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chainflex® - application examples

chainflex® works. or your money back.

For the customer, the production must go on without problems and an energy supply system should accordingly function smoothly. That presupposes the effortless performance of all components and the cables used in them. igus® was the first company to develop a complete e-chain system®. chainflex® cables and e-chain® are supplied from one source and - according to application - offered with a system guarantee. The design principles that help to prevent machine downtimes all over the world have emerged and still develop from the know-how in cables that grew since 1989 and from a series of very laborious experiments.

How chainflex® special cables keep a palletising system running

15 years maintenance-free: How special cables keep a palletising system running - The energy supply system from igus covers 73 million double strokes without a cable failure and breaks all records in the process!
How chainflex® special cables keep a palletising system running

Flexible e-chains and cables for grippers in BD Rowa picking systems

In this automated warehouse, the company relies on our chainflex cables and energy chains for the highly mobile grippers.
Flexible e-chains and cables for grippers in BD Rowa picking systems

Energy chains and cables for fail-safe storage and retrieval units

chainflex special cables and plastic energy chains are used in these automated and highly flexible storage systems from viastore SYSTEMS GmbH.
Energy chains and cables for fail-safe storage and retrieval units

Modular energy supply system for revolutionary multi-spindle lathe from DMG Mori

A readychain system with a total of eight energy chains guarantees the safe energy supply of all six spindles in the current MULTISPRINT series.
Multi-spindle lathes

Innovative connection technology with chainflex® thermal compensation cables

It does not always have to be copper - MS Spaichingen uses chainflex® thermal compensation cable for innovative connection technology
Innovative connection technology with chainflex® thermal compensation cables

Maintenance platform

Maintenance platform for WKA rotors, equipped with maintenance-free products from igus.
Maintenance platform

chainflex® cables with insulation displacement technology

Permanent connection - Tried and tested: Insulation displacement connection technology (IDC) in movable cable systems from igus® & HARTING
chainflex® cables with insulation displacement technology

Torque-resistant cables for vertical order pickers of up to twelve meters

To avoid corkscrews, chainflex signal and power cables supply the logistics specialist Still's lift frames, which can be extended up to twelve metres.
Torque-resistant cables for vertical order pickers of up to twelve meters

Tested cable/connector combinations

Tested cable/connector combinations increase the safety of machines
Tested cable/connector combinations

IMAGIC flex drilling systems

The hybrid cables of the chainflex® product range are tried and tested and used in the new flexible IMAGIC flex drilling systems.
IMAGIC flex drilling systems

Chip card readers

Special, high tensile strength bus cables for chip card readers in a lift system.
Chip card readers

High-speed injection moulding machine

Hekuma has been using chainflex control cables and E6 energy chains in its high-performance injection moulding machines for the plastics industry for over 10 years.
High-speed injection moulding machine

High-performance cable system

The combination of chainflex cables and MFP8 RJ45 plug connectors offers outstanding transmission characteristics even after millions of cycles.
High-performance cable system

Special cables and e-chains for SMD pick and place machines

The chainflex cables tested in the largest laboratory for moving cables have proven themselves in over 400 million strokes in pick and place machines for circuit board assembly
Special cables and e-chains for SMD pick and place machines

Large machining centres

Measuring system cable also transmits signals safely over large distances and thus ensures high machine availability.
Large machining centres

Filling unit

No more malfunctions when dosing fluids with precision.
Filling unit

Solar energy on a sailing boat

For protection against outdoor influences the connection cables of the solar cell were mounted in an E2 micro energy chain.
Solar energy on a sailing boat

Cables and energy chains for circuit board assemblers

chainflex control and servo cables and E2 energy chains extend maintenance intervals in circuit board assemblers for the computer and automotive industry.
Cables and energy chains for circuit board assemblers

Concrete manufacturing

chainflex® control cables significantly reduce the failure rate of the machine in the concrete factory.
Concrete manufacturing

LED screen

Temperature-resistant chainflex® cables in an LED screen.
LED screen

Sewage treatment plant

Energy chain system instead of cable drum - Smooth operation at the sewage treatment plant since 2000
Sewage treatment plant

Passenger compartment doors

Control cables for extremely small bend radii in the passenger compartment doors in public transport vehicles.
Passenger compartment doors

Stacking unit

300,000 double strokes a month impose rigorous requirements on the control cable.
Stacking unit

Composting plant

Heat, abrasive dirt, high atmospheric moisture: These are only some of the ambient conditions in a composting plant.
Composting plant

Furniture factory

Cables with high bending strength increase machine availability in the furniture industry.
Furniture factory

Wood industry

The igus® preassembled energy chains create a lasting, low-wear connection to the tools.
Wood industry

Lathe and grinder with durable energy chains

Top condition even after 9 years - Preassembled energy supply systems for precision machines working under tough environmental conditions
Lathe and grinder with durable energy chains

Completely pre-assembled energy supply for gondola lift in fairground ride

Robust, safe, UV-resistant: A pre-assembled energy chain ensures the power supply to the lift at the funfair as well as quick set-up and dismantling.
Completely pre-assembled energy supply for gondola lift in fairground ride

Safe cable guidance for 12 STS cranes at high travel speeds

Crane travels up to 500 m with energy chain systems and cables from igus®.
Safe cable guidance for 12 STS cranes at high travel speeds

Streetcar switches

The applied material repels chips with temperatures up to 850° C without leaving a trace.
Streetcar switches

Loading and unloading facility

Rigorous requirements imposed on the energy supply: Cycle times and narrow bend radii are a considerable strain on energy supply and lines.
Loading and unloading facility

Crossbar energy chain in wood and sandwich processing

Here an energy supply system was developed from standard parts, whose piggyback system at last allocates a
defined place for the large volume suction hoses.
Crossbar energy chain in wood and sandwich processing

Quickly installed energy chain in a Waldrich Coburg gantry milling machine

Pre-assembled energy supply systems for machine tool construction saved several weeks of assembly time in this application.
Quickly installed energy chain in a Waldrich Coburg gantry milling machine

Robust cable guidance for dynamic Bystronic laser cutting machines

Because of the extremely high demands on dynamics and the high lateral accelerations, the energy chain has to be stable, robust, and not too heavy.
Robust cable guidance for dynamic Bystronic laser cutting machines

Tailored energy supply for indoor cranes on a 32m long crane runway

The operator opted for energy chains for this indoor crane. They enable high flexibility, variability and space-saving installation.
Tailored energy supply for indoor cranes on a 32m long crane runway

Energy supply system on shipyard crane: Functionally reliable despite typhoon storms

Energy supply systems for shipyard cranes successfully in operation since six years.
Energy supply system on shipyard crane: Functionally reliable despite typhoon storms

Roller energy chain on ship unloaders over 400m travel

On a 441.3 m travel, a roller energy chain reduces the drive power by 75%
Roller energy chain on ship unloaders over 400m travel

Energy chain at the bulk goods ship loader in the Baltic Sea port of Wismar

Since the ship loader started operations in 2000, no troubles, either mechanical or in the cables, have occurred in the energy chain area.
Energy chain at the bulk goods ship loader in the Baltic Sea port of Wismar

Glass production

Higher variability at lower costs - Multidimensional energy supply systems raise the performance of robots.
Glass production

Handling system

Robotic handling system for circuit boards. Flexible energy supply system in use in clean room technology.
Handling system

OpenHydro tidal turbine

A plastic chain makes any kind of maintenance on the open sea obsolete; a conventional metal chain would not be adequate for the combination of technical, climatic and mechanical requirements.
OpenHydro tidal turbine

Dummy robot

A very high acceleration provided an enormouschallenge for the design engineers of this robot.
Dummy robot

TV - production

Highly flexible chainflex® control cables in TV production.
TV - production

Low-floor tram

Operational safety in low-floor vehicles thanks to chainflex® control cable for extremely small bend radii.
Low-floor tram

Machine building

The technical demands on energy supply systems in machinery and plant construction require cables that work reliably.
Machine building

Special machine construction

Energy supply systems demonstrate their reliability even in particularly aggressive environmental conditions in special-purpose machinery construction.
Special machine construction

Cable for USB interface

Because of their robustness and signal quality, chainflex bus cables are used in the USB interface for cameras from IDS GmbH
Cable for USB interface

Resilient energy supply systems and cables for linear drive technology from HIWIN

Energy supply systems and cables for the highest demands in linear drive technology.
Resilient energy supply systems and cables for linear drive technology from HIWIN

Electric go-cart

Conversion of a go-cart with combustion engine into an electric go-cart with maximum driving pleasure.
Electric go-cart

Indoor and outdoor cranes

Outdoor cranes must withstand harsh weather conditions. Indoor cranes also work under alternating moisture influences with simultaneous extremely high temperatures.
Indoor and outdoor cranes

Conveyor unit of coal excavator

The winner of this year’s golden vector is also the longest travel ever to be realised with plastic energy chains in the world.
Conveyor unit of coal excavator

Multi-axis robots

Maintenance free with cables and multi-dimensional energy chains.
Multi-axis robots

chainflex CASE application

Simply saved in storage costs, delivery costs and process costs
chainflex CASE

Dumper

Clever solution for dumpers exposed to heavy loads
igus products in an AUSA dumper

Light-rail doors

Here's why igus components are especially well-suited to limited installation space
Compact passenger doors for new light rail vehicles

Further interesting applications from extremely diverse areas can be found here.

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