The art of the perfect cable

We develop optimal cable solutions for our customers. The challenges facing modern cables and wires are multifaceted: moving applications with more than ten million cycles, severe mechanical and chemical loads, complicated bend radii and space-saving hybrid solutions. For each, HELU has answers to help you. To ensure flawless performance, all newly developed products undergo rigorous testing at our R&D center in Windsbach near Nuremberg. Here we bend, pull, crush and ignite the cable for all it's worth. Our special aging ovens are time machines that simulate the life cycle of a cable and much more. Testing is performed in accordance with national and international standards, which means that quality is confirmed and guaranteed.

Our testing facilities:

  • Our testing facilities:Our testing facilities:Torsion test tower for wind power cables
  • e-chain® test equipment (accelerations of 1 m, 3 m, 5 m, 6 m, 18 m, 20 m and 40 m up to 50 m/s; travel speeds up to 10 m/s)
  • Fire test equipment
  • Abrasion test equipment
  • Testing facilities for bending and torsion requirements.
  • Aging ovens according to UL, VDE, CSA, HAR, TÜV, CCC

Drag chain test equipment

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

Test tower for wind energy cables

The torque of wind power lines is tested on a custom-built test tower.

Fireproofing equipment

We regularly perform fire tests according to international standards such as UL/CSA, VDE, HAR.

Abrasion test equipment

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

Approvals

HELU products comply with 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)