pull-e-cable guides up to two cables over long distances in a compact and cost-effective way, saving up to 50 per cent installation space

pull-e-cable guides up to two cables over long distances in a compact and cost-effective way, saving up to 50 per cent installation space

With the new pull-e-cable design study, igus is presenting a particularly low-profile and cost-efficient solution for guiding cables over long travels – without the need for a classic energy chain. The system is ideal for applications with limited installation space and a low budget, for example in camera technology, laboratories, moveable displays or automation.

igus has developed the pull-e-cable especially for safe cable guidance over long travels of 10 to 50 metres. The system is mainly intended for applications where the available installation space is very limited and cost pressure is high. “We were looking for a solution to guide one or two cables, e.g. measuring system cables or bus cables, in a cost-effective way. Depending on the application, larger energy chains with guide troughs would have been required, which are not economical for the customer. It was therefore our aim to design a lean and cost-effective solution that could also be an alternative to the busbar system,” explains Jörg Ottersbach, Head of the e-chains Business Unit at igus. The result is the pull-e-cable, which saves up to 50 per cent installation space. It works as follows: instead of an energy chain, a low-profile guide channel with two deflection rollers is used, which moves up to two cables safely and with low friction. As an option, the system can be combined with a drive to automate linear movements.

Cost-effective, compact and lightweight

Dispensing with a conventional energy chain has several advantages: the system is particularly compact, lightweight and cost-effective. The reduced material use lowers the required drive power. Typical areas of application for the pull-e-cable are found in camera technology, where compact designs and precise motion sequences are required. The pull-e-cable also offers a space-saving and reliable solution for moveable displays or in laboratory technology. In automation technology, the system impresses wherever simple linear movements need to be realised with minimum effort. igus offers the system fully harnessed with its own chainflex cables. They have been specifically designed for use in motion and come with a four-year guarantee.

Find out more about the new design study at:
https://www.igus.eu/energy-chain/news/pull-e-cable