Often used in highly corrosive environments, steel cable carriers provide a high strength-to-weight ratio and maximum unsupported spans. They usually feature a special coating to resist corrosion from chemicals and other abrasive materials. Generally, lubrication isn’t required. Should it be required, certain applications have more abrasive environments where a dry lubrication is required, but in […]
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Cable carrier trends: Material advances make the impossible possible
With ever-increasing speeds and higher load-carrying requirements at continually decreasing weights, cable carrier manufacturers are looking to material advances to help deliver solutions for completely new applications. Cable carrier use is increasing especially in motion systems, said David Smith, director of sales, KabelSchlepp America, a division of U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission. With so many motion […]
What are the latest trends in cable carrier designs?
The need for lightweight designs that can operate in harsh environments is continuing to bring changes to the manufacture and use of cable management systems. More end users are looking for lightweight, nimble designs that allow more compact motors to power them. This, in turn, allows steel carriers to generate less noise and continue to improve along […]
Trends in cable carriers
Although there have not been many drastic changes in cable carriers, major markets have helped spur innovations that have changed the manufacture and materials often used in these components. Most agree that the biggest market to have an impact on cable carrier designs has been the automotive industry, including in the vehicles themselves and in […]
New TKA Tube Series by Tsubaki KabelSchlepp
U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC is pleased to introduce its newest product offering, the TKA Series Cable & Hose Carriers. The new TKA series is the latest product innovation from TSUBAKI KABELSCHLEPP. The TKA Series Cable Carriers are especially tight to reliably protect cables against dirt, chips and circulating spray water while also preventing the […]
Cable carrier basics
More than 60 years ago, Dr. Gilbert Wanninger, an engineer at Waldrich Siegen Gmbh, a machine tool manufacturer, invented a simple device to improve cable management and lengthen cable life in moving applications. This initial design of the cable carrier kicked off a whole industry, with Tsubaki Kabelschlepp being the original designer of steel link […]
