Automated medicine handling
Preassembled energy supply systems are used in the automated handling of medicines.
"E2/000 system" applications
E2/000: E-Chain® with two-piece links - The Series E2/000 is the fourth generation igus®' in this size. All operating experiences are incorporated in the "Year 2000 Series": Easy and multifunctional assembly combined with ruggedness - high stability linked with low-noise operation, long service life for cables and numerous mounting options. The version is standardised for all E2/000 models. Mechanical engineers all over the world rely upon this range.
Typical industrial sectors and applications:
General construction machines, conveyor technology construction machines, wood machines, machine tools, glass machines, plastic machines, long travels in many industrial sectors, semiconductor, theatre and entertainment industry, vehicles and much more.
Overview of E2/000 applications:
Loading and unloading unit
twisterband TB30 for rotary motion in loading and unloading unit
Research camera
This camera is used to examine the behavior of solids suspended in liquids.
Milking robot
This milking robot can perform its activities around the clock in the open field.
Bread dough shaper
Flour dust and moisture are the most demanding environmental conditions for this application.
Leather cutting machine
The cutting head in this application can perform work with flexibility and speed.
Machining centre
Various media in one energy supply system save money and design space.
Asphalting system
An asphalting system prototype that uses a pick&place portal to distribute the material from each batch.
Mobile plasma screen
Mobile plasma screen for presentation of a new Audi model.
Miniaturwunderland (miniature wonderland)
Because of their quiet operation, a medium E2/000 energy chain® is used in the reconstruction of the "Knuffingen Airport" in the Miniaturwunderland in Hamburg.
E2/000 in a sewage treatment plant
A sewage treatment plant near Saale opted for an E2/000 of the Series 2500 due to its extreme ruggedness and stability.
Pipeline welding equipment
With this application, the focus was on high heat resistance.
Servo manipulator
The servo manipulator presented here was used for the remote dismantling of a pipework system contaminated by radioactivity
Brake van
Here, a moving slide on a trailer is supplied with energy. The trailer is used as a brake van in “tractor pulling” competitions.
Bow chain
In customized special purpose machines for model- and mold-making, four different energy supply systems are used due to the high demands and low space requirement.
Airfield tanker vehicle
Cable and hose protection in airfield tanker vehicle with 6-level telescopic crane.
Glass processing machine
Delivered complete with guide plate ready to install in a glass processing machine.
Sewage treatment plant
Energy chain system instead of cable drum - Smooth operation at the sewage treatment plant since 2000
Roof structure
Thanks to the construction with E-Chains® in the thermal spas in Bad Wörishofen, about 100 meters of cable could be saved and the weight of the roof was reduced.
Elevator in the Post Tower
The previous travelling cables below the elevator cars were exposed to a steady air draft through an enforced ventilation for the smoke detector system and an undesirable sideward movement developed.
Multiple hoses
Previously, several individual hoses had to be fastened in the energy supplysystem to prevent them from squeezing each other.
Injection moulding tool
TheE-Chain® was installed on an injection moulding tool so thatno additional space is necessary in horizontal direction forthe unreeling movement.
E-Chain® for primary clarifier cleaning mechanism
Use of E-Chains® in a sewage works.
Circuit board assembler
Various Chainflex® cables and Energy Chains® are used in the "Speedmounter".
Construction machinery and agricultural machinery
Use of Energy Chains® in construction and agricultural machinery.
Excavator
Difficult environmental conditions such as dirt, lubricants, steel wool and temperatures between -30° and +50°C in particular make maximum demands on energy chains.
CNC machining centres
There are no standard component assemblies with these machining centres, because everything is tailor-made to customers’ specific wishes.
Further interesting applications from extremely diverse areas can be found here.