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Supplier of semi-conductive compounds

HEC Holland — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 15:52:22 +0000

Supplier of semi-conductive compounds

TSC is HEC-Holland’s supplier for semi-conductive compounds for the European cable and wire market. They are a proven supplier in the market of thermoplastic and thermoset insulation semiconductive compounds. TSC (Total Solution for Compounding) is established in 1968 and can rely on over 50 years of experience in compounding. They are developing and manufacturing their products in the Korean Peninsula.

Quality assurance and product selection

At HEC-Holland quality is of great importance. All our suppliers must therefore meet a number of quality tests before we collaborate. Therefore, we have done several laboratory scale and industrialization tests to ensure the quality of the products and processes of TSC.

During the past year we have tested multiple measurements such as, IEC standard and Cenelec HD 620 2 Y 50 Hz test, including VDE level. Also the accelerated test of 3.000 hrs/ 500 Hz has been part of our testing programme. All our thermoplast en thermoset semi-conductive insulation compounds passed the strict tests.

We are pleased to announce that we have commercialized the products listed below for several of our customers and they are already used in their cable design. And, we keep on building up the customer base in the European market for the products and materials provided by TSC Korea.

TSC products

HEC-SC-230 – MV semicon – adhesive insulation compound
HEC-SC-250 – MV semicon – bonded insulation compound
HEC-SC-330 – MV semicon – strippable insulation compound
HEC-SC-600 – SC sheathing jacketing compound

More information

Sample material for lab testing and/or industrial homologation trails are available upon your request. For more technical information you can contact us in order to receive detailed Product Data Sheets.

Are you interested in our supplier and what their products can do for your project(s)? Our account managers are eager to give an online presentation and tell you about the possibilities.

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From Goch to Tilburg: A New Chapter

HEC Holland — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:36:28 +0000

Moving from Goch to Tilburg

HEC-Holland is growing, evn during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic. As our business is expanding, so does our need for more space and capacity. This is an opportunity to take our ambition to grow to the next step. The much larger warehouse in Tilburg is perfect for the ambition of HEC-Holland. And so a new chapter begins. In this new warehouse we are able to place more slitting machines and store more products. In addition, the warehouse includes a large office space with all facilities, where we can meet our suppliers and customers. The location of our warehouse is fantastic, as it is just a few minutes from Barge Terminal Tilburg. Moreover, Tilburg has a direct train connection with central Europe and Asia. We are very happy with our new warehouse in Tilburg: the logistics hotspot of the Netherlands.

Expansion of production capacity

Our growth has also led to an expansion of our production capacity. We established our own slitting facility, initially focusing on waterblocking tapes. As demand continued to grow, we quickly moved towards full capacity and started looking for additional slitting machines.

We are also expanding our capabilities to include aluminum tapes. A new machine will allow us to slit aluminum tapes locally, giving us greater flexibility and enabling our production department to serve our customers even more efficiently.

The expansion of our production capacity is an important step in our continued growth and strengthens our ability to offer converting services close to our customers.

Expansion of our product assortment

Our growth is not limited to our physical facilities. Going from a warehouse in Goch to Tilburg also gives us the opportunity to continue in expanding our product assortment and strengthening our international supplier network.

Our colleagues in Shanghai play an important role in this process by developing relationships with new suppliers and partners. Their local knowledge, language skills and understanding of the culture help us build strong and lasting relationships.

At the same time, we have been investing in our ERP system to support our growing organization and make our processes more efficient.

With our new location in Tilburg, expanded production capabilities and growing product range, HEC-Holland is well positioned for the next stage of its development.

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Introducing Stephan de Blauw

HEC Holland — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 07:26:06 +0000

The HEC-Holland team keeps on growing. In May we welcomed our newest team member Stephan de Blauw. He will be working as our new Account Manager. We are happy to introduce him to you in the following article.

HEC-Holland new team member – Stephan de Blauw

Hello everyone, my name is Stephan de Blauw. I am 24 years old, living in Veenendaal but moving to Driebergen soon. In Driebergen my girlfriend and I found a cozy apartment, in which we are going to live together. In April I finished my bachelor of Commercial Economics and graduated at the University of Applied Sciences Arnhem and Nijmegen.

I would describe myself as an spontaneous, ambitious and loyal person who likes to achieve goals with others. I also enjoy building relationships with colleagues, customers and potential customers. Both of these things I started doing the day I arrived at HEC. I am certain to continue and do a lot more within the coming years. Besides work I enjoy playing and watching football, playing videogames with friends and hanging out with friends.

My role within the HEC-team

My role within HEC will be Account Manager for a not yet specified area. In the coming months I will firstly work on my product and company knowledge, which is necessary to serve customers well. I’m doing this by helping out my colleagues and taking over the test cases. Gradually, I will also take over customers of my colleagues to make sure every customer gets the attention they deserve.

Thoughts for the future

Before I started here I never looked into the cable industry, but I was familiar with a quite similar infrastructure industry. Therefore, I think I will learn fast and I will make sure I’ll be ready to answer all of your questions as soon as possible. I am really looking forward to get to know the company better and more importantly get in touch with all of you.
In the meantime, feel free to connect with me on LinkedIn and if you really can’t wait to meet me; just give me a call.

If you have any questions, you can always get in contact with our team!

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Suez Canal – Global supply chain impact

HEC Holland — Wed, 12 May 2021 08:38:55 +0000

Impact Suez Canal for global supply chain

The supply chain consequences of the Suez Canal blockade in March will be clearly felt in the coming months. In our operations this will mostly affect the operational activities and pricing for the coming period. Where there were hopes for more stability, prices in container shipping are still sky-high. Also the tariff levels may reach new record highs as of May 1. We continue to be confronted with limitations and delays due to blank sailings, equipment shortages and congested ports worldwide.

Partly because of the aforementioned congestion in the Suez Canal, we are also seeing extra pressure in the availability of containers and the spot market. The shortage of ship space and containers will largely persist this year, resulting in high transport rates and operational restrictions. This is predicted by a maritime research firm Drewry in its latest report about developments in the container market. The prospects also note that there will be considerably more orders for the construction of new ships. There are 1.77 million TEU across 166 ships ordered in Q1 only. However, whether this capacity expansion will eventually lead to the extremely low rates of few years ago seems unlikely, according to Drewry.

Our advice

We would like to advise you to pay attention to matters listed below in order to limit any nuisance and to anticipate the aforementioned market situation:

We recommend booking your shipments well in advance. This enables us to provide you with the best possible arrangements.
Prioritize the most critical shipments as capacity is scarce and we face constraints and delays.
Include longer lead times in your supply chain calculations. Keep in mind that the average delay is currently almost 7 days.

The aforementioned challenging and volatile market situation puts a lot of pressure on our operation. Therefore, we must continue to emphasize that the options are limited and ask you to continue to take into account possible delays in the coming period.

We are here for you

We at HEC-Holland do everything we can to continue to serve you optimally and to keep any inconvenience to a minimum. Please feel free to consult your account manager and ask for our possibilities and solutions. We will also keep you updated related to this theme and future developments.

If any questions arise, please also get in contact with our team!

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A New Milestone on Storage capacity & Production

HEC Holland — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:41:23 +0000

Storage Capacity and Production in Goch, Germany

Last year was a rollercoaster for all of us. We hope the coming year will be filled with hope and prosperity. At HEC-Holland we are starting this year full of excitement for new things to come and with lots of plans with and for our customers and suppliers. One important part for our new year is the much needed increase of our storage and production capacity.

We are proud to share with you an update regarding one of our strategic situated distribution centres at Goch, Germany. With the newly build expansion on warehouse storage and production capacity, we marked a new milestone in our journey.

Warehouse Goch

We have doubled our storage capacity and production to approximately 5.000 metric ton on storage space. Supervised by our latest ERP software technology, we are now able to remotely monitor our production and supply chain system. This will bring our service to a new faster and more effective level. This leads to higher speed and more flexibility in delivery of your well appreciated orders.

In our warehouse in Goch we have modern machines and high quality equipment. We are capable for the process of cutting, shaping, packing, labelling and delivery according to the customers needs. At our non-woven department, we are able to deliver 1,30m on the outer diameter pads. This creates flexibility at your production by having less production stops.

Please also read our article about our aluminum converting to take a closer look on how the process on one of the machines is developing.

Your logistical partner

We are proud of our important added values for you as a customer. With our newly added storage capacity and production, we can ensure an optimal logistical process to suit the needs of you as our customer. HEC-Holland is your global logistical partner. We have warehouses in Germany, in Helsinki, Finland and also Jönköping in Sweden. And because we can maintain a large stock we are able to deliver according to the JIT (Just In Time principle)

More info?

Do you need more info on our warehouses or do you have another question? Please feel free to contact us.

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