Helukabel adds Cleanflex to cleanroom power and data cable portfolio
With a special PUR outer jacket to minimise release of cable dust into the air
Helukabel, a German cable manufacturer with a North American headquarters in Elgin, Illinois, has expanded its cleanroom approved power and data cable product portfolio with the launch of the Cleanflex series. These UL/CSA-approved, shielded and unshielded power and data cables are suitable for use in continuous-flexing, cable track-equipped machinery built for cleanroom applications, such as semiconductor and electronics manufacturing.
Helukabel says cleanroom environments are particularly challenging for manufacturers because even the smallest amount of contamination from particles, such as dust or microscopic materials coming from the machinery, can have damaging results on production. To prevent such particles originating from the cable during continuous flex operations, the Cleanflex has a special polyurethane (PUR) outer jacket to minimise the release of cable dust into the air. The PUR jacket compound has been rigorously tested and approved by the Fraunhofer Institute for Production Techniques and Automation.
Cleanflex power and data cables are flame retardant and halogen free (LSZH), and resistant to oil, UV and chemicals, such as solvents, acids, alkalis and hydraulic fluids. They can withstand high levels of mechanical stresses and alternating bending cycles, and are tear, abrasion and impact resistant, even at cold temperatures between –40°C and +80°C, depending on the application.
The Cleanflex has a special polyurethane (PUR) outer jacket to minimise the release of cable dust into the air
Both the power and data cables come in unshielded and shielded types to prevent signal interruption during cleanroom applications that expose the cables to high levels of electromagnetic interference. If radiation is present, the cables can withstand up to 100Mrads of exposure.
The Cleanflex-HF power cable is available in sizes from 20–14 AWG, while the shielded HF-C power cable comes in 20–16 AWG.
The Cleanflex-HF and twisted-pair, shielded HF-TP-C data cables are available in sizes ranging from 24–22 AWG. Each power and data cable comes in varying conductor configurations.
In addition to UL and CSA, the cables are CE approved for machine builders exporting to Europe.
