Chainflex cables eliminate corkscrewing effect
High tensile loads in modern automation applications often surpass a standard cable's capability. As a result, these cables can suffer from external corkscrew-like deformation, broken copper strands, layered stranding and loose jackets.
Unfortunately, when this happens to cables supplying energy or data to the machine, failure is common and, in the worst case scenario, production stoppages occur.
Realising the unsatisfactory results that standard cables were having in energy chain applications, energy chain specialist igus decided to develop its own fully optimised cable range called chainflex.
The company's cables are designed to take high tensile stress as the internal wire elements are bundled with shorter pitch lengths around the centre core rather than in layers. An abrasion resistant gusset-filled inner and outer jacket are said to eliminate any fraying and breakages to the copper wires.
In some cable types, further protection is offered by incorporating a shield with optimised braiding angle around the extruded inner jacket to provide torsion protection and prevent any internal and external interference, which normally occur in dynamic applications during the constant bending process.
Furthermore, the reliability of the chainflex cable is proved by real life applications and rigorous laboratory tests, which in some cases can last for up to three years.
