Blogs
Our blogs are written together with and edited by our cable expert Gerlof de Vries. Gerlof is a cable engineer with substantial experience and know-how. We like to share his and our knowledge in our blogs and eBooks.
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3 May 2017
What are halogen-free cables
Halogen-free cables have been used for decades. But what are these cables exactly? Find out everything you need to know in this blog.
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18 April 2016
Petrochemical cables in ATEX certified areas
ATEX standards are applicable to petrochemical cables used for ATEX certified installations. The glands of the cable need to comply with the ATEX directive.
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5 February 2016
Features of wind energy cables
Wind energy cables are expected to withstand various types of weather conditions such as high winds, salt water and extreme low/high temperatures.
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22 January 2016
Wind turbine cables for wind energy projects
In this blog we tell you about different kind of wind turbine cables for wind energy projects. Like what kind of cables you need to operate a wind turbine.
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10 November 2015
Lead sheathed cables in the petrochemical industry
In the petrochemical industry cables get in contact with oils, gases and other chemicals. Are lead sheathed cables the best solution? Read more about it.
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22 September 2015
Arctic offshore cables
Arctic offshore cables need to stay operational with temperatures form -40°C up to 90 °C and remain operational. Read more about Arctic offshore cables.
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1 September 2015
SHF1 and SHF2 sheaths according to the NEK 606
The NEK 606 standard qualifies two types of outer sheath: SHF1 and SHF2. We tell you more about the two kinds of outer sheaths for offshore cables.
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26 August 2015
The NEK 606 standard
NEK 606 was issued in 1993 and was regarded as a national standard for 16 years. Here you will find the most important of a standard like the NEK 606.
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21 July 2015
Offshore cables on topside modules
There are different structures with a topside module in the offshore industry. And there are several kinds of offshore topside module cables.
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15 July 2015
Development of high standards for offshore cables
The standards for offshore cables have the highest demands. Safety is important because small mistakes can lead to serious and major consequences.
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8 July 2015
Assembling aluminium cables in 5 steps
Besides the advantages of aluminium cables, the criteria for assembling aluminium cables are different compared to copper. Read more about it in our blog.
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25 June 2015
Advantages of aluminium cables
We told you about the financial advantages of aluminium cables. Now we are going tell you more about the physical advantages of aluminium cables.
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