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Mining Cable Designation Cross-Reference
Use this mining cable designation cross-reference when the name on the drawing is a catalogue name rather than a type code. TENAX, TROMMELFLEX, FELTOFLEX and SCHRÄM names are mapped here to the VDE type designations they describe – NSSHCGEOEU, (N)TSCGEWÖU, NSHTÖU-J and the rest – with the variant letters decoded, and every one of them can be quoted and supplied as a TEBAOFLEX build. Buying a cable because two names look similar is how a drum eats a cable in six weeks.
- 30+ designations mapped
- Variant letters decoded
- All of them supplied as equivalents
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How to use this cross-reference
Find the name from your drawing in the left column of a table below. The row gives what that name marks in the construction, the VDE type designation behind it, and the TEBAOFLEX page the enquiry is quoted from. A catalogue name is a manufacturer’s product name; a VDE designation describes the construction itself, which is what can actually be matched.
Trademark note: TENAX®, TROMMELFLEX®, FELTOFLEX® and SCHRÄM® are trademarks of their respective owners, and TEBAOFLEX is neither affiliated with those companies nor reselling their cable. What we supply is the equivalent construction: we manufacture to the same VDE type designation and published construction, and every designation listed here can be quoted and supplied as a TEBAOFLEX build. The names appear so that an enquiry written in those terms reaches the matching construction, which is made to the standards and construction confirmed for the order.
Reeling and trailing cables
This is the largest family and the one where the variant letter matters most, because every entry below shares the same VDE type and differs only in how it survives the guidance system.
| Reference designation | What the name marks | VDE type | Quoted from |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENAX-T / NTSCGEWOEU | The standard medium-voltage reeling build | (N)TSCGEWÖU, 3.6/6 to 12/20 kV | NTSCGEWOEU crane reeling cable |
| TENAX-TT / NTSCGEWOEU | Twist protection: guiding systems that deflect in several planes, or a reel axis in the direction of travel | (N)TSCGEWÖU, 3.6/6 to 12/20 kV | NTSCGEWOEU crane reeling cable |
| TENAX-TZ / NTSCGEWOEU | Strain relief and improved flexibility for increased mechanical tension | (N)TSCGEWÖU, 3.6/6 to 12/20 kV | NTSCGEWOEU crane reeling cable |
| TENAX-TS / NTSCGEWOEU | The 15 N/mm² long-term tensile limit on the phase-conductor cross-section | (N)TSCGEWÖU, 3.6/6 to 12/20 kV | NTSCGEWOEU crane reeling cable |
| TENAX-TTS / NTSCGEWOEU | The 20 N/mm² long-term tensile limit; dynamic peaks not above 25 N/mm² | (N)TSCGEWÖU, 3.6/6 to 12/20 kV | NTSCGEWOEU crane reeling cable |
| TENAX-TTS LWL / NTSCGEWOEU with FO | LWL marks the integrated optical fibre element | (N)TSCGEWÖU with FO | NTSCGEWOEU crane reeling cable |
| TENAX-T 0.6/1 kV / NTSWOEU-J | The low-voltage member of the same reeling family | NTSWÖU-J, 0.6/1 kV | NTSWÖU-J trailing cable |
| TENAX-K / NSHTOEU | The standard low-voltage rubber reeling build | NSHTÖU-J, 0.6/1 kV | NSHTÖU-J rubber reeling cable |
| TENAX-KS / NSHTOEU | S marks the glass-fibre braid over the core assembly | NSHTÖU-J, 0.6/1 kV | NSHTÖU-J rubber reeling cable |
| TROMMELFLEX-K / NSHTOEU | A second catalogue name for the same reeling duty | NSHTÖU-J, 0.6/1 kV | NSHTÖU-J rubber reeling cable |
| TROMMELFLEX KSM-S / (N)SHTOEU-J | Drum and festoon duty; its published figures are its own build, not ours | (N)SHTÖU, 0.6/1 kV | (N)SHTÖU reeling cable |
Coal cutter cables: V, VE, Z and ZE
Four names, two decisions: whether the build is low-tensile or high-tensile, and whether the metal over the cores is an earth conductor or an armour. The SCHRÄM prefix marks the same builds listed for coal cutting machines.
| Reference designation | What the name marks | VDE type | Quoted from |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENAX-V / NSSHCGEOEU | The low-tensile build; 1.5 × D static bending radius | NSSHCGEOEU, 0.6/1 kV | NSSHCGEOEU low-tensile coal cutter cable |
| SCHRÄM-TENAX-V / NSSHCGEOEU | The same build, listed for coal cutting machines | NSSHCGEOEU, 0.6/1 kV | NSSHCGEOEU low-tensile coal cutter cable |
| TENAX-Z / NSSHCGEOEU | High tensile; the copper-steel braid is itself the earth conductor | NSSHCGEOEU, 0.6/1 kV | NSSHCGEOEU high-tensile coal cutter cable |
| SCHRÄM-TENAX-Z / NSSHCGEOEU | The same build, listed for coal cutting machines and LHDs | NSSHCGEOEU, 0.6/1 kV | NSSHCGEOEU high-tensile coal cutter cable |
| TENAX-VE / NSSHKCGEOEU | E marks the steel strand braid over the core assembly | NSSHKCGEOEU, 0.6/1 kV | NSSHKCGEOEU coal cutter trailing cable |
| SCHRÄM-TENAX-VE / NSSHKCGEOEU | The same build, listed for coal cutter machines | NSSHKCGEOEU, 0.6/1 kV | NSSHKCGEOEU coal cutter trailing cable |
| TENAX-ZE / NSSHKCGERLOEU | Plain steel armour with a distributed earth – not the copper-steel braid earth of the Z | NSSHKCGERLOEU, 0.6/1 kV | NSSHKCGERLOEU armoured coal cutter cable |
| SCHRÄM-TENAX-ZE / NSSHKCGERLOEU | The same build, listed for coal cutting machines and LHDs | NSSHKCGERLOEU, 0.6/1 kV | NSSHKCGERLOEU armoured coal cutter cable |
Monitored, submersible, lighting and connection cables
These names cover duties that are not reeling but arrive with the same vocabulary: monitored tunnel boring machine feeds, submersible pump sets, coalface lighting and switchgear connections.
| Reference designation | What the name marks | VDE type | Quoted from |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENAX-H / NTSCGECWOEU | The unarmoured monitored build for tunnel boring machines | (N)TSCGECWÖU, 3.6/6 to 18/30 kV | (N)TSCGECWÖU TBM cable |
| TENAX-HP / NTSCGECCWOEU | P marks the tinned steel wire braid armour added to the monitored build | NTSCGECCWOEU, 3.6/6 and 6/10 kV | NTSCGECCWOEU armoured monitored cable |
| TENAX-TMP / TMP-NSSHOEU | Low-voltage submersible build; yellow 5GM5 sheath over a butyl GM1b inner sheath | (N)SSHÖU, 0.6/1 kV | (N)SSHÖU heavy-duty rubber cable |
| TENAX-TMP / TMP-NTSWOEU | Medium-voltage submersible build; red 5GM3 sheath | TMP-NTSWOEU, 1.8/3 and 3.6/6 kV | TMP-NTSWOEU submersible pump cable |
| TENAX-STREB / NSSHCGEOEU | The coalface lighting build; monitoring cores in the outer interstices, yellow sheath | (N)SSHCGEWÖU, 0.6/1 kV | (N)SSHCGEWÖU mine lighting cable |
| FELTOFLEX / NTMCWOEU | Single-core connection cable, 10 kV and 20 kV classes, polychloroprene sheath – not halogen-free | NTMCWOEU | NTMCWOEU switchgear cable |
| TENAX-O / H07RN-F | A manufacturer name for the harmonised rubber flexible cable | H07RN-F, 450/750 V | H07RN-F heavy-duty rubber cable |
| A07RN-F / H07RN-F | The national designation for the same construction | A07RN-F, 450/750 V | H07RN-F heavy-duty rubber cable |
American-standard pump cable names
Two names in this group sit outside the VDE vocabulary: they are UL 44 deep-well pump cables sized in AWG and kcmil rather than mm². They are mapped here because the enquiries arrive in the same breath as the mining designations above.
| Reference designation | What the name marks | Standard basis | Quoted from |
|---|---|---|---|
| AQUAFLEX / flat submersible pump cable | Flat EPR/CPE pump cable for deep wells: three phase cores and one insulated grounding conductor under a blue CPE jacket | UL 44 Section 7; ICEA S-75-381 / NEMA WC 58; 600/2000 V, 6 AWG to 500 kcmil | flat submersible pump cable |
| HYDROFLEX SP / flat submersible pump cable | The same flat EPR/CPE construction under another catalogue name; sizes and ground pairings differ between sheets, so read the size line | UL 44 Section 7; ICEA S-75-381 / NEMA WC 58 | flat submersible pump cable |
AQUAFLEX® and HYDROFLEX® are trademarks of their respective owners and appear here for identification only, on the same terms as the trademark note above.
What the variant letters actually mark
A letter in a catalogue name is not decoration – it usually marks one change in the construction, and that change is what decides whether the cable survives your guidance system. This is the level most cross-reference lists stop short of.
| Letter | Appears in | What it actually changes |
|---|---|---|
| TT | TENAX-TT | Twist protection, for guiding systems that deflect in more than one plane or a reel axis in the direction of travel |
| TZ | TENAX-TZ | Strain relief plus improved flexibility, for higher mechanical tension |
| TS / TTS | TENAX-TS, TENAX-TTS | The long-term tensile limit on the phase-conductor cross-section: 15 N/mm² and 20 N/mm², dynamic peaks not above 25 N/mm² |
| LWL | TENAX-TTS LWL | An integrated optical fibre element; state fibre count and single-mode or multimode |
| S | TENAX-KS | A glass-fibre braid over the laid-up cores |
| E | TENAX-VE, TENAX-ZE | A braid over the core assembly. On the VE it is a steel strand braid; read it together with the VDE type, because what the braid is made of decides whether it is also the earth |
| P | TENAX-HP | Tinned steel wire braid armour added over the monitored construction |
| Z versus ZE | TENAX-Z, TENAX-ZE | Z: a copper-steel braid that is itself the earth conductor. ZE: plain steel armour with a separate distributed earth. Different protective-conductor concepts, not two grades of the same thing |
Reading the core notation in a size code
The size code carries as much information as the name. These are the abbreviations that appear in the reference tables, and the ones most often misread when a size is transcribed into an enquiry.
| Notation | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| KON | 3 × 6/6 KON | A concentric earth conductor of the stated cross-section, laid around the cores |
| ÜL | 3 × 6/6 KON + 3 ÜL | A monitoring core. Three of them twisted in with the working cores is the standard monitored lighting build |
| St | + 2 × 1.5 St | A signalling core, often tinned copper, in the alternative build that carries one monitoring core instead of three |
| /3 | 3 × 95 + 3 × 50/3 | The earth conductor is split into three parts and laid in the outer interstices instead of being a fourth core |
| 3E | 3 × 25 + 3 × 16/3E | Three earth elements in the interstices, the E marking the earth function |
| O / J | (N)SSHÖU O/J | J carries a green-yellow protective conductor; O does not |
Designations we build to order
Four designations in these catalogues are supplied as made-to-order builds rather than from a stock page, because the published catalogue names the variant without giving a full parameter table for it. We quote them against your data instead of copying figures that belong to a different construction. Send one of these and it reaches an engineer directly.
| Reference designation | What the catalogue says | Why it is quoted to your data | What to send |
|---|---|---|---|
| TENAX-N | Emergency power supply cable with a continuous protection layer between the inner and outer sheath, 6/10 and 12/20 kV | It is a different construction from our 3.6/6 kV flexible submersible build, so it is quoted as its own made-to-order cable rather than off an existing page | The protection-system requirement, the layer construction expected, and the voltage class |
| TENAX-KT | Central steel-rope support member for high suspended lengths or inclined routes | The catalogue names the option without publishing a dimension or strength table, so the support member is sized for your route | Suspended length, rope strength required, outer diameter and the machine it serves |
| TENAX-KV | Steel-reinforced conductor for high-speed cable cars | Named in the text with no parameters in any table, so the reinforced conductor is designed to the duty | Speed, cycle count, tensile duty and the termination arrangement |
| 1-CHBU / 3-CHBU / 6-CHBU | Class 5 single-core interconnecting cables to DS 069-2004, 0.6/1 to 3.6/6 kV, 35-300 mm² | We build flexible single-core cable across this range already; the DS designation is matched to the right one rather than treated as a separate product | Voltage class, cross-section, sheath requirement and the interconnection duty |
How we establish that a cable is equivalent
By construction, layer by layer – never by asserting that one brand equals another. We read the DIN VDE 0250 part, the conductor class to DIN VDE 0295, the insulation and sheath compound codes, the screen or armour and what it is made of, the bending radii for fixed and moving duty, the tensile limit and the temperature range. Only when those line up is the construction a match.
We publish both figures when they differ
Where a reference catalogue gives a different outer diameter or weight from our own build, both tables stay on the page, labelled. Quietly adopting the other company’s numbers would make the drawing wrong at the gland.
We separate what we hold from what we build to
We hold UL, cUL and VDE certificates in our own name. DIN VDE, IEC and DS references on our pages are design and test references for the construction – not approvals we claim.
We keep the open questions visible
Where a source catalogue contradicts itself or omits a parameter, the product page carries a note saying so. An engineering answer is worth more to you than a confident-looking number.
Which construction for which duty
If you have the duty but not a designation, start here instead.
| Duty on site | What to ask for | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Motorised reel, medium voltage, one plane of movement | The standard reeling build | NTSCGEWOEU crane reeling cable |
| Reel that deflects in several planes, or the reel axis runs along the travel direction | Twist protection (the TT variant) | NTSCGEWOEU crane reeling cable |
| Low-voltage trailing or reeling on mobile plant | The 0.6/1 kV member of the reeling family | NTSWÖU-J trailing cable |
| Coal cutter, extreme bending, high tensile, braid carries the earth | The high-tensile build | NSSHCGEOEU high-tensile coal cutter cable |
| Coal cutter with impact and crushing risk, armour with a separate earth | The armoured build | NSSHKCGERLOEU armoured coal cutter cable |
| Tunnel boring machine, monitored, unarmoured | The monitored build | (N)TSCGECWÖU TBM cable |
| Submersible pump, industrial water | The TMP build at the right voltage class | TMP-NTSWOEU submersible pump cable |
| Coalface or tunnel lighting with a monitoring circuit | The monitored lighting build | (N)SSHCGEWÖU mine lighting cable |
| Switchgear, mobile substation or railway, halogen-free required | The zero-halogen 26/45 kV build, not the polychloroprene reference family | NTMCWOEU switchgear cable |
What to send with the enquiry
A designation on its own rarely settles a build, because the same name covers several voltage classes and core arrangements. Send these seven items and the quotation comes back against your construction rather than a guess:
1. The designation as written
Copy it exactly from the drawing, including any suffix letters and the size code.
2. Rated voltage
U0/U of the system, not the machine nameplate.
3. Core configuration
Phase, earth, control and monitoring cores, with cross-sections.
4. Movement duty
Fixed, trailing, reeling, festoon, or a combination, and the travel speed.
5. Guidance geometry
Drum core diameter, pulley radii, and whether the route changes plane.
6. Environment
Temperature range, water, oil, and whether the route is an explosion-risk area.
Standards and certifications
The constructions on this page are built and tested against published standards. We hold the following certificates in our own name: UL UL-US-2449012-0 and cUL UL-CA-2437036-0 (both 2024-12-27, report E542560-20241225), and VDE 40060055 (2025-03-28). Cables for the EU market carry CE with RoHS and REACH declarations.
The design and test references quoted throughout are published by the IEC and VDE. A standard referenced as a design basis is not the same thing as an approval held – if a project needs a specific approval, say so in the enquiry and we will confirm what can be issued.
Send a designation for review
Paste the name from the drawing. An engineer answers with the matching construction, the differences worth knowing, and what is still open.
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Frequently asked questions
Is TENAX-Z the same cable as NSSHCGEOEU?
TENAX-Z is a catalogue name; NSSHCGEOEU is the VDE type designation. The name marks the high-tensile coal cutter build of that type, in which the copper-steel braid is itself the earth conductor. We manufacture to the NSSHCGEOEU designation and the construction confirmed for the order.
What is the difference between TENAX-Z and TENAX-ZE?
They use different protective-conductor concepts. The Z build carries a copper-steel braid that acts as the earth. The ZE build carries plain steel armour for impact and crushing loads with a separate distributed earth. Electrically they are not interchangeable, so the earth arrangement has to be confirmed before substitution.
Do you supply Prysmian, Draka or Nexans cable?
No. We are not affiliated with those companies and do not resell their products. We manufacture to the same VDE type designations and published constructions, and we quote against the designation and construction you confirm.
What does the LWL in TENAX-TTS LWL mean?
LWL marks an integrated optical fibre element inside the reeling cable, used where the drum also carries data. Send the fibre count and whether the project needs single-mode or multimode fibre, because that is not fixed by the cable designation itself.
How do you prove a cable is equivalent?
By construction, not by brand. We compare the DIN VDE 0250 part, the conductor class, the insulation and sheath compounds, the screen or armour, the bending radii, the tensile limit and the temperature range, layer by layer. Where a figure differs from the reference catalogue, we publish both rather than quietly matching them.
Can you match TENAX-TS and TENAX-TTS tensile limits?
Those names mark the long-term tensile limit on the phase-conductor cross-section: 15 N/mm² and 20 N/mm², with dynamic peaks not above 25 N/mm². Send the pull the system actually applies and the guidance geometry, and the construction is confirmed against it.
Why is a designation on this page marked as needing data?
Because the published catalogue text names the variant without giving a parameter table for it. TENAX-KT and TENAX-KV are the clearest examples. We would rather say so than attach the name to a page whose figures belong to a different build.
What should I send to get a quote against one of these names?
The designation exactly as it appears on your drawing, the rated voltage, the core configuration and cross-sections, the movement duty (fixed, trailing, reeling, festoon), the drum or guidance geometry, the length, and any test or inspection documents the project requires.
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