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energy chain Cable Carriers: Design Information Overview

Introduction


igus® energy chain cable carriers guide and protect moving cables and hoses on automated equipment. They can be used in a wide variety of applications and possess the following capabilities:

  • Can be used with various types of motion and travels
  • Guide sensitive bus cables, data cables, and LWL cables, as well as electrical, gas, air and liquid hoses
  • Offer a long service life despite very high loads and demanding requirements
  • Have a smooth operation in a full range of environments and climates
    • On the following pages, we offer important guidelines which should be taken into consideration when integrating energy chain cable carriers into your application.

    All specifications are based on both test results from the igus® laboratory and field data gathered since 1971.

    In addition, igus offers a free design service to take the hassle out of designing in your own energy chain system.
    Submit this online form with your technical specifications
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    Table of contents

    igus® terminology for energy chain cable carriers
    Calculating cable carrier lengths and camber
    energy chain cable carrier solutions
    Unsupported, short travel cable carrier applications
    Unsupported, low noise cable carrier applications
    Load diagram use unsupported - short travels
    Gliding - long travels
    Vertical hanging
    Vertical standing
    Side-mounted: turned 90°
    Rotary motion applications
    Cable and hose packages
    Strain reliefs
    Technical environment - material igumid
    Technical environment - ESD & ATEX
    Technical environment - cleanroom & ESD
    Technical environment: dirty environments
    Standards and Certificates
    Material data and colors
    Chemical resistance
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    The terms "igus", "Apiro", "chainflex", "CFRIP", "conprotect", "CTD", "drylin", "dry-tech", "dryspin", "easy chain", "e-chain", "e-chain systems", "e-ketten", "e-kettensysteme", "e-skin", "e-spool", "flizz", "ibow", "igear", "iglidur", "igubal", "kineKIT", "manus", "motion plastics", "pikchain", "plastics for longer life", "readychain", "readycable", "ReBeL", "speedigus", "triflex", "robolink", "xirodur", and "xiros" are legally protected trademarks of the igus® GmbH/ Cologne in the Federal Republic of Germany and where applicable in some foreign countries.

    igus® GmbH points out that it does not sell any products of the companies Allen Bradley, B&R, Baumüller, Beckhoff, Lahr, Control Techniques, Danaher Motion, ELAU, FAGOR, FANUC, Festo, Heidenhain, Jetter, Lenze, LinMot, LTi DRiVES, Mitsibushi, NUM,Parker, Bosch Rexroth, SEW, Siemens, Stöber and all other drive manufacturers mention in this website. The products offered by igus® are those of igus® GmbH