HELUKABEL, a manufacturer and supplier of cables, wires and cable accessories, recently announced two acquisitions to further grow its core competency in the field of industrial automation. The two latest companies to join the HELUKABEL Group are ekd gelenkrohr GmbH, a drag chain manufacturer, and Sangel Systemtechnik, an industrial cable assembly manufacturer. For the group, […]
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HELUKABEL breaks ground on new U.S. headquarters
HELUKABEL, a major global manufacturer and supplier of cable, wires and accessories, held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday, November 9 for its new U.S. headquarters. The eight-acre property is located in the Chicago suburb of West Dundee. The initial buildout will be for a 75,000-square-foot facility, with 7,000 square feet allotted for office space and the remaining […]
Servo and feedback cables UL-approved to 90°C
HELUKABEL, with U.S. operations based in Elgin, Ill., just announced it is upgrading the entire TOPSERV and TOPGEBER product portfolio from 80°C to 90°C UL styles. Servo and feedback cables with higher heat resistance benefit from a longer service life, making them preferred in motor environments. Tests confirm that the conductor insulation maintained excellent thermal […]
TOPFLEX family adds to XLPE-Insulated Cable Portfolio
HELUKABEL, one of the leading cable manufacturers, has added two new motor connection cables to its TOPFLEX product family: the TOPFLEX-EMV-UV-3 PLUS 2XSLCYK-J and the TOPFLEX-EMV-UV-2XSLCYK-J – which have conductor temperature resistances of 90°C. A higher current load rating is possible due to the improved conductor temperature resistance of 90°C. This enables a smaller cross […]
Cabling flexibility and speed reign in industrial motion cables
If there is one word to describe the most important attribute of industrial motion cables today, it would probably be flexibility. Flexible cables allow for more compact designs and more cycles than ever before. Similarly, VFDs and other automation systems requiring tight bending radii are looking for smaller cables that can withstand high speeds. Flexibility […]
