Cable Jacket Coating facilitates contamination removal.
Press Release Summary:
Available for new and existing HELUKABEL® cables, CLEAN Plus coating enhances cable and wire surface cleaning process. Nanotechnology is used to create lotus effect on cable jackets, which prevents adherence of such harmful substances as oils, greases, paints, and sludge. Should any surface contamination occur, cable can be wiped off using cloth and water. Heavier soiling may be resolved via high-pressure washers and steam cleaners without aggressive detergents.
Original Press Release:
HELUKABEL® Uses Nanotechnology to Create Lotus Effect on Cable Jackets
ELGIN, Illinois – HELUKABEL®, one of the world’s leading cable manufacturers, has recently announced a new cable jacket coating to enhance the cable and wire surface cleaning process. Known as CLEAN Plus, the new coating uses nanotechnology to create a lotus effect on cable jackets, which prevents the adherence of harmful substances such as oils, greases, paints, and sludge.
The so-called lotus effect stems from flora, where it can be found on the lotus flower and other plant species. On the surface of its leaves are tiny protrusions only a few microns thick and coated with tiny wax-like crystals. This surface causes water droplets and dirt particles to have limited contact with the leaf, preventing adhesion. Spherical water droplets slide off the leaves removing any dirt particles attached.
HELUKABEL® engineers were able to create this same effect on the surface of cables using nanotechnology in order to make cable jacket surfaces simpler to clean. Should there be any surface contamination, the cable can easily be wiped off using a cloth and water. If the soiling is heavier, high pressure washers and steam cleaners can also be used without the need of aggressive detergents, which over time can degrade the outer jacket and affect cable performance.
Cables and wires coated with CLEAN Plus have excellent non-stick properties and are suitable for numerous applications, such as the construction industry, workshops, medical technology, and the food and beverage industry due to the coating’s use of food safe materials. The CLEAN Plus’ coating properties have been tested according to DIN EN ISO 1998.
HELUKABEL® will not only treat new cables with this environmentally-friendly coating, but also incorporate it with its already existing product portfolio.
For more information on the CLEAN Plus cable jacket coating, please contact HELUKABEL® at sales@helukabel.com (in the U.S.) or sales@helukabel.ca (in Canada).
About HELUKABEL® USA
Established in 2007, HELUKABEL® USA is the North American headquarters for Germany-based parent company, HELUKABEL®. HELUKABEL® USA carries 3,600 cable, wire and cable accessory line items in their 44,000 sq. foot, suburban-Chicago facility. With over 30 years of industry experience, HELUKABEL® is one of the most successful companies in the wire and cable industry.
About HELUKABEL® Canada
Established in 2013, HELUKABEL® Canada is the Canadian sales and distribution subsidiary for Germany-based parent company, HELUKABEL®. HELUKABEL® Canada, located in suburban-Toronto, carries up to 600 cable, wire and cable accessory line items in stock. With over 30 years of industry experience, HELUKABEL® is one of the most successful companies in the wire and cable industry.
