Long travel distances place high demands on the cable used and its durability. In today’s post, we cover what these are and how we can find out whether our management meets these requirements.
Durability, line structure, inner composition, and suitability are crucial points to take into account when selecting the right cable for your application.
The bend radius is an essential topic in the production and use of various cables. Low bending makes the difference. In today’s post, we cover exactly what this is about.
We offer our chainflex® cables with the smallest possible bending radii without sacrificing the tried and tested and necessary features. Resilience and durability. Low bending is the keyword for the optimal combination of these cable properties.
No matter whether you call the energy chain an e-chain® or a drag chain, it also does not matter whether cables have Flexible Dynamic (FD), highly flexible (HF) or “chain” in the name. For the user, it is not the name that matters, but rather the function and durability.
This question about gut feeling is often answered. It usually says: “Soft hugs well” or “hard breaks much faster”. But what is actually right?
A conductor is the part of a wire that is responsible for the current flow. So, the copper in the middle is covered by the insulation so that the current does not get into the neighbouring wires. If the conductor consists of more than one wire, according to our strand specialist. While several wires form a strand, a strand covered with insulation represents a wire.
The ambient temperature and electrical loads on the cable play a decisive role in the functionality and longevity of cables and connectors.
At least since the long forgotten hours of physics, we have known that electricity and heat are related. This connection is clear again and again when it comes to cables.
The consequences of high temperatures on your cables can have drastic effects on your production liens and your costs.
The energy chain is considered the umbilical cord of machines with a moving application, whereby the cables act as nerve pathways. The line quality must permanently meet the requirements of the movement. The interplay between the energy chain and cables must match. What happens if this is not the case? We would like to illustrate in today’s blog article.
Motor cables more or less always have the same structure. Depending on requirements, single core or multicore motor cables are used. Both types of cables are suitable for high loads. So, what is the difference?
Spindle drives in processing and machine tools are becoming increasingly larger and more demanding in terms of performance and thus energy supply. As a result, larger cable cross-sections and thicker motor cables are required. To that end, however, the cables and the energy chain no longer fit into the existing installation space of the machine. The cables need to change.
Smart Plastics by igus® takes the surprises that arise when there is a fault. This technology sends signals to inform of wear or errors before it gets critical.
