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Energy chain systems for every application

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Horizontal movement

  • Protection against weather and dirt
  • Cost-effective and fully enclosed complete solution
  • Easy wall mounting
  • Optimum attachment to floor or ceiling.
  • Also with optimum chip protection
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Vertical movements

  • Modular design
  • Especially quiet and space-saving design
  • Also for highly dynamic movement and lateral acceleration
  • Easy access for servicing
  • Fast and easy installation
Spiral cable carrier with orange cables on a machine.

Circular and spiral movements

  • More versatile and flexible than cable reels
  • Guide electric current, air and fluids safely in a single system
  • Energy supply possible in all directions
  • If travels must be kept free
Cable carrier on a yellow industrial robot safely guides cables and hoses.

3D movement and robots

  • Defined torsion stop dog for each e-chain link
  • Defined minimum bend radius
  • High tensile strength due to ball and socket joint
  • Optional retraction system
  • Option with fibre-rod for partial direction control
Industrial cable carrier guides cables in a machine installation.

Special environments

  • e-chains suitable for cleanrooms
  • Avoidance of electrostatic charging
  • With protection against swarf and dust
  • Also with protection against hot chips
  • Very low-vibration and low-noise e-chains
  • Resistant to chemicals
Cable carriers with connected cables and hoses in a production facility.

Energy supply systems

  • Ready-to-install energy supply systems
  • Cables with connectors
  • Harnessing time is reduced by up to 95%
  • Reduce process costs
  • Everything from one source
  • Minimise machine downtime

Online shop

Configuration

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Knowledge Base

complete set

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Let us inspire you - examples from practice

Large cable guidance system with many hanging energy chains in an industrial installation.

Multi-purpose hall at HUNGEXPO

readychain energy supply on a heavy-duty crane in a dusty industrial hall.

BANG slab transport crane

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All applications with energy chains

3D CAD portal

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The advantages of igus® drag chain systems

  • Gentle on cables
  • Low weight, modular, stable, quiet, easy to open
  • Carry energy, data, fibre optic cable, oil and air in one system
  • Configurable online
  • Predictable service life
  • Easy and low-maintenance, simple to install
  • Can be expanded as an intelligent, self-monitoring system with smart plastic
  • Large standard catalogue

What is an energy chain?

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chainflex® Cables for movement

Chainflex cables in an energy chain.

Tested!

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online tool

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energy chain catalogue

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Consulting

I look forward to answering your questions

Denis_Yap
Han Song (Denis) Yap

Senior Product Manager for e-chain® ASEAN

+65 9834 4953Write e-mail

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