| Español | ala de la bobina | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | flange | Prysmian Danmark, tromlehåndtering p. 4 (maker's catalogue) |
| Norsk | flens | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | laippa | Nestor Cables, Kelankäsittelyopas p. 6 (maker's catalogue) |
| Italiano | flangia | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | flanșă | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | tarcza bębna | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | čelo bubnu | Prysmian CZ, kabelové bubny p. 7 (maker's catalogue) |
| Русский | щека барабана | our own translation (typical practice) |
Used in the laying guide
LV PVC power cables · LV XLPE power cables · LV armoured cables · Medium voltage cables · High voltage cables · Flexible cords · Control and instrument cables · Solar (PV) cables · Outdoor telecom cables · North American cables · Aerial bundled cables · Ship and offshore cables
Related terms
flange set (flange distortion) · forklift tines · gross weight · hazard to the public · inspection on receipt · ISPM 15 treatment · lagging (battens) · lashing
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- HES Kablo: HES Kablo, product catalogue (owner's copy, 2026 sonra/Enerji_Katalog.pdf), "Teknik Bilgiler" (maker's catalogue)
- Nexans Türkiye (N1-tr): Nexans Türkiye, "Makaraların Taşınması, Yüklenmesi, Depolanması ve Kabloların Döşenmesine İlişkin Talimatlar", Revision 01, March 2021 (Turkish twin of Nexans 2021) (maker's catalogue)
- Meinhart Kabel, Technische Listen und Tabellen: Meinhart Kabel, Technische Listen und Tabellen (catalogue section, German) (maker's catalogue)
- Shawflex, manuel de manutention (FR): Shawflex, manuel de manutention, d'entreposage et d'installation des câbles, juillet 2025 (French) (maker's catalogue)
- Prysmian Danmark, tromlehåndtering: Prysmian Group Danmark, Korrekt tromlehåndtering: vejledning (drum handling guide, Danish, 2024) (maker's catalogue)
- Nestor Cables, Kelankäsittelyopas: Nestor Cables, Kelankäsittelyopas / Drum handling guidelines (Finnish and English) (maker's catalogue)
- Prysmian CZ, kabelové bubny: Prysmian Group Czech Republic, guide to cable drum handling, transport and storage (PGCZ drum handling, Czech) (maker's catalogue)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.