The first e-chain® for dry cleanrooms - E6.29

The proven E6.29 series made of our standard material is now certified by Fraunhofer IPA for use in dry cleanrooms of ISO Cleanroom Class 4. The E6.29 was tested in a dry cleanroom with a dew point of -40°C (corresponding to a relative humidity of < 1%) of ISO Cleanroom Class 3 with three different parameter sets (v=0.5m/s, a=1m/s2 ; v=1m/s, a=2m/s2 and v=2m/s, a= 4m/s2) and has achieved the best possible result (ISO 4). Standard catalog parts with seven interior heights and various widths and radii available directly from stock.

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Technical data

Part No. e-chains®	Part No. e-tubes	Inner width [mm]	Outer width [mm]
E6.29.030.R.0	R6.29.030.R.0	30	46
E6.29.040.R.0	R6.29.040.R.0	40	56
E6.29.050.R.0	R6.29.050.R.0	50	66
E6.29.060.R.0	R6.29.060.R.0	60	76
E6.29.070.R.0	-	70	86
E6.29.080.R.0	R6.29.080.R.0	80	96
E6.29.090.R.0	-	90	106
E6.29.100.R.0	-	100	116
E6.29.110.R.0	R6.29.110.R.0	110	126
E6.29.120.R.0	R6.29.120.R.0	120	136
E6.29.140.R.0	R6.29.140.R.0	140	156
Bend radii R [mm] 055,075,100,150

Tech up

Dry-room-compatible energy supply system with a long service life (tested in the igus® laboratory under dry room conditions)

Cost down

A series for all areas: cleanroom, dry cleanroom, and standard environments

Proof

Certification (the first of its kind) by Fraunhofer IPA for dry cleanrooms, ISO Class 4

Sustainability

Important contribution to e-mobility
Have your energy chain recycled at the end of its life cycle with the igus chainge recycling program. No matter what manufacturer.

The first certified energy chain for dry cleanrooms

Battery production for the mobility of tomorrow

The days of the combustion engine seem to be numbered because the car of the future will be electric. The battery system is essential for electric mobility making lithium-ion batteries a key technology of our time - one that has been greatly refined in recent years.

To guarantee error-free production and long battery life, the production process must be continuously optimized. Battery production systems require special environmental conditions achieved by combining dry rooms and cleanrooms. System automation and the increasing number of plants has also increased the need for reliable cable guidance that meets these high requirements.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA has teamed up with the Cellforce Group to develop a mobile dry cleanroom "tent". Classic stationary cleanrooms are a suboptimal solution for some applications due to the long planning and implementation times, large space requirement, and the long-term occupancy of valuable production areas.

The new DryClean-CAPE®, a more flexible and cost-effective alternative, creates an environment that is not only high-purity, but also low-humidity. The tent-like cleanroom system consists of two different covers.

In the process, dryness in combination with freedom from particles are created independently by separate air treatment units. This unique combination offers an ideal, flexible production environment, and environment plays a decisive role in product quality, especially in battery cell and automobile production. That is why the IPA has now also developed a new type of certificate to document the ISO cleanroom classification under dry room conditions. The igus® E6 e-chain® series is the very first cable guidance system to be certified by the IPA under dry room conditions.

The result: ISO class 4. This makes igus® one of the pioneers in this area. The e-chain® was tested in a dry cleanroom with a dew point of -40°C, which corresponds to a relative humidity of <1% at room temperature of 22°C. The energy chain, which has been proven for many years, is now also suitable for safe use in dry room applications. At the same time, the E6 scalable crossbars are being subjected to an endurance test in a dry room in the in-house igus® test laboratory. They have already undergone 10 million double strokes - and the tests are still going. The durable e-chain made of high-performance plastics optimized for friction and wear is available directly from stock as a standard catalogue part with various inner heights, widths, and radii.

E6 energy chain series product overview

The E6 system offers many advantages besides its long service life. For instance, it features extremely quiet, low-vibration operation, suiting it well to the linear motor's low-vibration linear drives. It minimises the polygon effect, which can occur when an energy supply system is unrolled. The ultra-low noise levels have been confirmed in a TÜV Immissionsschutz und Energiesysteme GmbH report.

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