The Art of the Perfect Cable

We develop optimal cable solutions for our customers. The challenges faced by modern cables and wires are multifaceted: moving applications with more than 10 million cycles, severe mechanical and chemical loads, tricky bending radii and space-saving hybrid solutions. For each, HELUKABEL has answers to help you.

To ensure a faultless operation, all new products developed undergo rigorous testing at our R&D center in Windsbach, near Nuremberg. Here we bend, pull, grind and ignite the cable for all it’s worth. Our special aging ovens are time machines that simulate a cable’s life cycle and far beyond. Tests are performed in accordance with national and international standards, which means the quality is confirmed and guaranteed.

Our test facilities:

  • Torsion test tower for wind power cables
  • Drag chain test equipment (Lengths: 3 ft - 130 ft (1 m - 40 m); Accelerations up to 164 ft/s2 (50 m/s2); Speeds up to 33 ft/s (10 m/s))
  • Fire testing equipment
  • Abrasion testing equipment
  • Test facilities for bending and torsion requirements
  • Aging furnaces according to UL, VDE, CSA, HAR, TÜV, CCC

Drag Chain Test Equipment

The focus here is on testing products for moving applications in drag chains for short, medium and long distances and at both slow and fast speeds.

Test Tower for Wind Power Cables

The torsion of wind power cables is tested in a custom-built test tower.

Fire Testing Equipment

We regularly conduct fire tests in accordance with international standards such as UL/CSA, VDE, HAR.

Abrasion Testing Equipment

The durability of the outer jacket is tested for abrasion resistance with abrasion testing equipment.

Approvals

HELUKABEL® products meet the following approvals:

BelgiumComité Electrotechnique Belge (CEBEC)
ChinaChina Compulsory Certification (CCC)
DenmarkDanmarks Elektriske Materialkontroll (DEMKO)
GermanyVDE-Prüfstelle (Verband Deutscher Elektrtotechniker e.V.)
GermanyFraunhofer Institut, Produktionstechnik und Automatisierung
EuropeCommunauté Européenne
FinlandFIMKO LTD
FranceUnion Technique de I'Electricité
Great BritainBSI British Standards Institution (licensing office)
ItalyIMQ Instituto Italiano de Marchio Qualitá
CanadaCanadian Standards Association (CSA)
NetherlandsNaamloze Vennootschap tot Keuring van Electrotechnische Materialen (KEMA)
NorwayNorges Elektriske Materiellkontroll (NEMKO)
AustriaÖsterreichischer Verband für Elektrotechnik (Zeichenvergabestelle)
RussiaGOST-R Zertifizierung (SGS)
SwedenSvenska Elektriska Materielkontrollanstalten (SEMKO)
SwitzerlandSchweizerischer Elektronischer Verein (SEV)
USAUnderwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL)