Cable carriers used in the workspace of lathes, milling and sawing machines must be chip tight, while simultaneously guiding moving cables with low abrasion. For this purpose, igus, East Providence, R.I., has developed its first foldable plastic energy tube, the R68 in its Energy Chain System line of enclosed cable carriers. This latest energy tube […]
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Single, hybrid cable for servomotors available with bus element
If there is one trend that seems to be growing larger and larger, it’s the move towards single-cable solutions in motion control applications. Several interview participants earlier this year indicated that 2014 will see this trend continue, and more companies, especially those that provide servo control drives and motors, are using these designs more and […]
3D cable carrier makes changing cables quick and easy
Energy Chain specialist igus, East Providence, R.I., has expanded its 3-dimensional cable carrier line, Triflex, with the new series TRLF-100. Unlike any other 3D cable carrier from igus, the TRLF-100 has three pivoting crossbars that can be opened at any time, making inserting or exchanging cables and hoses quick and easy. With an inner height […]
Space saving alternative to servo cables in machine tools
Spindle drives are becoming larger and more efficient in the case of machining centers and machine tools. To guide higher streams of energy, larger conductor cross-sections are required. As a result, servo cables are becoming thicker with larger bend radii, and in some cases are going beyond the permissible space of the machine tool. A […]
Testing ensures long life on continuous-flex cables
When integrating machinery, OEMs and MROs look for long life on moving parts. To ensure its flexible cables are consistent with the mechanical requirements of the applications they will be used in, igus, East Providence, R.I., rigorously tests the durability of its Chainflex continuous-flex cables in its 19,000 ft2 laboratory. The company performs around two-billion […]
Cable carriers designed for long travels
Long travel applications usually require guide troughs. Not so with the newest design of E2/000 Energy Chain cable carriers from igus, East Providence, R.I., which feature an inbuilt Auto-Glide mechanism that guides the upper run of the cable carrier on top of the lower run by way of specially designed crossbars with a built-in comb […]
Getting to know cable and wire manufacturers at MD&M East
As we embark on this new adventure of covering cable and wire technologies more in-depth, I was glad to visit a few different manufacturers of cables, assemblies and accessories at MD&M East this past week. More will come from these new relationships, but I just wanted to introduce the few I did get a chance […]
