chainflex® special bus cable
Special bus cable for chip card readers in a lift system
Chainflex® - Applications
Chainflex® stays, 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-ChainSystem®. 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.
High-performance cable system
The combination of chainflex cables and MFP8 RJ45 plug connectors offers outstanding transmission characteristics even after millions of cycles.
400 million cycles for a pick-and-place machine
Cables for 400 million strokes in ultra-fast pick-and-place movements.
Measuring system cables for large machining centers
Measuring system cable which can securely transmit signals over even large distances and ensures good machine availability.
Coal silo
Lower weight and space requirements than alternative solutions for conveying coal.
Collision Avoidance
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These applications test systems that will make driving cars safer.
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Coal transport system
The motors in this system need a large number of cables.
Reversible-head trimming shears
Quick tool changes permit continuous machining of metal bands on both sides.
Handling roof tiles
No more cork screws and cable failures when transporting roof shingles.
Asphalting system
An asphalting system prototype that uses a pick&place portal to distribute the material from each batch.
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.
Solar energy on a sailing boat
To protect against external influences, the connection cables of the solar module was assembled in an E2 micro energy chain®.
Circuit board assembler
Various Chainflex® cables and Energy Chains® are used in the "Speedmounter".
Service life clearly enhanced
This application shows that the use of Chainflex® control cables significantly reduces the failure rate of the machine in the concrete factory.
LED screen at Victory Plaza in Dallas
Temperature-resistant chainflex® cables were used in an LED screen at the Victory Plaza in Dallas.
Sewage treatment plant
Energy chain system instead of cable drum - Smooth operation at the sewage treatment plant since 2000
Passenger compartment doors
Chainflex® control cables for extremely narrow bending radii are used in this application in passenger compartment doors in public transport vehicles.
Stacking unit
In this application, a control cable for extremely narrow bending radii is used.
Composting plant
Heat, abrasive dirt, high atmospheric moisture: These are only some of the ambient conditions in a composting plant.
Furniture factory
This application example shows the use of Chainflex® cables in the furniture industry.
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.
Wood industry
The igus® preassembled energy chains create a lasting, low-wear connection to the tools.
Machining center
Top condition even after 9 years - Preassembled energy supply systems for precision machines working under tough environmental conditions
Fairground rides
The demands on the facility are very high. All parts of the elevator are permanently exposed to wind and weather, and additional centrifugal forces act upon the parts by the 180° rotation.
Crane track
All energy chains systems installed in a channel in the floor were equipped with stainless steel guide troughs. The travel distances of these cranes amount up to 500 m.
Cold storage rooms
Tests showed that the Micro FLIZZ® can also be operated in tough test conditions in the cold chamber at -40°C and today it is standard equipment of the new generation high speed lifting doors.
Streetcar switches
The applied material repels chips with temperatures up to 850° C without leaving a trace.
Loading and unloading facility
The demands on the energy supply systems are very high: High cycle times and narrow bending radii significantly strain the energy supply system and cables.
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.
Machine tool manufacture
From special design to standard model - Preassembled energy supply systems reduce the costs in machine tool making in the long term.
Machining center
The ready-to-install assembled energy supply system is perfectly aligned to the high demands of the machine tool industry.
Wood-sawing machines
Unlike in former times, the Homag-Sawtech AG has virtually no more complaints.
Crane system
In the crane system, the requirements on the operating safety are especially high due to the long travels. Expensive shut downs and downtimes must be avoided in any case.
Special machine construction
Due to the technical requirements of the milling machine, only those energy chains are considered that fulfill the complex requirements due to the high rates of feed and the bending radii.
Laser cutting machines
Due to the extremely high demands on the dynamics, the energy chain had to be stable, rugged and not too heavy. The chain experiences very high cross accelerations especially on the Y axis.
Crane system
In crane construction, energy supply systems frequently prove their technical and economic strengths. Flexibility, variability and a space-saving installation are only some of the most important criteria.
Special machine construction
Preassembled energy supply systems come into operation here. They provide the edge to cut down the cost of the process.
Wood processing
machine
There is little space available and the cables are strongly stressed due to the complex movements.
Shipyard crane
Energy supply systems for shipyard cranes successfully in operation since six years.
Ship unloader
441m travel with E-ChainSystem® in Malaysia: Reduction of tensile strengths by about 75%, E-Chains® with weight up to 2.5 tons.
Ship loader
Since the ship loader started operations in 2000, no troubles, either mechanical or in the cables, have occurred in the energy chain area.
Glass production
Higher variability at lower costs - Multidimensional energy supply systems raise the performance of robots.
Handling system
Robotic handling system for circuit boards. Flexible energy supply system in use in clean room technology.
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.
Dummy robot
A very high acceleration provided an enormouschallenge for the design engineers of this robot.
Door drives
In the case of these gate drive units, different products from all the igus® divisions are used.
Sewage treatment plant
The used igus® products prove themselves till today and drastically reduce the maintenance input.
Adhesive resin system
In the case of this adhesive resin system, a lifting platform moves upwardto a height three or four times a day to empty barrels with a volume ofapprox. 200 litres.
Underwater boring machine
This drill, the Vibrocorer VKG-6, is used in extremely demanding environments. a
Dismantling tool
During the removal of a nuclear power plant, 14 metre-high steel tanks are milled into small metal chips. At the same time, a milling cutter, which is used as a dismantling tool, must be inserted precisely into the tank from above.
TV - production
Highly flexible Chainflex® control cables are used in this application in TV production.
Low-floor tram
Chainflex® control cable for extremely narrow bending radii ensures operational safety in low-floor trams.
Fiber optic cables for mechanical engineering
The technical demands on energy supply systems in machinery and plant construction require cables that work reliably.
Special machine construction
Energy supply systems demonstrate their reliability even in particularly aggressive environmental conditions in special-purpose machinery construction.
USB cable in industrial sector
chainflex® bus cables are use in this digital image processing application because of their ruggedness and signal quality.
Linear motor axes
The energy supply systems and cables for extreme requirements in the linear drive technology were used here.
“E-Kart” project
The “E-Kart” project kicked off in October 2007 with the basic idea of converting a street-legal kart with a combustion engine into an electric kart with maximum driving pleasure.
Cordless screwdriver race
The unusual design for a recumbent bicycle has got what it takes: cordless screwdrivers are used here to drive it.
Indoor and outdoor cranes
Outdoor cranes must withstand severe weather conditions. Even indoor cranes work under ever-changing humidity conditions together with very high temperatures.
Inspection robot
This robot checks ventilation shafts before and after cleaning. Energy supply is via a cable
Design motorbike
This vector® contribution presents a motorbike with an unusual design.
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.
Multi-axis robot 3D chain
Due to the high degree of freedom from maintenance, all axes of a 6-axis robot were equipped with multi-dimensional energy chains® in the retrofit process.
Further interesting applications from extremely diverse areas can be found here.
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