Rail vehicles today are highly complex and increasingly have on-board technologies that rely on efficient power and data transmission. More cables and wires are also being installed – which in turn affects the need for more space and increases vehicle weight. Manufacturers and operators therefore prefer solutions that are light and compact to reduce any negative impact on performance and operating costs.
At the same time, railway cables must meet strict standards and safety regulations to ensure that they do not harm passengers in the event of an accident: in addition to a wide temperature range, they must be resistant to oil, fuels and chemicals, as well as to high electrical and mechanical loads. Cables and wires in rail transport must function reliably for a long time under tough daily conditions and must not catch fire in the event of a fire. These requirements can only be met with special materials and designs.
SPECIAL MATERIALS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES
With its RADOX® cable series, the Swiss manufacturer HUBER+SUHNER has developed a product range that is specially designed for use in railway vehicles. Thanks to their electronically cross-linked insulation material, the cables are extremely robust mechanically, do not melt at very high temperatures and remain dimensionally stable even in the event of a short circuit. The high-tech materials also ensure reduced wall thickness, thus saving space and weight. RADOX® railway cables are suitable for wiring rail-bound vehicles such as regional and high-speed trains, metros, trams and locomotives. They are used, for example, in the driver's cab, in drive motors, air-conditioning systems, control and safety systems, in the chassis or in lighting systems.
The RADOX® product range has been successfully tested according to various international standards such as EN 50264 and EN 50306 and thus meets all requirements for cables and wires in rail vehicle construction. As a distribution partner of HUBER+SUHNER, HELUKABEL offers the entire product range – worldwide with high stock availability and without minimum order quantities. A tailor-made service is available and customer-specific logistics solutions enable reliable delivery of the required articles. HELUKABEL also supplies high-quality electrical connection solutions for railway infrastructure, including power cables for supplying tracks and pantographs, control cables for signalling technology and data and fibre optic cables for information transmission.
In our brand new catalogue “Cables and accessories for rail vehicles”, which you here you can download, we have summarized our entire portfolio for rail vehicle construction. Take a look at this catalog!
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