mouser.com/te-connectivity 31
Heat-Shrink Cable
Accessories are Proven
Technology
Dr. Frank Drumm, Global Product Director, Senior Director Product Management
Heat-shrink cable
accessories have
been successfully
used for more than 40
years in low and medium
voltage applications and
the lower range of high-
voltage applications. The
continuous development of
polymers and elastomers has led
to steady improvements.
M
ore than 40 years ago, cross-linked
polyethylene (XLPE) cables started to
replace step-by-step oil-impregnated
paper cables in low voltage (LV) and medium
voltage (MV) distribution networks. In parallel
to this change in the cable network, heat shrink
cable accessories have been introduced to the
market and were an ideal solution for both
jointing and terminating paper and polymeric
cable technologies.
